926 MR. G. A. BOULBNGBll ON SOME [Dec. 1, 



the outer border of the parietal ; temporal scales granular, smooth ; 

 sul)ocular not reaching the lip, resting on the sixth and seventh, 

 rarely seventh and eighth, upper labials ; the two anterior pairs 

 of chin-shields in contact. Collar with 7 to 11 shields. Dorsal 

 scales granular, juxtaposed, smooth, 72 to 82 across the middle of 

 the body. Eight longitudinal series of ventral plates, sometimes 

 with an outer series of smaller, imperfectly developed plates ; 26 

 to 30 transverse series. Preanal region with small shields, or with 

 an enlarged median shield. The hind limb reaches the ear or the 

 eye ; foot as long as the distance between the arm and the nostril 

 or the tip of the snout. 17 to 22 femoral pores on each side. 

 Tail twice and one-third to twice and three-fourths as long as head 

 and body ; upper caudal scales strongly keeled. Pale reddish 

 brown or brick-red above, with four longitudinal rows of small 

 round white or bluish dark-edged spots ; limbs brown, with round 

 pale spots. 



6. ?. 



millim. milliin. 



Total length 170 140 



Head 11 10 



Width of head 7 6-5 



Prom end of snout to fore limb 18 17 



„ „ „ vent 44 44 



Fore limb 10 15 



Hind limb 33 32 



Tail 120 102 



The type specimen, from Milmil, North-western Somaliland, 

 formed part of Dr. Donaldson Smith's collection. Another speci- 

 men was obtained at the same place by the late Prince Eugene 

 Ruspoli, whilst four more were purcured at Lugh, Southern Somali- 

 land, by Capt. Bottego. 



A. Ijength from snout to vent (in millimetres). B. Lengtli of lieiicl. C. 

 Width of head. D. Shields between interparietal and occipilal E. Upper 

 labials below the subocular. P. Number of scales across middle of body. 

 G. Number of shields in collar. H. Number of trans\er6e rows of ventral 

 shields. I. Number of femoral pores (right and left). 



4. Ebemi.is striata. (Fig. 4, p. 927.) 



Eremias brenneri, var. stfial^is, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1874, 

 p. 370. 



