348 TEllD^. 



Cnemidophorus quadriliiieatus, Halloic. Proc. Ac. Philad. 1860, 



p. 483. 

 Ameiva pulchra, Hallow. I. c. ; Cope, I. c. 

 quadrilineata, Cope, I. c. p. 01 ; Bocourt, I. c. p. 259, pi. xx. A. 



fig. 9 ; Giinth. I. c. 

 gabbiana, Cope, Journ. Ac. Philad. (2) viii. 1870, p. 117, 



pi. xxviii. fig. 3 ; Giinth. I. c. 



Nostril between the two nasals ; three large occipitals ; three 

 supraoculars, sometimes a small posterior fourth ; five or six supra- 

 ciliaries, second very loug ; generally a second small loreal infero- 

 posteriorly ; seven to nine uj^per labials. Five or six lower labials, 

 third and fourth longest ; chin-shields, one anterior and five or six 

 pairs ; generally several much enlarged median gulars, their number, 

 size, and arrangement being very variable ; mesoptychium with one 

 or two rows of large shields. Dorsal granules minute, becoming 

 slightly keeled towards the posterior part of the body. Ventral 

 plates in eight longitudinal series, those of the outer series quite as 

 large as those next to it ; twenty-nine to thirty-three transverse 

 series, counting from the granules of the collar. Praeanal plates 

 very variable, generally small and in two longitudinal rows. One 

 row of large brachials and two of antebrachials, the outer of latter 

 continuous with the former. Four rows of femoral, and two or 

 three of tibial plates. Sixteen to twenty-three femoral pores in the 

 males, and fourteen to seventeen in the females. Digits moderately 

 serrated. Caudal scales keeled. Brown or olive above, more or 

 less spotted with black ; flanks black-marbled ; males frequently 

 with a lateral series of large light spots ; females with two whitish 

 lines along each side of the body, continued on the tail ; lower sur- 

 faces greenish white. 



<?. ?. 



tnillim. millim. 



Total length 332 258 



Head 27 20 



Width of head 17 13 



From end of snout to fore limb 43 32 



From end of snout to vent 102 83 



Fore limb 37 30 



Hind limb 82 62 



Tail 230 175 



Central America ; Ecuador. 



a. Several spec. : Hacienda del Hobo, P. Geddes, Esq. [P.]. 

 2 , bgr., & yg. S. Mexico. 



b. Several spec. : Duenas, Guatemala. 0. Salvin, Esq. [C.]. 

 c? , $ , & hgr. 



c. Yg. Guatemala. F. D. Godman, Esq. [P.J. 



d. S . Honduras. 



e-cf. J 2 • Neighbourhood of 



Irazu, Costa Rica. 

 h. J . Guayaquil. Mr. Eraser [C.]. 



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