Lacerta. 



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more frequent in some localities than in others, they cannot be 

 regarded as local races, they are mere individual cases of more or less 

 perfect melanism, affecting both sexes thou^^h apparently more 

 frequent in females than in males.* Some are really entirely black, 

 others are only of a blackish grey showing more or less distinctly the 

 darker and lighter markings. 

 Measurements (in millimetres) : 



1. (J, Schneeberg, Lower Austria. 2. J, Bournemouth. 3. J', 

 Brussels. 4. 9» Co. Meath. 5. 9» Bozau, Transylvania. 6. 9, 

 St. Petei', Caruiola. 7. 9 . Boussers, Vaud. 



Particulars of Specimens Examined. 



Scandinavia .- 

 <J Norway, P.M. 



? 



„ Sweden 

 Denmark : 

 ? Jutland . 

 (? Denmark, P.M. 



? 

 British Isles : 

 <J Scotland . 



^ Lhanbryde, Morayshire 



1. 2. 



r,G 33 



()9 27 



•Jl 32 



43 35 

 41 27 



4. 

 25 



8 27 

 8 28 



65 30 6 28 

 46 37 6 24 

 (iO 36 6 26 



.-JO 31 8 23 



.")5 30 8 28 



ry2 29 8 28 



48 30 6 27 



6 21 

 6 24 



66 29 8 28 



62 31 6 28 



62 31 6 29 



."j8 30 8 24 



5. 6. 7. 



9 15 8-9 



S 16 9-8 



7 17 11-10 



9 15 10 



10 17 11-12 



9 18 10 



10 15 



9 17 



10 16 



9 14 



9 15 



9 14 



17 

 16 



8-9 

 9-8 

 9-8 

 7-8 



9 



9 



9 



9 18 11-10 

 9 14 10-9 



8. 9. 10. 



17 1 3 



17 1 4-3 



17 1 3-t 



19 1 4 



17 1 4 



16 1 .3- 1 



16 

 16 

 16 



4 



3-4 



4 



3 



14 2-1 4 

 16 2-1 4-3 



3 



1 4 



2-1 4-3 



15 e-1 3 



* The British Museum specimens are from Eastbouriie (female), Corfe 

 Castle, Dorset (male), Lioraan, Cantal (female), and Sachalien Id. (^male and 

 female). 



