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1. Hemidactylus tcrcicus, Linnaens, 1766. 

 Hemidaciylus verruculatus, Gervais, Guichenot. — H. cyanodaciylus, Strauch. 



Upper sui-face of body granular, with 14 to 16 longitudinal series of trihedral 

 tubercles ; tail with transverse series of large keeled tubercles above. Males with 4 to 

 10 praeanal pores. Light brown or greyish above, spotted with darker; many of the 

 tubercles white ; white beneath. 



From snout to vent 53 millim. 



Found all round the Mediterranean and the coast of the Red Sea, and extendin<r 

 eastwards to Persia and Sind, but not yet recorded from Morocco. It is not very 

 common in Algeria. M. Lataste collected specimens near Oran, Algiers, Beni Mansour, 

 and Bona, and Dr. Kobelt at Biskra. In Tunisia M. Lataste found it at Djebel Rezaz 

 and Zarzis, M. Vah'ry-Mayet at Sfax, Kerkenna, and Thala, and Marquis Doria on 

 Galita. 



The best figure of this species is that given in Bory de St. Vincent's ' Expedition de 

 Moree,' Eept. pi. xi. fig. 2. 



8. T.iRENTOLA, Gray, 1825. 



Digits strongly dilated, free, with undivided lamellBe below, and a flat nail-like scute 

 on their upper surface near the tip ; third and fourth clawed, others clawless. Pupii 

 vertical. Ko femoral or praeanal pores. 



Two species in Barbary. . 



1. Takentola maueitanica, Linnaeus, 1766. (Plate XIII. fig. 3.) 

 Platydactylus fascicularis, Rozet, Gervais. — P. muralis, Guichenot. — P. facetamis, Strauch. 



Head large, with swollen temples, covered above with large convex, usually obtusely 

 keeled scales, 13 to 15 in a transverse line between the eyes ; temple with enlarged 

 tubercles ; anterior border of ear-opening not denticulated ; sides of neck with rosettes 

 of large conical tubercles surrounded with smaller ones. Dorsal region granular, with 

 transverse series of large, strongly keeled, subtrihedral, very prominent tubercles, sur- 

 rounded by smaller ones; sides with rosettes of conical tubercles. Gular scales much 

 smaller than ventrals ; mental shield large, separating the chin-shields, the inner of 

 which are as much developed as the labials. A more or less distinct fold along each 

 side of the belly. Digits strongly dilated at the end. Anterior part of tail with 

 posteriorly directed spine-like tubercles. Grey or grey-brown above, more or less 

 distinctly spotted or marbled with blackish and whitish, or with undulous dark trans- 

 verse bands on the back ; a more or less distinct dark streak on each side of the head, 

 passing through the eye ; tail above with dark cross-bands ; lower parts white. 



From snout to vent 70 to 80 millim. 



Saharian specimens (var. deserti, Lataste, in litt.) are distinguished by a larger size, 



