ALLIED TO LACEllTA MUEALIS. 53 



intcrpaiietal, sometimes as long or as broad, 'ihc two major supraoculars, of which 

 the first is usually the longer, separated from the superciliaries by a complete 

 series of granules ; the fourth supraocular usually in contact with the first upper 

 temporal ; 6, rarely 7, superciliaries, first or second longest, tlie suture between the 

 first and second vertical. 



Rostral often touching or entering the nostril * ; a single postnasal f ; two loreals, 

 first usually shorter than second. 4 upper labials anterior to the subocularj, the 

 lower border of which is much shorter than the upper. Temple covered with small 

 scales, with a large, moderate, or small § masseteric shield, which is sometimes divided, 

 and a curved tympanic ; a large anterior upper temporal, followed by smaller shields. 



No pterygoid teeth. 



19 to 27 gular scales in a straight line between the symphysis of the chin-shields 

 and the median collar-plate, these scales usually rather large towards the collar ; 

 gular fold feeble or very indistinct. Collar with feebly serrated edge, composed of 

 7 to 9 plates. 



Dorsal scales usually hexagonal, longer tlian broad, strongly keeled, juxtaposed or 

 feebly imbricate, rarely more oval and less strongly keeled ; lateral scales more feebly 

 keeled, smooth towards the ventrals, a little smaller, o or 4 corresponding to the lenuth 

 of a ventral plate ; '62 to 42 scales, m the middle of the back, corresponding to tin- 

 length of the head ; 44 to 52 scales across the middle of the body. Ventral plates in 

 6 longitudinal series, the second series on each side from the median line the broadest ; 

 24 to 27 transverse series in males, 27 to oO in females. 



Prasanal plate large, bordered by a single semicircle of scales. 



Scales on upper surface of tibia smaller than dorsals, keeled. 27 to 32 lamellar 

 scales under the fourth toe. 14 to 19 femoral pores on each side, usually 15 to 17. 



Upper caudal scales straight or slightly oblique, strongly keeled, posterior border 

 obtusely pointed, sometimes nearly truncate, the whorls alternately longer and shorter ; 

 22 to 28 scales in the fourth or fifth whorl behind the postanal granules. 



Head and back greyish olive or greenish in the male, with or without small black 

 spots or vermiculations ; sides and limbs yellowish green with a black network, often 

 cuclooing rather large whitish occUar spots, or black with small yellowish-grey spots ; 

 a few turquoise-blue spots may be present behind the shoulder. Tale brown or golden- 

 brown above in the female, with small blackish spots and a dark brown lateral band 

 with wavy outlines; sometimes a dorso-lateral series of small whitish spots. The 

 markings of the body usually continued on the anterior part of the tail. Lower parts 

 jellowisli green to bright grass-green in the males, with a series of turquoise-blue spots 



• III 25 cases out of 4G. 



t Two superposed postnasals in one specimen from Lenkoran, according to iltihely. 



i 5 ill a single specimen. 



§ Large in 17 specimens, moderate in li, small in 4. 



