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small scales on the iuuer side iu the other, fourth brokeu up into 

 small scales or granules ; one or two series of granules between the 

 secoud supraocular and the superciliaries, two or three between the 

 third and the sujierciliaries, which are 4 to 6 in number ; a series of 

 granules usually separates the parietals behind the interparietal. Ear 

 with o to 5 long pointed lobules. 31 to 42 gular scales in a straight 

 line. 



Dorsal scales very small, rouudish-subrhomboidal, flat or feebly 

 convex, rather strongly keeled, laterals, above those that merge into 

 the ventral jjlates, very minute ; 65 to 80 scales across the middle of 

 the body. Ventral plates mostly as long as broad or longer than 

 broad, not forming longitudinal series, iu 31 to 37 transverse series, 

 the broadest of which contain IG plates. A more or less enlarged 

 preanal plate. 22 to 29 femoral pores on each side. 25 to 30 feebly 

 unicarinate lamelhe under the fourth toe. 36 to 40 scales iu the 

 fourth or fifth caudal whorl. 



Yellowish or reddish sand-colour, with faintly marked reticulation 

 and light and dark dots as in the typical A. scutellafus. 



Measurements (in millimetres) : 



From end of snout to vent 



fore limb 



Length of head 



Width of head 



Depth of head 



Pore limb .... 



Hind limb .... 



Foot 



Tail 



Three male sjaeciraens, from Wargla, form part 

 Collection. A fourth was obtained not far from Wargla, between the 

 Wed N9a and El Alia, near Guerrara, by Dr. E. Hartert iu 1912, and 

 a fifth at El Wed, E. of Tuggurt, by Mr. Harding King iu 1909. This 

 is probably the larger variety observed by Werner (I.e. 1894) between 

 Mraier and Temaciu. 



Var. AUDOUINI, Boulenger. 



A female from Wadi Haifa (Anderson Collection) agrees pretty 

 well with one of the figures of L. uUvieri of Audouin, and as it differs, 

 as well as the specimens from the same locality associated with it, by 

 a lower number of scales, which are rather strongly keeled, I have 

 decided to uj)hold Audouiu's lizard in a varietal sense, although the 



