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1. 2. ;5. 4. 5. 6. 7. 



?. Graciosa, Azores (;3 (53 27 11 30 17 28 



„ „ ,', 62 60 2'J 'J 2.S 19-20 29 



59 Gl 31 9 32 18-17 29 



„ Orotava, Teneriffe 59 57 20 11 20 18 20 



Habitat. Madeira, Porto Santo, and neighbouring islets ; also found in the Azores, 

 on the island of Graciosa, where it is said to liave been introduced in the last century*. 

 Dnmeril and Bibroii rcjiorted this lizard from Teneriffe, and a young specimen was 

 obtained on that island by the 'Challenger' Expedition; the British Museum 

 possesses, besides, a specimen stated to be from Orotava. 



1 do not think this species, altlioiigh not unlike L. danfordii in many respects, 

 bears any special affinity to that and other Oriental forms of the group characterized 

 l)y two postnasals; it stands nearer L micralis, from which it is well distinguished by 

 the constant presence of the two postnasals combined witli the absence of masseteric 

 and upper temporal shields. In the absence of a dark vertebral stripe or series of 

 spots it agrees with L. inuralis, vars. vaucheri and hocagii, which are the continental 

 forms geographically nearest to it (Spanish Peninsula and North-West Africa), and 

 a direct derivation from either of these forms or their common ancestor is highly 

 probable. 



List of the Sjpecimens in the British Museum. 



Lacerta AG I lis L. 



Forma typica. 



1. ? . Odensjo, Smalanci, Sweden. Prof. E. Loniiberg. 



2-5. cJ ? . Soutliport, Lancasliire. L. Greening, Esq. 



0-10. cJ ? . _ „ „ Dr. G. Leightou, 



11. (?. ' „ „ O.Grieg, Esq. 



12. ? . Studland Heath, near Swanage, Dorset. H. N. Ridley, E.sq. 

 13-14. cJ$. Poole Heath, Dorset. W. Thompson, Esi]. 

 l.')-10. (J. Bournemouth, Hants. G. A. Boulenger, Esq. 

 17. ? . Ringwood, Hants. . W. Dick, Esq. 

 18-19. c? ? . Near Farnham, Surrey. Bryan Hook, Esq. 

 20-21. cJ. Frencham Common, near Farnliam. G. A. Boulenger, Esq. 

 22. cf. Devil's Jumps, Frencham Connnon. E. Britten, Esq.. 

 23-25. <J ? & yg. C'hurt, Surrey. „ 



20-27. $ &yg. Tilford, Surrey. „ 



'2^. ? . La Hoche-en-Breil, Cote-d'Or, Count X. de Grunne. 



29. 9 . Ax-les-Thermes, Ariege. ' G. S. Miller, Esq. 



30. ? . Porte, Pyrenees-Orientales. „ 



* The occurrence of the lizard on Santa Maria is doubtful ; I have not been able to find a reference to it 

 in the work of ilorelct, ' Iks Azores' (18GU), which has been quoted as the source of the informatiou. 



