Eremias. 291 



gi-adually lavi^'er, rhombic, subiiiibricate, and rathev strongly keeled on 

 tlie body, graduating- into the caudals ; larger and smooth on the sides 

 and graduating into the ventrals ; 53 to 72 scales across the middle of 

 the body. Ventral plates in 12, rarely 14, often rather irregular longi- 

 tudinal and 32 to 38 more or less angular transverse series, the plates 

 mostly as long as broad or a little broader than long. Preaual region 

 covered with small irregular plates. 



Scales on upper surface of fore limb moderately large, obtusely 

 keeled. Scales on upper surface of tibia rhombic, feebly imbricate, 

 keeled, as large as or a little larger than the posterior dorsals ; one 

 series of very large and one of small plates on the lower surface. 

 12 to 17 femoral pores on each side. Subdigital lamellae bi- or tri- 

 carinate, spinulose, 24 to 28 under the fourth toe. 



Upper caudal scales oblique, trvmcate behind, strongly and diagonally 

 keeled ; basal subcaudals smooth or obtusely keeled ; 24 to 32 scales 

 in the fourth or fifth whorl. 



Grreyish or reddish orange above, with two whitish streaks on each 

 side, Avith whitish black-edged ocellar spots between them, or with two 

 pairs of dark brown streaks, the inner from the superciliary edge, the 

 outer from behind the eye, sometimes broken up into series of elongate 

 spots ; these streaks bordered on the inner or the outer side, or on 

 both, by whitish ocellar spots ; ocellar spots sometimes also present on 

 the back, between the bands, and on the limbs. Lower parts white. 



Measurements (in millimetres) : 



From end of snout to vent . 



,, ,, ,, fore limb 



Length of head . 

 Width of head 

 Depth of head 

 Fore limb .... 

 Hind limb .... 



Foot 



Tail 



Sir Andrew Smith has omitted to state from what part of South 

 Africa his specimens were obtained. Hewitt regarded E. Uneo-ocellata 

 and E. imlclieUa as geographical varieties, the latter belonging to 

 " G-erman South- West Africa and Western Cape Province, whereas Zt>ieo- 

 ocellata is the Transvaal, Free State, and Kalahari form." The series 

 in the British Museum ami in the South African Museum are, how- 

 ever, not in accordance with this view. 



In addition to Smith's specimens 1 have examined others from 



