Scaptira. 357 



ou the anterior part of the back and by the separation of the 

 nasal shields behind the rostral, this species is probably descended 

 from the same stock. Ou reconsidering the description given by Kuhl 

 of Lacerta depressa, I think the identification too doubtful to justify 

 precedence over Peters's Eremias suborhitalis, the description of wliieh 

 is perfectly clear, the type being preserved in the Berlin Museum, 

 where I have examined it in 1886, 



3. SCAPTIEA EETICULATA. 



Scapleira reticulata, Boeage, Ann. &. Mag. N. H. (3) xx, 1867, 

 p. 225; Bouleug. Cat. Liz. iii, p. 112 (1887); Boeage, Herp. Aug. 

 p. 32 (1895) ; Werner, Jen. Deukschr. xvi, 1910, p. 338. 



Podarces (Scapteira) reticulata, Strauch, Mel. Biol. Ac. St. Pctersb. 

 vi, 1867, p. 424. 



Eremias serripes, Peters, Qi]fvers. Vet. Ak. Forh. 1869, p. 659. 



Scapteira serripes, Bouleng. t.c. p. 111. 



Snout long and pointed, nasals feebly swollen, loreal region concave. 

 The hind limb reaches the eye ; foot about 1|- times the length of the 

 head ; digits compressed. 



IS'asals in contact behind the rostral ; frontal grooved anteriorly ; 

 interparietal rhomboidal ; no occipital ; three large supraoculars, the 

 first with a small shield ou each side,* the two others bordered 

 externally with granules. Lower nasal not meeting the rostral ; 

 subocular resting on the 6th, 7th and 8th upper labials f; uo 

 band-like upper temporal shield ; temporal scales obtusely keeled ; 

 anterior border of ear with two or three large projecting scales. The 

 two or three anterior pairs of chin-shields in contact. Collar curved, 

 with 9 or 10 plates. 



Scales granular aud smooth on the nape and between the shoulders, 

 larger, subimbricate, and obtusely keeled on the back. Ventral plates 

 about as long as broad, subequal, in 18 straight longitudinal and 

 29 or 30 transverse series. Two large preanals, posterior the larger. 



Digits keeled iuferiorly, strongly fringed laterally ; one series of 

 very large and two or three of small plates under, the tibia. 21 to 

 23 femoral pores on each side. 



Upper caudal scales strongly keeled. 



* According to Werner, it may be brokeix up into two shields and a number 

 of small scales. 



t Boeage has himself pointed out that the subocular is incorrectly described 

 in the original account of S. reticulata. 



