(J Hiixe, Benguella 



^ Ponany Kiiina, Mossaniedes 



Habitat. — Augola (Beuguella and Mossamecles). 



18. EREMIAS LINEO-OCELLATA. 



Eremias lineo-ocellata , Dam. &. Bibr. Erp. GTeu. v, p. ol4 (1839) ; 

 Gray, Cat. Liz. p. 41 (1845); A. Smith, 111. Zool. S. Afr., Eept. 

 pi. xlviii, tig. 2, aud pi. xlviii, tig. 10 (1845) ; Bouleug. Cat. Liz. iii, 

 p. 94 (1887) ; Roux, Zool. Jahrb., Sjst. xxv, 1907, p. 426 ; Werner, 

 Jena. Denlcscbr. xvi, 1910, p. 334 ; Hewitt, Ann. Transv. Mus. ii, 1910, 

 p. 109; Bouleng. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. v,1910, p. 477; Hewitt, Ann. 

 Transv. Mus. iii, 1911, p. 48 ; Sternf. Mitt. Zool. Mus. Berl. v, 1911, 

 p. 405; Hewitt & Power, Tr. E. Soc. S. Afr. iii, 1918, p. 156; 

 Bouleng. Journ. Zool. Res. iii, 1918, p. 6. 



Eremias undata (non A. Smith), Dum. & Bibr. t.c. p. 316 ; A. Smith, 

 op. cit. pi. xliv, fig. 1, and pi. xlviii, fig. 11 ; Methuen & Hewitt, Ann. 

 Transv. Mus. iv, 1914, p. 139, fig. 



Eremias indcliella, Grray, op. cit. p. 42 ; Bouleng. Cat. Liz. iii, p. 93; 

 Boettg. Ber. Seuck. Ges. 1886-87, p. 146 ; Roux, I.e. ; Werner, t.c. 

 p. 331 ; Sternf. I.e. ; Hewitt & Power, I.e. 



Eremias annulifera, A. Smith, op. cit. pl. xlvii, fig. 1, and pi. Iviii, 

 fig. 14. 



Eremias jnilchra, A. Smith, I.e. figs. 2, 12. 



Eremias for mosa, A. Smith, I.e. figs. 3, 15. 



Eremias liiieo-ocellata, xav. pulcliella, Methuen & Hewitt, I.e. 



A very variable species, comparable to Acauthodactylus vulgaris in 

 the i-ange of variation of the dorsal scales. 



The following description is based exclusively on specimens from 

 Sir Andrew Smith's Collection, types of the E. lineo-ocellata of 

 Dunicril and Bibron. 



Head and body rather strongly depressed. Head Ir- to If times as 



long as broad, its length 3^ to 4 times in length to vent in males, 



4 to 4} times in females, its depth equal to the distance between the 



centre or the anterior corner of the eye and the tympanum ; snout 



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