56 LACERTID^. 



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milliin. millira. 

 From end of snout to vent .... 107 S3 



Fore limb 34 29 



Hind limb 62 53 



Tail 220 250 



Arabia, Abyssinia, Somaliland, Taita. 



a-b. S . Coast of Abyssinia. W. T. Blanford, Esq. [P.]. 



(Types of Larerta samharica.) 

 c. 2 ■ Komayli Pass, Abys- W. T. Blanford, Esq. [P.]. 



sinia. (Typs oi Lacerta sturti.) 



(7.(5'. Rugdoia Sogbeira, Adal. Marquis G. Doria [P.]. (One of 



tlie types of Latastia doriai.) 

 e-ff. (S & yg. Keren, Bogos. Marquis G. Doria [P.]. (Types 



of L. doriai, var. mai-tensi.) 



2. Latastia boscae *. 



Latastia boscai, Bedriaga, Ann. Mus. Genova, xx. 1885, p. 32:?. 



Very closely allied to the preceding. Dorsal scales elongate, 

 hexagonal, keeled only on the hinder part of the back, 42 to 46 

 across the middle of the body. No irregular smaller scales on the 

 pectoral region. Femoral pores 10. The adprossed hind limb 

 reaches the shoulder or halfway between the collar and the 

 ear. Pale brown above, -with five or seven blackish longitudinal 

 streaks on the back ; sides black, with large round white spots aud 

 a few blue ocelli. 



millim. millim. 



Total length 150 From end of snout 



Head 12 to vent 50 



"Width of head 7 Fore limb 17 



From end of snout Hind limb 32 



to fore limb .... 21 Tail 100 



Abyssinia. 



3. Latastia carinata. 



Lacerta carinata, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1874, p. 368, pi. — . fig. 1 f , 



Also very closely allied to L. Jongicaudata. Dorsal scales granular 

 and smooth on the nape, rhomboidal, strongly keeled and gradually 

 much enlarged on the back, and passing into the caudals ; the 

 lateral scales smaller ; 45 or 46 scales across the middle of the 

 body. Femoral pores 11. Light brown above, tinged with reddish ; 

 a lateral irregular dark baud with a series of large blue ocelli. 



* Described from the type specimens in the Genoa Museum, 

 t Type (8028) examiued. 



