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on the side for the accommodation of a large supratemporal *, which is sometimes in 
contact with the fourth supraocular and sometimes not; temporal scales granular ; 
masseteric disk usually very large, sometimes moderate or small, sometimes divided into 
two; tympanic shield large; four upper labials anterior to the subocularf. 21 to 29 
scales and granules in a straight line between the symphysis of the chin-shields and the 
median collar-plate ; gular fold usually feebly marked or indistinct ; collar-edge entire 
or feebly serrated ; 8 to 11 collar-plates. 
Scales on body granular, flat, smooth, equal in size, 40 to 53 across the middle of the 
body, 25 to 31 corresponding to the length of the head, 3 or 2 and 3 to one ventral plate. 
Ventral plates in 6 longitudinal series and 28 to 30 transverse series {; the plates of 
the two median series narrower than the others or equal to the outer. Preeanal plate 
large, bordered by one semicircle of smaller plates, often preceded by a transversely 
enlarged plate. 
Scales on upper surface of tibia smaller than dorsals, smooth or feebly keeled. 
15 to 20 femoral pores on each side. 24 to 28 lamellar scales under the fourth toe. 
Caudal scales forming alternately longer and shorter whorls, the two median dorsal 
series more or less distinctly enlarged; scales truncate and diagonal, strongly keeled, 
especially on the sides, the outline of which is distinctly serrated, though not to the 
same extent as in the var. rudis; 18 to 26 scales in the fourth or fifth whorl behind 
the postanal granules. 
Both sexes are alike in coloration. Back greyish brown or olive-brown, usually 
separated from the darker brown sides by a series of round white spots, which may be 
black-edged and ocellar ; head and back with small, irregular, often vermicular black 
markings ; sides often with large, light, black-edged ocellar spots. Uniform yellow or 
yellowish white beneath, the outer row of ventrals blue, or with a series of blue spots, 
in both sexes. An account of the coloration of fresh specimens is given by Werner. 
According to Werner, the male may reach a length of 204 mm., whilst the female 
does not exceed 175. 
The following measurements (in millimetres) are from specimens in the British 
Museum :— 
Telenovka. Bithynian 
—-—~_ Olympus. Mesopotamia. 
3. 2. oF é. Qo 
From end ofsnout tovent . .. . 58 70 70 68 75 
53 Bs 3 fore lumbis ess ee 22 22 23 25 
Weneinvotheadanm eee ee tls 14 15 14 15 
Whridtihtaiibeadeay ys) sian. . 5 9 9 10 9 10 
Mendiwotheadmuene ss se se 6 6 6 6 6 
HoreWlinaburmeeee ss ee 21 20 21 22 
Ein Celia Deane ae seis, aN cn ee 180 30 29 31 30 
HOt Mee meen ea ue SS 15 16 15 16 16 

* Hardly at all in one of the Ielenovka specimens, which is here figured. 
tT 5 in one specimen from Ieneloyka. £ 26 to 32, fide Werner. 
