322 



Lacertidas. 



tibia witli granulai' scales similar to the dorsals ; lower surface with a 

 series of large aud one or two of small plates. 20 to 23* femoral 

 pores on each side, the two series uarrowly separated iu the middle. 

 Subdigital lamellae single, strongly unicarinate, 24 to 26 under the 

 fourth toe. 



Upper caudal scales oblique, truncate, feebly aud diagonally keeled; 

 basal subcaudals smooth ; 42 to 46 scales in the fourth or fifth whorl 

 behind the postanal giunules. 



Pale greyish or yellowish aliove, dotted or veruiiculated with liUick 

 on the head and body, the dots sometimes forming 3 o)- 5 longitudinal 

 lines on the back aud 5 or 7 on the nape ; a dark band along the side 

 of the tail. Lower parts white. 



Measurements (in millimetres) : 



I'rom end of snout to vent 



,, „ ., fore liml 



Length of head . 

 Width of head . 

 Depth of head . 

 Fore limb .... 

 Hind limb 



Foot 



Tail 



L ^ , Ssa Tchu. 2. ,^ , Khami Desert. 



Particulars of Specimens Examined. 



S Khami Desert . 

 „ Ssa-Tchu . 

 „ Tchu-Tchu, P.M. 

 „ Kutchar Oasis, P.M. 



Habitat. — Chinese Turkestan aud Mongolia. 



This species has the outer series of scales on the fourth toe forming 

 a slight denticulation, and in other respects also it proves to be the 

 Eremias nearest to the Asiatic Scajitira. 



28. EKEMIAS QUADRIFEONS. 



Podarces {Eremias) quadrifroits, Straueh, Voy. Przewalski, Kept, 

 p. 34, pi. iv, fig. 2 (1876). 



Eremias quadrifrons, Bouleng. Cat. Liz. iii, p. 105 (1887); Bedriaga, 



• 17 to 24, according to Bedriaga. 



