100 LACERTID^. 



millim. millim. 



Total length 140 13!) 



Head 12 12 



Width of head 8 8 



From end of snout to fore limb .... 20 20 



From end of snout to vent 52 54 



Fore limb 21 20 



Hind limb 38 33 



Tail (reproduced) 88 85 



Southern Persia, Baluchistan. 



a-c. c? 2 • Near Saidabad, Sarjan, W. T. Blanford, Esq^. [C.]. 



south-west of Karman. (Types.) 



d. 2 . Helmand. Dr. Aitchison [C.]. 



Afghan Boundary Commission. 



18. Eremias intermedia. 

 Podarces (Eremias) intermedia, Strauch, Voy. Przewalski, Rept. p. 28. 

 Head moderate ; snout rather pointed. Nasals swollen, the 

 lower separated from the rostral ; frontonasal separated from 

 the rostral ; two pryefrontals ; frontal feebly grooved ; two large 

 supraoculars ; a small shield and several granules in front of 

 the anterior supraocular ; the length of the latter shield exceeds 

 its distance from the loreal; supraoculars in contact with the 

 frontal ; interparietal small ; no occipital ; temporal scales granular, 

 smooth ; an enlarged scale on the supero- anterior border of the 

 ear ; no auricular deuticulation ; lower eyelid opaque ; subocular 

 not reaching the lip, resting on the sixth, seventh, and eighth upper 

 labials ; the two first labials in contact with the lower nasal ; the 

 three anterior pairs of chin-shields in contact. A slightly distinct 

 transverse gular fold, connecting the ears ; about 30 gular scales 

 on a line extending from the collar to the suture between the chin- 

 ehields ; collar slightly curved, perfectly free, with very smaU 

 plates. Dorsal scales granular, round, juxtaposed, perfectly smooth, 

 55 to 60 across the middle of the body. Ventral plates in obhque 

 longitudinal and slightly angular transverse series ; latter 28 to 30, 

 the longest of which contain 14 or 16 plates. Praeanal scales 

 small and irregular. The adpressed hind limb reaches the shoulder 

 or the collar ; foot as long as the distance between the arm and 

 the centre of the eye ; an outer series of large subtibial shields, 

 ■which are more than thrice the size of the others. 13 (to 15) 

 femoral pores. Tail once and one third to twice as long as head 

 and body ; upper caudal scales very feebly keeled, smooth on the 

 basal portion. Grey above ; young ocellated, the ocelli becoming 

 less distinct in the older animal. 



millim. millim. 



Total length 119 From end of snout 



Head 13 to vent 53 



Width of head 9 Fore limb ly 



From end of snout to Hind limb 30 



fore Hmb 20 Tail 66 



