120 ME. Q. A. BOULENGEE ON THE EEPTILES 



smaller scales and the presence of scattered small tubercles on the flanks, and which 

 does not occur in Barbary. 



The only figure of this Lizard is that accompanying the original description by Bell, 

 Zool. Journ. i. 1825, pi. xvii. 



Fam. 3. ANGUID^. 



A single representative in Morocco, Ophisaurus koellikeri. 



Two other Lizards of this family have been ascribed to this fauna, but I have no 

 hesitation in erasing them from the list, viz., Anguis fragilis, L., and Ophisaurus 

 (Psevdopus) apius. Pall. They were mentioned by Gervais as having been obtained, 

 together with Ophiomorus punctatissiinus, Bibr., at Algiers by M. Marloy. The fact 

 that these Lizards, which occur together in the East (Greece, Asia Minor), have never 

 since turned up in Barbai-y, renders it absolutely incredible that they should have been 

 obtained at or near so well-explored a place as Algiers ; I therefore believe the locality 

 to be altogether erroneous. It is true that the supposed Algerian specimen of 

 Ophiomorus is now entered in the registers of the Paris Museum, where, thanks to 

 Prof. Vaillant's courtesy, I have been able to examine it, as from Bona, through 

 Dr. Guyon. But this is doubtless again an error, the specimen being surely the same 

 as was mentioned by Gervais, and presented by him to the Museum together with the 

 Anguis fragilis, as may be seen by referring to Aug. Dumeril's ' Catalogue Methodique,' 

 pp. 189, 190, where the Anguis is referred to as from " Bone : M. Marloy." 



1. Ophisaurus, Daudin, 1803. 

 A lateral fold. Scales squarish rhomboidal, forming straight longitudinal and 

 transverse series. Limbs absent externally, or reduced to rudiments of the hind pair. 



1. Ophisaurus koellikeri, Giinther, 1873. 

 Pseudopus apus, forma ornata, Boettger, 1881. 



Azygous prfefrontal large, quite as broad as the frontal, with which it forms a suture ; 

 interparietal much broader than the parietals or the occipital ; two shields on a line 

 from the nasal to the azygous prsefrontal ; five supraoculars. Ear concealed. Dorsal 

 shields in 14 longitudinal and 120 transverse series, the median obtusely keeled, the 

 laterals smooth ; ventrals in 10 longitudinal series, smooth. Rudiments of hind limbs. 

 Upper and lower caudal scales keeled. Brownish above, with a darker lateral band 

 and small dark brown spots on the middle line of the anterior part of the back, or with 

 blackish transverse bands spotted with bluish ; belly yellowish. 



From snout to vent 13 centim. 



The type specimen is probably from Mogador ; Dr. Boettger examined two specimens 

 from Casablanca. 



Figured in Catal. of Lizards, vol. iii. pi. xv. fig. 2. 



