1881.] LACERTA AND ACANTHODACTYLTJS. 747 



The type specimen from the Lebanon is a $ , in a bad state. I have 

 seen besides four specimens, collected in Palestine by Dr. Anderson. 



9. AcANTHODACTYLUs VULGARIS. (Plate LXIV. fig. 4.) 



Lacerta velox (non Pallas), M.-Edw. loc. cit. pp. 78 & 85, pi. 6. 

 f. 7, and pi. 7. f. 4 ; Duges, Ann. Sc. N. xvi. p. 38.3, pi. 15. f. 6. 



Acanthodactylus vulgaris, Dum. & Bibr. loc. cit. p. 268 ; Strauch, 

 loc. cit. p. 35 ; Schreiber, Herp. Eur. p. 390 ; ]3ouleng. loc. cit. 

 p. 195; Bedriaga, Arch. Naturg. 1879. 



Acanthodactylus boschianus (non Daud.), Bonap. Faun. Ital. pi. f. 2. 



Ctenodactylus vulgaris, Fitz. Syst. Kept. i. p. 20. 



Acanthodactylus velox. Gray, Cat. Liz. p. 36. 



Acanthodactylus bellii. Gray, loc. cit. 



Two palpebral shields. Infraocular generally forming part of the 

 lip. Front edge of the ear not toothed. Dorsal scales small, 

 smooth, sometimes slightly keeled on the hind part of the back. 

 Ventral plates broader than long, in 10 longitudinal rows. Digital 

 denticulations not very long. 



Hub. S. France ; Spain and Portugal ; Algiers. 



10. Acanthodactylus lineo-maculatus. 



Acanthodactylus lineo-maculatus, Dum. & Bibr. loc. cit. p. 276; 

 Gray, Cat. Liz. p. 37 ; Strauch, loc. cit. p. 37 ; Boettg. Abb. Senck. 

 Ges. 1874, p. 9 ; Schreiber, loc. cit. p. 385 ; Bouleng. loc. cit. p. 191. 



Chorodromus lineo-maculatus, Fitz. loc. cit. 



Two palpebral shields. Infraocular, as a rule, not reaching the 

 lip. Front edge of the ear veey shghtly toothed. Dorsal scales 

 small, rhomboidal, distinctly keeled. Ventral plates broader than 

 long, in 10 longitudinal series. Digital denticulations not very long. 



Hab. Morocco ; Algiers. 



Two species are desiderata in the British Museum — A. syriaeus 

 and A. schreiberi. 



The following scheme exhibits the affinities of the species of 



Acanthodactylus; — 



A. cantoris. 



I. 

 A. boskianus. 



A. micropholis. 

 A. syriaeus. A. scutellatus. 



A. schreiberi. 



A. lineo-maculatus. 



A. vulgaris. — A. bedriagse. 



A. tristrami. 



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