EAST AFRICAN LTZAIlf)S. 943 



between supraoculars. Similar markings, often interrupted on the 

 vertebral line, along back and tail. Four on back and nine on 

 tail and a very U-shaped one on nape. A few faint marks on 

 limbs. Below pure white excepting throat, which is dirty white 

 with eight longitudinal blue lines, and a large blue patch on 

 basal portion of throat." 



One female was uniforn:\lysandy-bufF,with only very faint traces 

 of the sienna markings of the male here and there. Uniformly 

 white beneath, the blue vermiculations found on the throats of 

 males are only faintly discernible on close investigation. Another 

 type of female had a reddish-brown ground-colour. Crown of 

 head dull bluish-grey with two very distinct cross-bai's uniting the 

 supraocular regions. Cheeks brigut ultramarine. Throat cream- 

 coloured with rusty vermiculations and slightly discoloured basal 

 spot, llest of under surface whitish, A slight cream dorsn.l 

 stripe from occiput to halfway along the tail bordered at intervals 

 by sepia blotches, of which there are live pairs on body and ten 

 pairs on tail. 



One of my specimens has the occipital not enlarged. 



Miss Procter observes that many lack the light vertebral line 

 and in some the ventral keels, are marked, both of which are 

 features distinguishing A. distanti from A. hispida. I therefore 

 consider that A. distanti is not a distinct species but only a geo- 

 graphical race of A, hispida. 



Lirge white crickets were taken from the stomachs of two 

 specimens, ants were coinmonly met with, and once a ? glow-worm. 

 . One of these lizards was found in the stomach of a Holler 

 {Goracias nrnvia). 



At Gwao's they are commonly afTlicted with a pai-asitic worm 

 •which proved to be a new species ( l^hysaloptera gigas Spaul), and 

 also Stroivjyluris hrevicaudata Miiller. 



Agama mossambica Peters. 



Blgr. Cat. Liz. i. 1885, p. 363. 



Four specimens from Kilosa, Izikisia, Ndala. 



An immature male from Kilosa had 70 scale-rows, Izikisia 

 specimens 7o, and the Ndala female 84, The ear-opening of the 

 last-named specimen was not "much lai'ger than tlie eye- 

 opening"; its tliird and fourth toes equal, also fifth toe not ex- 

 tending beyond the first. Tail not twice as long as distance from 

 gular pouch to vent, the distance being 60 mm, and tail length 

 100 mm. In some specimens from Nyasaland in the British 

 Museum the ventrals are unkeeled, and in others from the same 

 locality they are keeled. 



The largest male measured 10^ inches (93 -f 165), and female 

 7i| inches (85-1-100). 



In the immature male from Kilosa there is a brilliant blue 

 upper labial streak, and a blue band across in front of the eyes 

 from side to side, a network of faint blue lines on the throat 

 and a darkish patch in front of the shoulder. 



