1896.] LIZARDS OF THE GENUS EREMIAS. 923 
whitish ones, the vertebral uniform black, the others brown or 
blackish speckled with white; these markings sometimes persisting 
in adult females. Lower parts white. 
3 2. 
millim. millim. 
otal lengthy get wacom = nidieeiate ores a 162 145 
TPR earch see el tote ws he ac pees ec omega s pels rats 14 12 
Whadth ofshend se Aca crscuscisvoleveteryeseneic 75 a 
From end of snout to fore limb ...... 22 19 
ae FP - VOIUAtie cece iae 50 47 
orem eyes eaca teh ee ocr ey eee 18 yf 
TEL Bla eke =) cocks ec eeopaetexe eon eee 42 40 
TIES Dae 2 a deateratt Saami a evn Gye ER a 112 98 
First discovered by Blanford in the Anseba Valley, Abyssinia, 
this species has since been found in many localities along the 
Red Sea, as far north as Suakin and the Sinaitic Peninsula, and 
in Northern Somaliland. 
The following table shows the dimensions and variations in 
lepidosis and number of femoral pores’ in the 17 specimens 
examined. An asterisk indicates that the specimen recorded is 
preserved in the British Museum :— 
At Bo| CO. 1D) ee eB e | 1 
3 75 |1| 6,7 |67| 9 | 25 |18-18 
- 8 |1| 8,6 | 71 | 12] 28 | 16-15 
‘8 8 |1| 7,7 | 70| 8 | 27 |19-18 
3 8 |2| 7,7:| 78 | 10 | 29 |19-20 
i 7 |1| 6,6 | 65 | 10 | 25 | 15-16 
is ‘17 |1| 6,6 | 72| 11 | 29 | 22-21 
4 8 |2| 6,6 | 66| 9 | 25 |19-20 
8 |1| 5,5 | 70 | 10 | 26 | 18-18 
" 7 |1| 6,5 | 68] 7 | 25 | 22-22 
A 75 |1| 5,62| 68| 8 | 25 |18-18 
7 |1| 7,7'| 78| 7 | 29 | 16-16 
: 65 |1| 6,6 | 73| 6 | 28 | 15-16 
. 7 ld | eens Nar | 17-17 
- 65 |1| 6,6'| 68) 7 | 29 |19-19 
: 55 |1| 6,6'| 75 | 8 | 27 | 17-17 
a 55 |1| 6,6 | 68| 7 | 27 | 22-22 
: 55 |1| 6,6 | 65| 7 | 26 | 16-18 
1 Subocular excluded from the lip on both sides. 
? Subocular excluded from the lip on one side. 
A. Length from snout to vent (in millim.), B. Length of head. C. Width 
of head. D. Shields between interparietal and occipital. E. Upper labials 
anterior to the lower border or angle of the subocular (right and left). 
F. Number of scales across middle of body. G. Number of shields in collar. 
H. Number of transyerse rows of ventral shields. I. Number of femoral pores 
(right and left). 
