118 Lacertidie. 



Laterally follow a broad dark lateral band, margined by a light line, which 

 begins below the aiiditory meatus and is only distinct on neck and anterior 

 l.iack. A light stripe from eye across masseteric and upper margin of auditory 

 meatus, [which is] broken up into spots in the temporal region. Throat, chest, 

 and anterior portion of lielly black as in male. Posterior portion of belly 

 lighter, bluish grey. Flanks with occasional light spots, probably the remains 

 of transverse bars. Small blue spots at upper end of limbs as in males. 



"Young. Colour as in female. Lower surface much lighter, pale reddish 

 yellow. Throat deep black, with some light spots on sides of neck." 



Largest male 102 millim. fi-oiii .snout to vent, largest female 83. 

 Habitat. — Gomera. 



8. LACE ETA GALLOTL 



Lacerta (jalloti, Dum. & Bibr. Erp. Gen. v, p. 238 (1839) ; Gerv. in 

 Webb & Berthel. H. N. lies Canaries, Eept. p. 4, pi. i, figs. 1-5 

 (1844) ; Boettg. Abli. Senck. G-es. ix, 1874, p. 174 ; Bedriaga, Arch, 

 f. Naturg. 1879, p. 325; Bouleng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1881, p. 740; 

 Bedriaga, Abh. Senck. Ges. xiv, 1886, p. 301 ; Bouleng. Cat, Liz. iii, 

 p. 41 (1887); Schenkel, Verb. Nat. Ges. Basel, xiii, 1901, p. 186; 

 Lehrs, Zool. Jahrb., Syst. xxviii, 1909, p. 93, pi. ii, fig. 3; C. Boettg. 

 & L. Miill. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) xiv, 1914, p. 68. 



Zootoca derbiana. Gray, Cat. Liz. p. 29 (1845). 



Zootoca galloti, part., Gray, op. cit. p: 30. 



Lacerta (jalloti, part., Steind. Ann. Hofmus. Wien, vi, 1891, p. 288. 



Lacerta galloti palm h\ C. Boettg ct L. Miill., t. c, p. 71. 



Similar in form to L. viridis, var. major. Body more or less 

 depressed, sometimes subqiiadrangular with the back quite flat- 

 Head If to li times as long as broad, its depth equal to the distance 

 from the anterior corner of the eye to the tympanum, its length about 

 4 times in length to vent ; snout obtusely pointed, as long as post- 

 ocular part of head ; cheeks strongly swollen in the males. Pileus 2 

 to 2i times as long as broad. Neck more or less constricted. The 

 hind limb reaches the shoulder or the collar in males, the axil, the 

 shoulder, or the collar in females. Foot 14 to 1^ times length of head; 

 digits rather slender, feebly compressed. Tail cylindrical, 2 to 2f 

 times length of head and body." 



Nostril pierced between 3 or 4 shields. Suture between the nasals 

 not l the length of the frontonasal, which is as long as broad 

 or a little broader, and broader than the internarial space ; pre- 



* The tail is regenerated in most of the adult specimens in collections. This 

 accounts for the statement " cauda non raro abbreviata " in Bedriaga's diagnosis 

 of the species. 



