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LTZABDS OP THE GENUS EREMIAS. 



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whitish ones, the vertebral uniform black, the others brown or 

 blackish speckled with white ; these markings sometimes persisting 

 in adult females. Lower parts white. 



6. ?. 



millim. millim. 



Total length 162 145 



Head 14 12 



Width of head 7-5 7 



From end of snout to fore limb 22 19 



„ „ vent 50 47 



Fore limb 18 . 17 



Hind limb 42 40 



Tail 112 98 



First discovered by Blanford in the Anseba Valley, Abyssinia, 

 this species has since been found in many localities along the 

 Eed Sea, as far north as Suakin and the Sinaitic Peninsula, and 

 in Northern Somaliland. 



The following table shows the dimensions and variations in 

 lepidosis and number of femoral pores in the 17 specimens 

 examined. An asterisk indicates that the specimen recorded is 

 preserved in the British Museum : — 



cJ . Ansoba Valley (type) *, 



„ Alali 



„ Beilul* 



„ Walker's Torrenf. * ... 



„ Zaila* 



„ Berbera* 



» 



„ LaffarugU * 



„ Sinai* 



j. Alali 



]', Beilul* 



„ Zaila* 



„ Beilul* 



„ Berbera* 



«, 7 

 8,0 

 7,7' 

 7,7' 

 6,6 

 6,6 

 6,6 

 5, 5 

 6,6 

 5,6^ 

 7,7" 

 6,0 

 7,7= 

 6,6' 

 6,6' 

 6,6 

 6,6 



18-18 

 16-15 

 19-18 

 19-20 

 15-16 

 22-21 

 19-20 

 18-18 

 22-22 

 18-18 

 16-16 

 1,5-10 

 17-17 

 19-19 

 17-17 

 22-22 

 16-18 



^ Subocular excUicIed from the lip on both sides. 

 ^ Subocular excluded from the lip on one side. 



A. Length from snout to vent (in millim.). B. Length of head. 0. Width 

 of head. D. Shields between interparietal and occipital. E. Upper labials 

 anterior to the lower border or angle of the subocular (right and loft). 

 S". Number of scales acros.s middle of body. G. Number of shields in collar. 

 H. Number of transverse rows of ventral shields. L Number of femoral pores 

 (right and left). 



