Lacerta. 89 



obtusely pointed, n<»t more so tli;in in many specimens of L. mitral is ; 

 34 to 38 scales in the foiirtli or fifth wliorl behind tlie postanal 

 iiranules. 



Green or olive-grey above, uniform or with small black spots, 

 sparsely scattered on the back, more crowde<l on the sides; in one of 

 the adult females the black dots form a regular vertebral series or 

 interrupted line, a type of markings which I have not met with in any 

 other form of L. viridis ; upper surface of head uniform green, olive, 

 or broAvn: Lower parts yellow, greenish, but not blue, on the throat 

 and on the sides of the belly. Young brown or olive with three white 

 longitudinal streaks on the back, traces of which may be preserved in 

 tlie adult ; black spots may be present between them ; a white streak 

 on each side of the neck, from the middle of the tympanum, continued 

 on each side of the body to above the hind limb, or breaking up into 

 a series of round spots above the fore limb; another white line 

 along each side of the belly. 



Measurements (in millimetres) : 



From end of snout to vent . 



,, „ for<' limb . 



Head 



Width of head 



Depth of head ..... 



Fore limb ...... 



Hind limb ...... 



Foot 



Tail 



Particidirs of the Spectmetn^ Examined, from the SuiitJi Coast of the 

 Caspian Sea, Collected hij the late Mr. B. B. Woofnam. 



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vi'ise rows of ventrals. 4. Collar jilates. 5. Gular scales. 6. Femoral pores. 

 7. Laiiifllii' under fourth toe. S. Superciliary f,'ranules. 



