1896.] LIZARDS OF THE OBNITS BRHMIAS. 921 



In addition to the characters mentioned above, all the species 

 of this little group agree iu having the head much depressed ; the 

 snout pointed ; the nasals but slightly swollen ; two prsefrontal 

 shields ; the frontal strongly grooved ; three large supraoculars ; 

 the lower eyelid scaly ; the collar free ; the scales on the upper 

 surface of the leg or crus much larger than the dorsals ; and one 

 series of very large subcrural plates. 



SynojJsis of the Species. 



I. Upper bend-sliields smooth or nearly so ; femoral 



pores 15-22. 

 65-78 scales ncross the middle of tlie body ; 



Tentrals in or 8 longitudinal series, the 



outer row, if present, formed of Tery narrow 



shields ; upper caudal scales strongly keeled ; 



subocular shield usually bordering the lip ... \. E. miicrouata, Blanf. 

 53-60 scales across the middle of the body ; 



ventrals in 8 longitudinal series, the outer 



narrowest but Tery well developed ; upper 



caudal scales feebly keeled ; sutocular not 



reaching the lip 2. E. ei-ylhrosUcla, Jilgr. 



II. Upper head-shields rugose or striated. 



Upper bead-shields rugose or sculptured ; 72-82 



smooth granular scales across the middle of 



the body ; ventrals in 8 longitudinal series, 



the outer narrowest but very well developed ; 



upper caudal scales strongly keeled ; sub- 

 ocular not reaching the lip ; femoral pores 



17-22 3. E. smiihi, Blgr. 



Upper bead-shields coarsely striated ; 5.3-07 



keeled scales across the middle of the body ; 



ventrals in 8 longitudinal series, the outer 



narrowest, but very well developed ; upper 



caudal scales strongly keeled ; subocular 



bordering the lip ; femoral pores 13-18 4. E. striata, Vira. 



Upper head-shields finely striated ; 65-68 keeled 



scales across the middle of the body ; ventrals 



in 6 longitudinal series, an additional outer 



row, if present, formed of very narrow 



shields ; upper caudal scales striated and 



strongly keeled ; subocular not reaching the 



lip ; femoral pores 20-24 b. E. brenneri, Ptrs. 



1. Eremias mucronata. (Fig. 1, p. 922.) 



Acanthodactylus mueronatus, Blanford, Zool. Abyss, p. 453, fig. 

 (1870). 



Eremias mucronata, Giinther, Zool. Eec. 1870, p. 71 ; Bouleng. 

 Ann. Mus. Genova, (2) xii. 1891, p. 9. 



Eremias Iwjuhris (non Smith), Vaillant in Ecvoil, Faun. Pays 

 ^omalis, Eept. p. 23 (1882). 



Pseuderemias lineolata, Boettger, Abh. Senck. Ges. xiii. 1883, 

 p. 118. 



Boulenfferia mucronata, Lataste, Ann. Mus. Genova, (2) ii- 

 1885, p. 117. 



Eremias brenneri (part.), Boulenger, Cat. Liz. iii. p. 86 (1887). 



