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collect it before we got to the Badghis, nor do I remember seeing it in the valley of the 

 Hari-rud or in Khorasan. Lieut. Wright gave me my largest specimen at Bala- 

 rnorghab. — J. E. T. A.] 



14. Vabantjs griseits (Daud.). 



Psammosaurus caspius, Blauford, torn. cit. p. 359. 

 Varanus griseus, Boulenger, torn. cit. p. 306. 



[Three specimens of this well-known and very handsome Lizard were collected, all in 

 the valley of the Hari-rud. Two at Khusan and one at Buniad-khan. — J. E. T. A.] 



15. ACANTHODACTYLUS CANTORIS, Gthl\ 



Acanthodactylus cantoris, Giinth. Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 73; Blauford, torn. cit. p. 381 ; Boulenger, Cat. 

 Liz. iii. p. 60. 



6 specimens. Nusliki to Helniand. 



1 specimen. Helmand. 



[This species was collected on the hillocks of pure sand, formed by drifting, tbat are 

 so numerous in Northern Baluchistan, and on the route we traversed along the Helmand. 

 —J. E. T. A.] 



16. Eremias guttulata (Licht.). 



Mesalina pardalis (non Licht.), Blauford, torn. cit. p. 377. 

 Eremias guttulata, Boulenger, Cat. Liz. iii. p. 87. 



2 specimens. Quetta to Nusliki. 

 2 specimens. Helmand. 



1 specimen. Tirpliul. 



[From the above specimens the area of this Lizard would extend from Northern 

 Baluchistan along the Helmand to the valley of the Hari-rud river. — J. E. T. A.] 



17. Eremias velox (Pall.). 



Eremias persica et E. velox, Blanford, torn. cit. pp. 370 & 374. 

 Eremias velox, Boulenger, torn. cit. p. 97. 



2 specimens. Quetta to Nusliki. 

 1 specimen. Helmand. 



1 specimen. Tomau-agha. 

 1 specimen. Gulran. 



[This very bright and showily marked species seems to extend over a very varied 

 condition of country and climate — from the sandy, stony, and barren soil and climate of 

 Northern Baluchistan to the verdure-covered downs of the Badghis and its damper 

 climate. In the latter country it is the prey of Montlcola saxatilis. — J. E. T. A.] 



18. Eremias easciata, Blanf. 



Eremias fasciata, Blauford, torn. /it. p. 374; Boulenger, torn. cit. p. 99. 



