ART. 17 EAST AFRICAN VERTEBRATES LOVERIDGB 65 



A monitor is said to occur along the river, which is 5 miles north 

 of Saranda station. 



NUCHAS EMINI Bouienger 



One from Mukwese, near Manyoni, quite typical, with 45 scales 

 across mid-body and 32 transverse rows of ventrals. 



LATASTIA JOHNSTONI Bonlenger 

 JOHNSTON'S LIZARD 



Two specimens collected at Saranda had been eating (1) termites, 



(2) a grasshopper. 



LATASTIA LONGICAUDATA REVOILI (Vaillant). 



EAST AFRICAN LONG-TAILED LIZARD 



Dodoma, Nzingi, Bahi. Very common along the railway line and 

 in the cultivated plots of the natives. When disturbed these lizards 

 usually dash down very superficial holes near the base of a bush. 

 If the fallen leaves are cleared away from the vicinity, it will invari- 

 ably be found that not far off there is a second opening to the burrow. 

 From this the lizard will attempt its escape if digging operations are 

 begun at the hole where it went in. By stopping up the second hole 

 and digging carefully it is not difficult to capture these fleet lizards. 

 One male had the longest tail of any I have caught, its length from 

 snout to vent was only 3}4 inches (84 + 230 mm.). 



Stomach contents were (1) a full-grown Eremias spelcii, (2) scorpion, 



(3) termites, (4) termites, a different species, (5) termites and earwigs. 

 As already related, one was recovered from the stomach of a snake 



{PsammopMs hiseriatus). 



EREMIAS SPEKII SPEKH Gunther 

 SPEKE'S LIZARD 



Common at Dodoma, Nzingi, and Saranda. 



As already mentioned, one was found in the stomach of a lizard 

 {Latastia longicaudata revoili) . 



GERRHOSAURUS FLAVIGULARIS FLAVIGULARIS Wiegmann 



YELLOW-THROATED LIZARD 



Native names. — Sampula mhange or sangarazi (Kikami). The first 

 name refers to an alleged habit of this lizard, which is said to strip 

 bean grass {majani rribazi) from its stalk and carry it to its hole. The 

 second name, sangaraza, is applied to the snake {PsammopTiis suh- 



