The young are streaked with black and wliite, but the muuber of 

 streaks varies according to individuals, and tlie wliite streaks ai'e 

 sometimes broken up into spots on the body. There may be 5 white 

 streaks throughout the upper surface, the outer being the superciliary 

 or dorsolateral, or 5 on the nape and 4 on the body, or even 6 quite 

 in front, when the vertebral bifui'cates as is sometimes the case ; 3 or 

 4 on the base of the tail. 2 or 3 white streaks along each side, the 

 black interspaces usually spotted with wliite ; head variegated with 

 black, the black streaks often extending on the occipital region. 

 Limbs black, with muud white spots. Lower surface and posterior 

 part of tail red. 



Tliis striation is sometimes retained in adult females, the only 

 difference being that the interspaces between the light streaks are 

 grey or brown instead of black, and sometimes spotted with black. 

 In other specimens the light streaks are only faintly marked and 

 longitudinal series of squarish black spots run between them, or they 

 may entirely disappear, the back being irregularly spotted with hlack, 

 each side being relieved with one or two series of large wdiite or blue, 

 black-edged ocelli, the upper of which correspond to the dorsolateral 

 streak ; in addition to these ocelli a black vertebral stripe is often 

 present Some specimens have 6 series of ocelli on the back and are 

 thus not unlike E. (irtjiifa in their markings. More or less distinct 

 ocellar spots are present on the iiniljs. Lower parts white, sometimes 

 tinged with ])iuk. 



In Bedriaga's var. rohorowd-ii, from the Kami Desert, in Central 

 Asia, the females are sti'eaked, but the males are covered with small 

 black spots irregularly distributed above on a pale brown or yellowish- 

 brown ground, and a series of blue ocellar spots edged with brown 

 or black extends on each side from above the shoulder ; these may 

 be accompanied by smaller ocelli with pale blue or wdiite centres. 

 The sides of the head may be washed with red : the tail may be 

 greenish or green (red in the young). Lower jiarts yellow, often 

 reddish, the limbs sometimes greenish. 



Measurements (in millimetres) : 



1. 2. :i. 1. .5. fi. 



From end of snout to vent 

 fore 11 



Length of head 



Width of head . 



Depth of head . 



Fore limb .... 



Hind limb 



