stripe boulengeri 
Without patch of large scales on thigh; copper-colored on 
back; a regular black stripe on side indicum 
Mabuya 
Length of tail 2 1/2 times head plus body;. dorsals with 2 
keels; supranasals meet; subcaudals expanded longicaudata 
Length of tail 1 1/2 times  snout-vent; dorsals with 3-5 
keels; suprnasals do not meet; subcaudals not enlarged 
multifasciata 
Tropidophorus 
Scales on top of head Smooth; scales on body smooth or weakly 
keeled; parietals bordered laterally by 2 or 3 scales 
berdmorei 
Scales on top of lhead rough or with keels; scales of body 
clearly keeled; parietal bordered laterally by 4-5 scales 2 
Frontonasal not divided; limbs overlap greatly hainanus 
Frontonasal divided into several small scales; limbs overlap 
slightly or not all sinicus 
LACERTIDAE 
Key to genera 
Dorsal scales keeled; with pores present at groin 2 
Dorsals granular; pores on thigh 3 
Terminal phalanges of fingers and toes not bent or compressed 
Takydromus 
Terminal phalanges bent; digits compressed Platyplacopus 
Scales under digits keeled; ventrals arranged obliqucly 
Eremias 
Scales under digits ksmooth; ventrals arranged in straight 
rows Lacerta 
Eremias 
Outer digits with scales forming a fringe gramica 
Outer digits lacking fringe 2 
Groups of femoral pores continuous across preanal area, or 
groups interrupted by 3-5 scales 3 
Groups of pores separated by 8-11 scales 4 
Enlarged ventral scales in 12-16 rows, rarely 17 rows’ velox 
Enlarged ventrals in 18-20 rows, rarely 21 vermiculata 
Length of first supraocular equal to or shorter than distance 
to posterior loreal 5 
First supraocular longer than distance to posterior loreal 
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Frontonasal single; 16-20 rows of enlarged ventrals arputa 
Frontonasal divided, rarely single; 12-14 rows of enlarged 
ventrals 6 
Subocular borders mouth; 38-50 small scales across back and 
sides; tail longer than 1.5 times snout-vent brenchleyi 
Subocular not bordering mouth; 42-67 sma;ll scales across 
back and sides; tail less than 1.5 times snouth-vent argus 
Four prefrontals quadrifrons 
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