1895.] BATBACHIA]!fS PROM -WESTEUN SOMALI-tATO). 533 



this well-marked species, recently discovered in Somali-land by 

 Capt. Bottego. They agree well with the type in their markings, 

 but the ground-colour of the upper parts is a pale reddish brown 

 and the vertebral streak grey. 28 to 30 scales on the vertebral 

 line between the origin of the fore limbs and the origin of the 

 hind limbs, and 60 to 63 round the middle of the body. 

 Sassabana, 2.8.94 ; Shebeli, 30.12.94. 



9. Agama doei^, Blgr. 

 Sheikh Husein, 22.9.94. 



10. Agama ctanogastee, EUpp. 



11. Agama annectens, Blanf. 

 Beearso, 19.12.94 ; Sunerdarler, 28.12.94. 



12. Agama zonfea, sp. n. (Plate XXTX. fig. 3.) 



Head much depressed, triangular. Nostril lateral, not tubular, 



below the canthus rostralis. Head-scales very unequal in size, 



smooth or obtusely keeled ; occipital not enlarged ; a few enlarged, 



conical scales below and behind the ear; 11 or 12 upper and 10 



or 11 lower labials ; tympanum entirely exposed, larger than the 



eye-opening. No gular pouch. Body much depressed ; above 



with small irregular scales intermixed with irregularly scattered, 



enlarged, obtusely keeled ones ; no crest ; ventral scales small, 



smooth. The adpressed hind hmb reaches the ear ; tibia shorter 



than the skull ; fourth finger slightly longer than third ; fourth 



toe very slightly longer than third, fifth extending beyond first. 



Tail a little longer than head and body, much depressed at the 



base ; scales large, edged with spinules and with a small median 



spine, arranged in rings two of which form a well-marked segment 



except in the posterior third of the tail, where each segment 



comprises three transverse series above and two below. Male 



with three transverse series of anal ' pores,' Dark ohve above, 



with some lighter dots and black marblings ; blue beneath, throat 



and breast with a rather indistinct blackish network ; anal ' pores ' 



yeUow. 



millim. millim. 



Total length 160 Fore limb 35 



Head 19 Hind limb 48 



Width of head.... 19 Tail 85 



Body 56 



A single male specimen. Wardergubberner, 13.11.94. 



This species is a true ' Stellio ' and connects that section of the 

 genus Agama with the one of which the following species is the 

 type. 



13. Agama bathlipera, Vaill. 



A single female specimen, from Sassabana, measuring 76 millim. 



