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4. LACERTA. — 5. ALGIROIDES. 43 



a. Ilgr. (S . Lanzarote. Marquis G. Doria [P.]. 



(( >ne of tlie types.) 

 b.Yg. Madeira. P. li. Webb, Esq. [P.]. 



c. Yg. ? (probably Orotava). II. McAndrew, Esq. [P.]. 



21. Lacerta perspicillata. 



Thetia perspicillata, G)-a;/, Cat. p. 32. 

 ^arerta pers^picillata, Ihtm. l^- Bihr. v. p. iM'J ; Guichen. Explor. Sc. 

 Ah/., Kept. p. \-2, pi. i. Hg. 3; Strauch, Evp. AUj. p. 84; liedmuia, 

 Abh. Senckenh. Ges. xiv. 188G, p. :?95. 



Snout moderate, obtuse. Lower eyelid with an undivided trans- 

 parent disk, llostral not touching tlic nostril ; two superposed 

 l)0stnasals ; five upper labials anterior to the subocular ; a scries of 

 granules between the su})vaoculars and the supraciliaries ; occipital 

 shorter and a little broader than the interparietal ; temples uniformly 

 granular ; a distinct tympanic shield. Gular fold indicated ; 32 

 or 33 gular scales on a line between the collar and the third pair of 

 chin-shields ; collar even- edged, Avith 9 to 11 plates. Dorsal scales 

 granular, smooth, 54 to 56 across the middle ot the body. Ventral 

 plates subequal, in 10 longitudinal and 29 to 35 transverse series. 

 Prteanal small, with one semicircle of smaller plates. When the 

 lirabs are pressed against the body, the hind limb reaches the elbow. 

 19 or 20 femoral pnres (13 according to Bibron). Upper caudal 

 scales smooth or very feebly keeled, truncate posteriorly. Green or 

 bronzy above, uniform (or with light ocelli); uniform greenish 

 inferiorly. 



6. 2- 



milliin. miUim. 



Total length 128 100 



Head 14 11 



Width of head 10 8 



From end of snout to fore limb .... 24 19 



From end of snout to vent 58 53 



Fore limb 19 17 



Hind limb 29 24 



Tail (reproduced) 70 47 



Alsreria. 



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a,b. J 5 . Algeria, 



5. ALGIROIDES. 



Algiroides, Bibron, in Bti-y de St. Vine. Exped. Sc. Moree, Bept. 



p. 67 ; Bedriaga, Abh. SencJcenb. Ges. xiv. 1SS6, p. 391. 

 Notopholis, part., Wieym. Herp. Mex. p. 10. 

 Lacerta, part., Dimi. 8f Bihr. v. p. 174. 



Notopholis, Gray, Cat. Liz. p. 34 ; Schreib. Herp. Eur, p. 448. 

 Algira, part., Lataste, Ann. Mus. Genovcu, (2) ii. 1885, p. 126. 



