106 LACEETID^. 



BO occipital ; temporal scales granular, smooth : an elongate scale 

 on the Rupcro-anterior border of the ear; no auricular denticiilation; 

 lower eyelid opaque ; suhocular usually not reaching the lijj, resting 

 on the sixth, seventh, and eighth, or seventh, eighth, and ninth 

 upper labials ; lower nasal in contact with two or three labials ; 

 the three or four anterior pairs of chin-shields in contact. A 

 distinct transverse gular fold, connecting the ears ; 32 to 88 gular 

 scales on a line from the collar to the suture between the anterior 

 chin-shields ; collar slightly curved, perfectly free, with 11 to 13 

 small plates. Dorsal scales granular, suboval, juxtaposed, per- 

 fectly smooth, 60 to 65 across the middle of the body. Ventral 

 plates forming irregular oblique longitudinal, and slightly angular 

 transverse series ; the longest transverse series contain 16 to 20 

 plates, which are longer than broad ; 35 to 38 transverse series. 

 Pra^anal scales small, irregular, a few postero-median slightly 

 enlarged. The adpressed hind limb reaches the axil or the collar ; 

 foot as long as the distance between the arm and the centre of the 

 eye or the posterior border of the orbit ; usually an outer series of 

 large transverse shields, which are sometimes smaller and more 

 irregular. 13 to 16 (11 to 17) femoral pores. Tail once and one 

 fourth to once and a half as long as head and body ; upper caudal 

 scales obtusely keeled, basal subcaudals smooth. Pale yellowish or 

 brownish above, spotted, marbled, or largely reticulated with black, 

 the black spots extending on the head ; lower surfaces white. 



millim. millim. 



h. 



of E. przeivalskii.) 



24. Eremias vermiculata. 



Eremias vermiculata, Blanf. Jonrn. As. Soc. Bevg. xliv. 1875, p. 194, 

 and '2ml Yarkand Miss., licpf. p. 18, pi. ii. tig. o. 



Podarces (Eremias) pylzowi, Strauch, Voy. Przeicalski, Bept. p. 28, 

 pi. vi. fig. ] . 



Head moderate ; snout rather pointed. Nasals swollen, lower 

 not reaching the rostral ; frontonasal separated from the rostral ; 

 two praifrontals ; frontal feebly grooved anteriorly ; two large 



