1 Lacertidx. 



and broader than the interparietal ; masseteric disc small, absent on 

 one side in the male. 34 or 36 caudal scales in the fourth whorl. 

 Greyish olive above, with a darker vertebral stripe bearing small 

 black spots ; sides with round light spots in a dark network. 



Measurements (in millimetres; : Varieties, Group I. 



1. 2. 3. 4, 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. U. 15. 16. 17. \H. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23- 



a. W o5 ^ 64) 53 50 oH 72 72 66 70 00 60 78 75 90 70 75 66 70 59 65 4S 



i. 25 20 24 23 18 19 22 30 29 24 26 23 21 31 26 36 25 31 25 27 22 23 21 



e. 15 12 16 16 12 14 13 19 19 15 17 15 13 20 15 23 16 20 15 17 13 15 14 



d. 10 8 10 11 8 7 8 12 12 9 11 10 9 12 10 15 9 13 9 10 8 9 9 



*.» 6 8 8 6 5-5 6 10 9 7 10 8 7 10 8 12 7 10 8 8 6 7 7 



/. 20 16 22 21 17 16 19 25 26 22 22 20 19 27 2:i 30 21 28 23 22 19 23 20- 



ff. 33 36 35 34 27 26 29 37 43 37 37 34 29 44 37 51 37 45 37 38 29 39 32 



h. 18 15 19 18 15 15 16 21 23 21 20 18 15 24 20 27 21 25 21 19 15 20 18 



t. 117 — \:iO 116 95 80 — — 155 143 128 100 102 127 120 — 134 136 122 — — 128 112 



Var. Jiumana. 1, 2. Finme (types). — Var. li$»ana. 3. Lissa 'type). 4, 5. Lagosta. — Var. 

 meliiellenitit. 6, 7. MeUsello <type»;. 8. Scoglio Kamik (type of var. gahagnii). — Var. terpa. 

 9, 10. Palermo. — Var. campeetrit. 11. Veronn. 12, 13. Turin. 14, 15. Zara. — Var. alhivenfri$. 

 16. Rome. 17. Pomi>eii. 18, 19. Faratrlioni. 20, 21. Pelagosa piccola 'types of var. <w/ri«^ica). 

 — Var. hieroglyphica. 22. Ozia. 23. Constantinople (tyjje,. 



a. From end of snout to vent. /. Fore limb. 



h. From end of snout to fore limb. g. Hind limb. 



c. Lenirth of head. h. Foot. 



d. Width of head. i. Tail. 



e. Depth of head. 



Geoup II. — Grecian Archipelago, Corsica, Sardinia, Malta, Lino.sa, 

 Lampioue, Baleai^y Inlands. 



The following insular varieties are grouped together as combining 

 characters of the typical form and the var. albiventris, to either of 

 which the three first have been referred by most authors. The group,, 

 like the others, is not capable of definition, but it agrees more with 

 the first in the shape of the head, the collar is always even-edged, its 

 plates often small or very small, and a dark vertebral streak or series 

 of spots is primarily present. 



The following synopsis is drawn up to be used comparatively with 

 that of Group I. : 



Var. erhardi, Bedr. Eostral not entering the nostril ; scales smooth 

 or faintly keeled, 54 to 63 across the body; 18 to 26 femoral pores 

 {'usually 21 to 24) ; 26 to 33 lamellar scales under the fourth toe ; hind 

 limb reaching axil or shoulder in males. From end of snout to vent 

 54 to 71 millim. — Grecian Archipelago, 



