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Lacerta amphibia. 



Linnaeus in Amoen. Acad. Tom I, N:o XI, p. 288, N:o 14; Mus. 

 Ad. Frid. I, p. 44; Syst. Nat. Ed. X, p. 207 (named Lacerta agama). 



As shown above, Linnseus in Systema Natur ce changes the 

 name amphihia, he used in 3ius. Ad. Frid., to agama, and 

 under this latter name three specimens from Mus. Drottnh. are 

 stated by Quensel in his catalogue with the note that they 

 are identical with Linnaeus's Lacerta amphibia. All of them 

 are still kept in the museum, marked with the Drottning- 

 holm label: ^Lacerta agamay>. Two are true Agama colonorum 

 Daud.; the third is a Uraniscodon plica (L.). Lönnberg shows 

 (1. cit. p. 14) that Linn8eus's type for this species also in 

 Amoen. Acad. has been a specimen of Agama colonorum, which 

 thus must be called with the Linnean name. But in opposi- 

 tion to Lönnberg, who regards the older name amphibia as 

 preferable, I want, as mentioned above, the name, given in 

 the lOtli edition of Systema Naturre, to be maintained, where- 

 fore the species would be named Agama agama (L). 



Agama agama. — - Total length 318 mm., length of the body (to 

 the vent) 129 mm. (the tail mutilated.) 



Agama agama. — Total length 205 mm., length of the body (to 

 the vent) 88 mm. (the tail somewhat mutilated; a small specimen of 

 Ilysia scytale (L.) rolled round the lizard). 



Uraniscodon plica. — Total length 327 mm.; length of the body 

 (to the vent) 121 mm. 



Lacerta hispida. 



Linneeus in 3Iiis. Ad. Frid. I, p. 44; Syst. Nat. Ed. X, p. 205. 



From the old cellections there is no specimen with this 

 name to be at present fouud in the museum, nor does Quen- 

 sel record any in his catalogue. 



Lacerta ameira. 



Linnasus in Amoen. acad. Tom. I, N:o V, p. 127, N:o 13, and 

 N:o XI, p. 293, N:o 19; Mus. Ad. Frid. p. 45; Syst. Nat. Ed. X, 

 p. 202 (named Lacerta ameiva). Syn. in Boul. Cat. Liz. II, p. 352, 

 Ameiva surinamensis (Laur.). 



Following Seba, Linnseus uses in Mus. Ad. Frid. the name 

 Ameira, which he, however, in Systema Naturce changes to 

 ameiva. 



In the Royal Museum we find at present three jars, bear- 

 ing Drottningholm label: »Lacerta ameiva» and containing 



