Scaptira. 



353 



Length of head 

 Width of head 

 Depth of head 

 Fore limb . 

 Hind limb . 

 Foot . 

 Tail . 



1. f^ , Cape of Good Hope (Paris Museum) . 

 Cape Town. 4. $ , Little Namaqualand 

 E.fordii). 



3. c?, 

 5. $ , S. Africa (type of 



Particulars of Specimens Examined. 



1. Length from snout to vent. 2. Number of scales across middle of body. 

 3. Ventral plates in longest transverse series. 4. Transverse series of ventral 

 plates. 5. Plates in collar. 6. Gvilar scales in straight median series. 7. 

 Femoral poi-es (right and left if differing). 8. Lamellar scales under foiu'th 

 toe. 9. Upper labials to below centre of eye. 



Same explanation for the following tables in this genus. 



Habitat. — Western parts of Sovith Africa, from GJ-reat Namaqualand 

 to the Cape Peninsula. The type described and figured by Milne- 

 Edwards appears to be lost, but 6 specimens from Delalande's Collec- 

 tion are incorrectly labelled as types in the Paris Museum.* 



This species agrees with Eremias lineo-ocellata, in form, scaling and 



* Of these^ one belongs tu S. saborhitalin and one to Eremias capensis. 



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