354 A.QA.HIDJS. 



strongly keeled scales. Olive-brown above, with a row of more or 

 less distinct large brown spots on each side of the vertebral line ; 

 lower surfaces lighter ; throat dotted with blackish. 



Total length *. . . . 278 millim. 



Head 24 



Width of head 23 



Body 84 



Fore limb 50 



Hind limb 70 



TaU 170 



East Africa. 

 b. Hgr. Zambesi Exped. Sir J. Kirk [P 



2 . Quellimane. Sir J. Kirk [P.l 



22. Agama kirkii. (Plate XXVIII. fig. 2.) 



Head moderate, convex. Nostril tubular, directed upwards, 

 pierced in the posterior part of a small nasal on the canthus rostralis. 

 Upper head-scales smooth or feebly keeled ; occipital enlarged ; 

 sides of head near the ear and neck, with groups of very small 

 spinose scales ; ear-opening entirely exposed, larger than the eye- 

 opening; no regular gular pouch. Body moderately depressed, 

 covered above with small rhomboidal, not or but very shortly mu- 

 cronate, imbricate scales with strong keels converging towards the 

 vertebral line ; a low but very distinct nuchal and dorsal crest; 

 ventral scales scarcely smaller than dorsals, smooth ; ninety-nine 

 scales round the middle of the body. Limbs moderate ; tibia a little 

 longer than the skull (to occiput) ; fourth finger a little longer than 

 third ; fourth toe a little longer than third, fifth extending beyond 

 first. Tail nearly twice and a half as long as the distance from 

 gular fold to vent, compressed and keeled above, covered with 

 strongly keeled scales forming rather distinct annuli. Male with 

 a row of anal pores. Olive above, with dark network enclosing 

 light ocelli ; coDar-pit black ; lower surfaces whitish, with indistinct 

 darker lines. 



Total length 209 millim. 



Head 19 „ 



Width of head 19 „ 



Body 60 „ 



Fore limb 42 „ 



Hind limb 61 „ 



Tail 130 „ 



East Africa, 

 a. cJ. Zambesi Expedition. Sir J, Kirk [P.]. 



