926 MR, G, A. BOULENGER ON SOME [Dec. 1, 
the outer border of the parietal ; temporal scales granular, smooth ; 
subocular not reaching the lip, resting on the sixth and seventh, 
rarely seventh and eighth, upper labials; the two anterior pairs 
of chin-shields in contact. Collar with 7 to 11 shields. Dorsal 
scales granular, juxtaposed, smooth, 72 to 82 across the middle of 
the body. Eight longitudinal series of ventral plates, sometimes 
with an outer series of smaller, imperfectly developed plates; 26 
to 30 transverse series. Preanal region with small shields, or with 
an enlarged median shield. The hind limb reaches the ear or the 
eye; foot as long as the distance between the arm and the nostril 
or the tip of the snout. 17 to 22 femoral pores on each side. 
Tail twice and one-third to twice and three-fourths as long as head 
and body; upper caudal scales strongly keeled. Pale reddish 
brown or brick-red above, with four longitudinal rows of small 
round white or bluish dark-edged spots; limbs brown, with round 
pale spots. 
do. : 
millim. millim. 
otal lengthy” s2eircecct< Sued Peehic 24% 170 146 
TCA ge f sovoleic: eee, hath: < mrateicieteieth 1 10 
Wiadthion head’ 2 menctivcocu sion eet emaioe fi 6:5 
From end of snout to fore limb.......... 18 17 
Re 3 55 VEG 5 xcceemerersic ese 44 44 
Hore limbs aera en ee 16 15 
find: limbic sac hoe oe eee 33 32 
Parlbn.g. 2) eet ee ace ee eee 126 102 
The type specimen, from Milmil, North-western Somaliland, 
formed part of Dr. Donaldson Smith’s collection. Another speci- 
men was obtained at the same place by the late Prince Eugene 
Ruspoli, whilst four more were purcured at Lugh, Southern Somali- 
land, by Capt. Bottego. 
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AS BOG il) ee ble! Gio ape HI 
d. Milmil (type) * ...... 46/11 | 7 |...) 6,7 |75| 7]| 3019-19 
FARE TERA Conia PD. 44/11! 7 |1| 6,7 | 72] 9 | 26 | 20-20 
Bigs rs ae ced pce 44/11| 7 |1| 6.7 | 75] 9 | 28|17-17 
Sy SERN OER. Bae: 41/11} 7 |1| 7,8 | 82] 11 | 26 | 20-20 
yi, | os a cs (40) 11 75/1] 6,7 | 75] 10 | 27 | 22-21 
aeenCre< NTE | 44 | 10 | 65/2] 6,7 | 74] 9 | 30 | 18-18 
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A. Length from snout to vent (in millimetres), B. Length of head. C. 
Width of head. D. Shields between interparietal and occipital. E. Upper 
labials below the subocular. FF. Number of scales across middle of body. 
G. Number of shields in collar. H. Number of transverse rows of yentral 
shields. I. Number of femoral pores (right and left). 
' 4, Eremtas striata. (Fig. 4, p. 927.) 
Eremias brenneri, var. striatus, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1874, 
p- 370. 
