EAST AFRICAN LIZARES. 



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passes through ear and ends at hind-leg ; in some specimens this 

 line is broken up into short white dashes. Black bars and dashes 

 unite this parallel series of lines, and are also seen to a lesser 

 extent on the anterior part of tail. Sides marked with pale 

 green blotches. Upper and lower labials and under surface of 

 body are china-white.'"' 



On December 13th, 1917, four eggs were found in a female. 

 A Gerrhoswurus major lizard in captivity was seen to seize and 

 eat one of these Eremias, and while it was so occupied, a Gerrho- 

 saicribs Jiavigalaris in the same case came up and tried to take it 

 away. Specimens of this lizard were also found in the stomach 

 of a Harrier {Circus 7nacri(,rv,s), Morogoro, 28. ii. 18, and in a 

 Kestrel {Cerchneis iinmoncidus), Morogoro, 4. xii, 17. In both in- 

 .stances there were also lizards of other families in the stomach. 



HOLASPIS GUENTHERI (Gray) ? 



Blgr. Cat. Liz. iii. 1887, p. 118. 



During an action at Matombo, ii.ix. 16, I saw what I believe 

 to be this lizard coming down the trunk of a large tree. It was 

 a handsome creature with a blue tail and good deal of blue about 

 the back. On breaking camp two days later I again passed this 

 tree, and left the road to inspect. As I rode up I caught sight of 

 the lizard running up the trunk. As no specimen was collected 

 I cannot be sure of the species, however. 



Gerrhosauridji;. 



Gerrhosaurus major (A. Dum.). 

 Blgr. Cat. Liz. iii. 1887, p. 121. 



Seven specimens in all were collected ; their variations can best 

 be shown in the followins: table : — 



It will thus be seen that all the specimens with the exception 

 of "&" and "c" disagree with one of the specific characters of 

 G. major in that the fronto-nasal scale is not in contact with the 

 rostral. The Lumbo specimens were taken at almost the same 



