258 Laceriidie. 



11. EREMIAS GUTTULATA. 

 FORMA TYPICA. 



Lacerta (juttulata, Lichtenst. Verz. DouW. Mus. Berl. p. 101 (1823) ; 

 Hempr. & Elireub. Sjmb. Phys., Zool., Ampli. pi. ii, fig. 1 (1899). 



Lacerta olivieri, part., Aud. Descr. Egypte, Kept., Suppl. p. 175, 

 pi. ii, fig. 1 (1829) ; M.-Edw. Auu. Sc. Nat. xvi, 1829, pp. 73, 84. 



Scapteira punctulata. Gray, Auu. N. H. i, 1838, p. 281. 



Eremias pardnlis (uou Licht.), Duni. it. Bibr. Erp. (iC-n. v, p. 312 

 (1839). 



Mesalina panlalis. Gray, Cat. Liz. p. 43 (1845) ; Blauf. Zool. E. 

 Pers. p. 377 (1876). 



Eremias guttulaia, A. Suiith, 111. Zool. S. Afr., Kept. pi. xlviii, fig. 8 

 (1845) ; Peters, Mou. Berl. Ac. 1880, p. 308 ; Nikolsky, Fedsclieuko's 

 Reise, Zool. ii, pt. vii, p. 34 (1899) ; Doumergue, Erp. Orau. p. 198, 

 pi. XV, fig. 1 (1901); Auders. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1901, ii. p. 145; 

 Anderss. in Jjigersk. Res. Swed. Exped. Egypt, i, no. 4, p. 7 (1904) ; 

 Bouleug. Journ. Zool. Res. iii, 1918, p. 5. 



Eremias (Mesalina) vmfsonatia, Stoliczka, Proc. As. Soc. Beng. 

 1872, p. 86. 



3IesaUiia panlalnides, Blauf. Auu, c»c Mag. N. H. (4) xiv, 1874, 

 p. 32, and Zool. E. Pers. p. 381. 



Mesalina (juttulata, Blauf. Jouru. As. Soc. Beng. xlviii, 1879, p. 127. 



Podarces (Eremias) 2'ardalis, Boettg. Ber. Seuck. Ges. 1879-80, p. 50. 



Eremias (juttulata, part., Bouleug. Cat. Liz. iii, p. 87 (1887), Fauu. 

 lud., Rept. p. 177 (1890), aud Tr. Zool. Soc. xiii, 1891, p. 132 ; Anders. 

 Proc. Zool. Soc. 1892, p. 15, Herp. Arab. p. 43 (1896), aud Zool. 

 Egypt, Rept. p. 174, pi. xxiii, fig. 3 (1898) ; Nikolsky, Herp. Ross. 

 p. 144 (1905) ; Weruer, Zool. Jabrb., Syst. xxvii, 1909, p. 608. 



Eremias pardaloides, Bouleug. Cat. Liz. I.e. 



Head aud body rather strongly depressed. Head 1| to I^ times as 

 long as broad, its length 3j to 4 times in length to vent in males, 4 to 

 4:h times iu females, its depth equal to the distance between the 

 centre of the eye and the tympanum ; snout pointed, with the nasal 

 shields more or less swollen, as long as broad or a little longer than 

 broad, as long as or slightly longer than the postocular part of the 

 head ; canthus rostralis obtuse or sharp, loreal region feebly concave ; 

 a more or less distinct concavity in the middle of the upper surface of 

 the snout, extending to the middle or to the posterior extremity of the 

 frontal shield. Pileus IJ to 2 times as long as broad. Neck as broad 

 as the head or a little constricted. Hind limb reaching the collar or 



