Scajyfira. 347 



1. 2. 3. 4. u. 0. 7. 8. y. 

 7 Syi" Daria Steppes, Russian 



TiTi-kestan, P.M. 70 48 16 34 10 27 10 20 6 



S L. Alakul ()S .50 18 32 11 29 11 21 8-7 



? „ 05 51 18 33 10 30 11 20 7-8 



S L. Sassy k Kill . . . .75 52 18 35 11 35 10 U' 22 8 



? „ .... 71 50 18 32 10 2() 10 19 7 U 



^ Tarbagatai Mts {\C, 49 16 33 10 2G 9 10 20 7 



„ L. Ourkatsch .... (JO 52 IG 33 11 29 10 11 22 C 



? Tiau Shan Mts 54 .52 IG 32 9 27 9-10 18 i\ 



(? Tui-koatan (Taitary) . . . 77 50 IG 34 13 29 11-12 25 7-G 



? „ 70 54 IG 34 11 32 9 24 5 



„ „ G4 50 IG 32 13 2G 8-9 22 G 



Habitat .—Roum^wvA. (Dobrudja), Soutlicrn Eussia, Crimea, Trans- 

 caucasia, Central Asia from the Caspian Sea and the Ural Eiver to 

 Bokhara, Chinese Turkestan, and Semipalatinsk. 



19. SCAPTIRA. 



Scapteira (Fitzing.), Wiegm. Herp. Mex. p. 9 (1834) ; Dum. & 

 Bibr. Erp. Gen. v, p. 281 (1839); Gray, Cat. Liz. p. 39 (1845); 

 Lataste, Ann. Mus. Crenova (2) ii, 1885, p. l-2C> \ Bouleng. Cat. Liz. 

 iii, p. 107 (1887), and Journ. Zool. Res. iii, 1918, p. 2. 



Meroles, part., Grray, Ann. N.H. i, 1838, p. 282. 



Eremias, part., Dum. & Bibr. t.c. p. 28G ; Gray, Cat. Liz. p. 39. 



Podarcea, part., Strauch, Mi'l. Biol. Ac. St. Petersb. vi, 18G7, p. 408. 



Saur'des, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1869, p. 60; Lataste, I.e. 



Head-sliiekls normal, but occipital often rudimentary 

 or absent. Nostril pierced between three nasals, widely 

 separated from the first upper labial. Lower eyelid 

 scaly. Collar distinct. Dorsal scales small and juxta- 

 posed or snbimbricate ; ventral i:)lates not or l)ut feeblv 

 imbricate, with straight posterior border, smooth. Digits 

 subcylindrical, compressed, or depressed, with smooth or 

 keeled lamellar scales inferiorlv, denticulated latei'allv. 

 Femoral pores. Tail long, cylindrical or feebly com- 

 pressed posteriorly. 



Central Asia ; South Africa. 



Tlie parietal foramen is constantly present, and pterygoid teeth are 

 usually ab.sent. 



This genus is completely connected with Eremias and may be 



