Eremias. 



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streak speckled with white, bifurcating towards the head on the 

 anterior third of tlie back, the fork embracing another, vertebral, 

 streak from the occiput to the level of the collar ; sides of liead and 

 body dark brown, closely spotted and speckled with whitish ; limbs 

 dark brown with whitish, black-edged ocelli. 



The tail usually be^rs a dark lateral sti-eak and l)ecomes reddish or 

 orange towards the end. Lower parts wliite. 



Measurements (in millimetres) : 



imb 



From end of snout to vent 

 „ ,, ,, fore 



Length of head 

 Width of head 

 Depth of head 

 Fore limb 

 Hind limb 

 Foot 

 Tail .... 



1. (J, type?. 2. J , tyjje of E. laticeiis 

 Colony. 4. 9 , Little Namaqualaud. 



Particidars of Specimens E.w miiieil. 



3 Type y 

 ,. Karoo 



50 62 16 32 



i) 29 iL'-ll 



„ Mouth of Oi'auge K. (type of 

 E. laticeps) .... 



Yg. Steinkopf, Little Naniaqualand 3 



$ Little Namaqualand 



? 



$ Angra Pequena, Great Namaqua 

 land .... 



? Port EUzabeth ... 



,J E. Districts of Cape Colony 



.. S. Africa 



Habitat. — According to Smith this species inhabits the arid Karoo 

 Hats within the Cape Colony, as well as the districts immediately 

 beyond it. The types of E. laticeijs were obtained towards the mouth 

 of the Orange River. It extends northward to Great Namaqualand 

 and eastward to the eastern districts of Cape Colony. 



