Eremias. 



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streat speckled with white, bifurcating towards the head oil the 

 anterior third of the back, the fork emln'aciui^- another, vertebral, 

 streak from tiie occiput to the level of the collar; sides of head and 

 body dark brown, chjsely spotted and speckled with wdiitish ; limbs 

 dark brown with whitish, black-edged ocelli. 



The tail usually bears a dark lateral streak and becomes reddish or 

 orange towards the end. 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 liml) 

 Foot 

 Tail 



1. (^ , type?. 2. (^ , type of E. laficejjs 

 Colony. 4. S , Little Namaqualand. 



1. 

 58 

 23 

 16 

 11 

 7 

 25 

 40 

 20 

 115 



2. 



53 



20 



14 



10 



6-5 



20 



35 



17 



3. 



66 

 24 

 17 

 12 

 9 

 27 

 42 

 20 



4. 



70 

 26 

 16 

 11 

 7 

 27 

 46 

 23 



1 .TO 



l0€> 



3. (^. E. Distr. of Cape 



Particular.^ of Sijechnens Examined. 



S Type ? 



,. Karoo ..... 



,, ,, ..... 



„ Mouth of Orange K. (type of 

 E. laticeps) .... 



Yg. Steinkopf, Little Namaqualand 



$ Little Namaqiialand 



¥ » ... 



$ Angra Pequena, Great Namaqua- 

 land 



? Port Elizabeth .... 



$ E. Districts of Cape Colony 



•t 3? ?» 



.. S. Africa ..... 



3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 



16 32 9 29 12-11 28 6-7 



18 36 8 26 12 28 7 



16 33 8 32 12 30 5-6 



18 31 12 24 1.5-14 28 5 



16 33 10 31 18-17 28 5 



16 34 11 29 16-15 29 5 



18 35 10 34 17-16 28 6-7 



16 36 13 36 12 29 4-5 



16 35 7 25 14 28 6 



18 34 13 26 13-14 31 6-5 



16 32 11 33 14-15 28 6-7 



16 36 10 28 14 29 6 



Habitat. — According to Smith this species inhabits the arid Karoo 

 flats within the Cape Colony, as well as the districts immediately 

 beyond it. The types of E. laticeps were obtained towards the mouth 

 of the Orange Eiver. It extends northward to Great Namaqualand 

 and eastward to the eastern districts of Cape Colony. 



