32 Mr. W. T. Blanford on neiv Reptilia 



11. Eremias fasciata. 



E. sexpoUicaris, gracilis, elongata, cauda corporis longitudinem 

 duplani sequante vel superante ; collari libero, recto ; squamis 

 dorsalibus parvis, rotuiidatis, convexis ; caudalibus superioribus 

 cariiKitis, ventralibu.s in series transversas 32-35, singulas in 

 medio abdomine e 14-16 scutis oblique nee longitudinaliter 

 ordinatis compositas ; praeanali uno, saepe (baud semper) majore ; 

 poris fcmoralibus utrinque 16-19 ; scuto prtefrontali unico, 

 a rostrali supranasalibus, et a verticali postfrontalibus longe 

 discrete ; supraciliaribus duobus sequalibus granulis fere vel 

 omnino circumdatis ; interoccipitali posteriore nullo; infraorbital! 

 ad labnim pertinente ; deutibus palatalibus nuUis : supra albida 

 vel fulvescenti-grisea, fusco longitudinaliter fasciata, membris 

 superne fuscis, albo maculatis. 

 Hah. in Persia meridionali, hand procul ab nrbe Karmau 



et in Gredrosia hand frequens. 



Distinguished from young examples of E. persica by its 



more elongate form, duller colours, by the superciliary shields 



as a rule being surrounded by granules, and by the entire 



absence of palatal teeth. 



Mesalina, Gray. 



The principal character given by Gray for the distinction 

 of this genus from Eremias^ the presence of a large prgeanal 

 shield, is variable in individuals. A better distinction is the 

 form of the ventral shields : they are more numerous and 

 arranged in oblique rows in Eremias, less numerous and 

 arranged in longitudinal series in Mesalina. 



12. Mesalina hrevirostris. 



M. ab M. pardali scutis ventralibus in 12 series longitudinales nee 

 10 ordinatis, capite breviore minusque depresso distinguenda. 



Ilab. in insula Tumb dicta sinus Persici, et ad Kalabagh 

 in regione Punjab Indige. 



13. Mesalina pardaloides. 



M. peraffinis M. pardali, sed scutis ventralibus in series longitu- 

 dinales duntaxat 8 (nee 10) ordinatis, serie extrema utrinque 

 e scutis multo angustioribus composita. 



Hah. in insula Henjam seu Angam dicta in sinu Persico. 



Both the above are small lizards, closely allied to Mesalina 

 par (J al is. 



