14 LACERTIDJE. 



same as in the latter form, the number of longitudinal series varying 

 from six to eight. Dorsal scales feebly but distinctly keeled, 80 

 to 100 across the middle of the body. Femoral pores 17 to 19. 

 Green above, with light ocelli disposed as in L. ocellata. 



From snout to vent ILJb millim. 



Morocco. 



a-f. S & yg- Tangiers. M. H. Vaucher [C.]. 



3. Lacerta viridis. 



Lacerta viridis, Gray, Cat. p. 31. 

 Seps viridis, Law. Syn. liept. p. 62. 

 Lacerta europsea, part., Pallas, Zooyr. Ross.-As. iii. p. 29. 



viridis, Bum. ^- Bibr. v. p. 210; Schreib. Her p. Eur. ^. Ml; 



Bedriaga, Abh. Senckenb. Ges. xiv. 1886, p. 62. 



Head moderate ; snout moderately long, obtuse. Rostral usually 

 touching or entering the nostril ; normally two regularly supeq^osed 

 postnasals and four upper labials anterior to the subociilar ; a series 

 of granules may be present between the supraoculars and the supra- 

 ciliaries ; occipital nai'rower than the frontal ; temples covered with 

 flat scales ; two large temporal shields in contact with the parietal. 

 Gular fold usually distinct ; 16 to 25 gular scales on a line between 

 the collar and the third pair of chin-shields ; collar with serrated 

 edge, composed of 7 to 12 plates. Dorsal scales oval-hexagonal 

 or rhomboidal, keeled, not or but slightly larger on the sides, where 

 two or three correspond to the length of a ventral plate ; 40 to 58 

 scales across the middle of the body. Ventral plates in 6 or 8 

 longitudinal series, the second series of each side from the median 

 ventral line the largest ; 25 to 31 transverse series. Prseanal plate 

 bordered by two semicircles of small plates. The hind limb reaches 

 between the wrist of the adpressed fore limb and the shoulder. 

 Foot, in the female and young, longer than the head. Femoral 

 pores 12 to 20. Tail usually about twice as long as head and 

 body ; caudal scales keeled, pointed posteriorly. 



Central and Southern Europe ; South-western Asia. 



A. Forma typica. 



Seps sericeus, Latir. I. c. p. 01, pi. ii. fig. 5. 



terrestris, Lunr. I. c. pi. iii. fig. 1. 



varius, Laur. I. c. pi. iii. fig. 2. 



viridis, Laur. I. c. p. 62. 



Lacerta viridis. Baud. Ilept. iii. p. 144, pi. xxxiv. ; Lichtenst. Verz. 



Doubl. Mtis. Berl. p. 92 ; Dufjes, Ann. Sc. Nat. xvi. 1829, p. 373; 



Gachet, Act. Soc. Linn. Bord. vi. 1833, p. 168 ; Eversin. Nour. 



Mem. Soc. Mosc. iii. 1834, p. 339 ; Bonap. Faun. Ital. ; Tsclmdi, 



Neue Denk&chr. Allijem. Sclnveiz. Nattirf. Ges. i. 1837, no. 4, p. 18 ; 



Sc/mlz, Faun. March, p. 447 ; De Betta, Mem. Ace. Verona, xxxv. 



1857, p. 129; Fatio, Vert. Suisse, iii. p. 69; Lei/dig, Deutschl. 



Saw. p. 182 ; De Betta, Favn. Ital., Beit. Anf. p. 25 ; Lataste, 



