40 Lacertidx. 



plates in 8 or 10 (i-arely 12) loiii;-itiTdinal series ; hind limb not 

 reaching the ear. 



1 . Toes very feebly pectinate on both sides. 



Two large supraoculars ; dorsal scales smooth or keeled, upper 

 eaudals strongly keeled ; 18 to 30 femoral pores on each side. 



A. rnlgaris, D. & B., p. 41. 

 Two large supraoculars ; dorsal and basal caudal scales perfectly 



smooth ; 18 to 24 femoral pores on each side . A. irixfrnnii, Gthr., p. 53. 

 A single large supraocular ; dorsal and upper caudal scales 

 strongly keeled ; 14 to 18 femoral pore.;; on each side, 



A. hovefi, Chaban., p. 55. 



2. Outer edge of fourth toe strongly pectinate ; two 



lar'ge supraoculars ; dorsal and upper cavidal 

 scales strongly keeled ; 19 to 28 femoral pores 

 on each side . . A. saripni/i, Aud., p. 57. 



B. Three (rarely two) large supraoculars, ihe first frequently divided 



into two or three, or separated from the second by a series of 

 granules ; dorsal scales small ; toes usually feebly pectinate on 

 both sides, or a little more strongly on the outer side of the fourth 

 toe. 

 Ventral plates in 12 or 14 (rarely 16) longitudinal series ; sub- 

 ocular very rarely bordering the mouth ; hind limb rarely 

 reaching the ear (males) ; foot 1 to I3 times length of head. 



A. pardaiis, Licht., p. 62. ^ 

 Ventral plates in 10 longitudinal series; subocular usually 

 bordering the mouth ; hind limb reaching the ear or the 

 eye; foot IJ to l.l times length of head . A. mieropholis, Blanf., p. 76. 



C. Usually four large supraoculars, but first or fourth sometimes broken 



up ; posterior dorsal scales imbricate ; ventral plates in 10 (rarely 

 8 or 12) longitudinal series ; fourth toe more or less strongly 

 pectinate on outer side. 

 Doi'sal scales small, obtusely or more or less strongly keeled, 

 18 to 26 in a transver.se series between the hind limbs; first 

 supraocular always entire . .A. schreiben, Blgr., p. 78. 



Posterior dorsal scales large and strongly keeled, 8 to 16 in a 



transverse series between the hind limbs . A. bosHanus, Daud., p. 83. 

 II. Four series of scales round the fingers, three round the toes; three or four 

 large supraoculars, the first rarely broken up. 



A. Ventral plates in 12 to 16 straight longitudinal series; 



l^osterior dorsal scales very large, imbricate, and 

 strongly keeled, 10 to 16 in a transverse series 

 between the hind limbs ; oiiter edge of fourth toe 

 strongly pectinate ..i.c<^(«/or(>, Gthr., p. 91. 



B. Ventral plates not forming straight longitudinal sei-ies ; 



dorsal scales small, 18 or more in a transverse series 



between the hind limbs. 

 Scales more or less distinctly keeled ; ventral plates in 12 to 16 

 C^^ngitudinal series ; snout acutely pointed ; foot longer than 



head ; outer edge of fourth toe strongly pectinate A. scutellalus, Aud., p 97. 



