46 LACEHTID^. 



Lacerta fitzingeri, Dum. (^ liibr. v. p. 194; Corner. 3Ion. Saw. Ital. 



p. 86. 

 Algiroides fitzingeri, Bedriaga, Abh. Senckenb. Ges. xiv. 1886, p. 405. 



Head small, stronglj- depressed ; snout moderate, obtuselj' pointed. 

 Rostral touching the nostril ; two superposed postnasals ; four upper 

 labials anterior to the subocular ; a scries of granules between the 

 supraoculars and the supraciliaries ; occipital sliorter and not broader 

 than the interparietal ; temple with irregular scales ; masseteric 

 shield sometimes distinct ; tj-nipanic and supratemporal shields large. 

 Gular fold distinct ; 1 8 to 20 scales between the collar and the 

 third pair of chin-shields ; collar with serrated edge, composed of 5 

 to 7 plates. Dorsal scales acutely pointed, scarcely larger than the 

 laterals, the length of which con-csponds to that of the ventrals ; 

 15 to 18 scales across the middle of the body. Ventrals in 6 

 longitudinal series, median and outer smallest, and 22 to 26 trans- 

 verse series. Pra3anal bordered by one semicircle of small plates. 

 The hind limb does not reach the axilla. Eemoral pores 10 to 12. 

 Tail thick, once and a half to twice the length of head and body. 

 Dark bronzy olive above, orange (greenish or greyish in spirit) 

 inferiorly. 



6. ?. 



millim. millira. 



Total length 115 114 



Head 9 8 



AVidth of head 6 6 



From end of snout to fore limb .... 14 14 



From end of snout to vent 37 43 



Fore limb , 12 11 



Hind limb 18 16 



Tail 78 71 



Sardinia and Corsica. 



a. S • Tacquisara, Sardinia. Marquis G. Doria [P.]. 



b-c. S 2 • Sassari, Sardinia. Florence Museum [E.J. 



d-e. (^ 2 . Sardinia. Baron v. Maltzan [C.J. 



/, g-h. (S 2 • Sardinia. 



6. PSAMMODROMUS. 



Psammodromus, Fifzi)ig. K. Clasaif. Bept. p. 22 ; Wiegm. Hcrp. Mex. 



p. 10 ; Dum. S) L'lbr. v. p. 251 ; Grag, Cat. Liz. p. 38 ; Strauvh, 



Mel. Biul. Ac. St. Petersb. vi. 18G7, p. 408 ; Latuste, Ann. Mus. 



Genova, (2) ii. 1885, p. 125. 

 Tropidosaura, part., Fitzing. I. c. ; Wiegm. I. c. ; Dum. ^- Bibr, p. 163 ; 



Bedriaga, Abh. Senckenb. Ges. xiv. 1886, p. 417. 

 Algira, Cuv. R. A. 2Dd ed. ii. p. 31. 

 Aspistis (7ion Hojf'm.), JJ'aglcr, Sgst. Amj}h. p. 156. 

 Psammuros, Ji'agl. /. c; Wiegm. I. c. 

 Notopholis, Wugl. I. c. 



