S6B Lacertidai. 



Particulars of Specimens Examined. 



1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 



$ E. Lepsa . . 44 58 14 38 12 22 12 24 6 



„ „ . . 42 59 14 33 11 21 13 25 C 



„ CopetDagli . . 35 61 12 33 10 21 16-14 28 6-5 



^ Baluchistan . . 44 65 14 30 10 19 13-14 30 6 



Habitat. — From the Aralo-Caspian Desert aud Trauscaspia to 

 Russian Turlcestan ; Baluchistan near Afghan frontier. 



8. SCAPTIEA TEANSCASPICA. 



Scapteira tranticaspica, Nikolskv, Herp. Ross. p. 489 (1905). 



Appears to be intermediate between *S^. scj-/j</a and S. grammica, the 

 toes being depressed and smooth iuferiorly, but only rather feebly 

 serrated laterally ("dentibus digitorum lateralibus j;rtry«s"). Nasals 

 swollen, lower not reacliiug the rostral. A minute occipital. A small 

 anterior supraocular, separated fi-om the large one by a series of 

 granules. Subocular not reaching the mouth, above tlie 6th to 8th 

 upper labials. Collar hardly cvirved, witli 11 plates. Scales granular, 

 smooth, laterals largest. Ventral plates as long as broad or slightly 

 longer than broad, in 29 or 30 transverse series, the longest containing 

 16 or 18 plates. No enlarged preanal. Hind limb reaching the collar. 

 13 to 16 femoral pores on each side. Tail H to Ig times as long as 

 head and body ; upper caudal scales feebly keeled. 



Uniform blackish above, with a rather indistinct light lateral streak ; 

 belly bluish ; lower surface of limbs and tail white. 

 Measurements (in millimetres) : 



From end of snout to vent . . .48 

 ,, ,. ,, fore limb . . 20 



Length of head . . . . .14*5 



Width of head 9 



Fore limb ...... 18 



Hind limb 29 



Tail . . . . . . .77 



Habitat. — Repetek, Trauscaspia. 



This species is only known to me from Nikolsky's description. 



9. SCAPTIRA ACUTIROSTRIS. 



Scajiteira acid irostr is, Bouleug. Cat. Liz. iii, p. 114 (1887), Tr. Linn, 

 Soc. (2) V, 1889, p. 100, pi. ix, fig. 4. and Faun. Iml., Rept p. 179 

 (1890). 



