14. EREMIAS. 103 



between the anterior supraocular granular, equal to or exceeding 

 the length of the latter shield ; sometimes a series of granules 

 separating the anterior supraocular from the frontal ; interparietal 

 small ; no occipital ; temporal scales granular, smooth ; enlarged 

 tympanic scale usually absent ; no auricular denticulation ; sub- 

 ocular usually not reaching the lip ; the two first labials in contact 

 with the lower nasal ; the three anterior pairs of chin-shields in 

 contact. A more or less distinct transverse gular fold, connecting 

 the ears ; 18 to 25 gular scales on a line extending from the collar 

 to the suture between the chin-shields ; collar slightly curved, with 

 7 to 11 rather large plates. Dorsal scales granular, smooth, con- 

 siderably larger on the sides, 44 to 60 across the middle of the 

 body. Ventral plates as long as broad or a little broader than long, 

 in very irregular oblique longitudinal series ; 28 to 31 transverse 

 series, the longest of which contain 12 or 14 plates. Pncanal 

 scales small and irregular. The adpressed hind limb usually 

 reaches the axilla or not quite so far, rarely the shoulder ; the 

 length of the foot equals the distance between the arm and the 

 centre of the eye or tlie anterior border of the orbit ; an outer 

 series of very large subtibial plates. 8 to 12 femoral pores. TaU 

 once and one fourth to once and a half the length of head and body; 

 upper caudal scales strongly keeled ; basal subcaudals smooth. 

 Olive-grey or brownish above, with large black and white ocelli, 

 the lateral of which are sometimes confluent into one or two whitish 

 longitudinal bands. 



c?, ?. 



millim. millim. 



Total length 135 135 



Head 13 13 



Width of head 9-5 9-5 



From end of snout to fore limb . ... 22 22 



From end of snout to vent 56 62 



Fore limb 19 21 



Hind limb 30 31 



Tail 79 73 



Northern China, Mongolia, Manchuria. 



a~e. J 2 . Chefoo. E. Swinhoe, Esq. [CI. 



f-9- 6 2 • -Pekin. J. Brencblev, Esq. [P.], 



h-k. cJ $ . Pekiu. E. Swinhoe, Esq. [C.]. 



/. Yg. Pekin. Dr. S. W. Busbell [CJ 



m. 2 • Pekin. INlarquis G. Dona [P 



n. 2- N. China. E. Swinhoe, Esq. [C 



o-p. (S2- N. China. _ Mr. A. Adams [C.]. 



q. 2 • Land of Grass, Mongolia. J. Brenchlev, Esq. [P.]. 



(Type of i". brenchleyi.) 



r. c? . Manchmia. Mr. A. Adams [C.]. 



21. Eremias miiltiocellata. 



Eremias multiocellata, Gihdh. Ann. 4" May. N. H. (4) x. 1872, 

 p. 419, and in Brenclilexj s ' Curaqoa,^ Sept. p. 400. 



