o52 Lcic"rH(hv. 



the loui^er ; temporal scales granular or hexagoual, smooth or keeled ; 

 tympnuio shield present or aliseut ; 3 to 5 roimded or pointed projecting 

 lobules iu frout of the ear. 



4 pairs of chin-shields, the first or first and second* meeting iu the 

 middle ; 30 to 43 gular scales iu a straight line between the symphysis of 

 the chin-shields and the median collar-plate ; gular fold feebly marked 

 or absent. Collar feebly curved, with 6 to 11 rather large plates. 



Scales granular and feebly keeled on the ua|)e, rhombic, subimbricate, 

 and strongly and diagonally keeled on the back, larger and smooth 

 towards the ventrals, 42 to <j2 across the ]uiddle of the body. Ventral 

 plates mostly broader thau loug, iu 12, very rarely 10, straight 

 longitudinal and 27 to 32 transverse series. Oue or two more or less 

 enlarged median preaual plates, bordered by smaller plates. 



A series of transversely enlarged, hexagonal, smooth or obtusely 

 keeled plates on the upper surface of the arm. Upper surface of tibia 

 with keeled scales similar to the dorsals or a little smaller ; lower 

 surface with one series of large and two of small plates. 13 to 21 

 femoral pores on each side, the two series meeting or narrowly sepa- 

 rated in the niiddle.t Digits similar to those of Acanthodactylus 

 vuhjaris, with three series of scales, feebly serrated on the sides ; sub- 

 digital lamellae imicariuate, 21 to 2(3 under the fourth toe. 



Caudal scales oblique, strongly aud diagonally keeled, the upper 

 rounded or obtusely pointed behind, 24 to 29 in the fourth or fifth 

 whorls l)ehiud the postanal granules. 



Young blackish above and on the sides, with round white spots and 

 5 longitudinal white streaks, the vertebral bifurcating on the nape and 

 ending on the base of the tail, the dorsolatei-al starting from the 

 superciliary edge, the lateral from below the eye and passing through 

 the tympanum ; round white spots on the limbs. 



Adult greyish, yellowish, or reddish brown above, with a dark brown 

 or black baud, spotted with white, along each side of the back, two 

 or three series of brown or black spots or ocelli on the sides, and a dark 

 vertebral streak on the nape, or with 4 or 6 longitudinal series of 

 ocellar spots ; hind limbs with large round white, dark-edged spots. 

 Lower parts white. 



Measurements (in millimetres) : 



1. 



From end of snout to vent . 6.5 



fore limb . 28 



* E.xceptionally 3 iiccording to AV'erner. — 4 L-liin-sbields on one side aud o on 

 the other in oue specimen examined by me (IS. Africa). 



t Milue-Edwards'd statement tliat there aie only 9 femoral pores i.^ evidently 

 due to a misprint. 



