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ments of two female specimens of the same size, the first of which is 

 one of Dr. Werner's L. de^wessa from the Bythynian Olympus, near 

 Brussa, altitvTcle 1500 m. ; the second forms part of a small series 

 from Yelenowka, Lake Gokcha, altitude 2000 m., received from 

 the St. Petersburg Museum in 1886. Scaling and coloration, in 

 these two examples, are practically identical : — 



1. 2. 



mm. mm. 



From snout to vent 70 70 



„ to fore limb 22 22 



Length of head 15 14 



"Widthofhead 10 9 



Depth of head 6 6 



Forelimb 20 21 



Hindlimb 29 30 



Foot 15 16 



On the other hand, I shall surprise man}' by stating that 

 I have before me a female collected by Dr. Gadow in the Serra 

 Estrella, Portugal, which, in form, coloration, and lepidosis, is, 

 with exception of the tibial and caudal scales, a very good match 

 for the var. rudis of L. depressa. The Avalhlizard from the High 

 Pyrenees, mentioned by Bedriaga and suspected by Mehely to 

 i-epi'esent a distinct species, is much neai'er to the typical foi-m, 

 from which it should certainly not be separated. Curiously, its 

 collector, Lataste, was struck with its general resemblance to 

 L. iiivipara, just as Werner was when observing his supposed 

 L. depressa on the Olympus near Brussa. 



Since writing these notes, I have received, thi'ough the kind- 

 ness of Dr. A. N. Kaznakotf, Dii'ector of the Caucasian Miiseum, 

 Tiflis, a female specimen from Tchorok, Caucasus (Coll. Badde & 

 Kcinig) which entirely agrees with the var. rudis. The scales 

 on the tibia are very large, i-homboidal, strongly keeled ; 6 

 oblique series correspond to 1 transverse series of dorsal scales ; 

 the latter are very distinctly keeled, and numbei- 45 across the 

 middle of the body. Four upper labials anterior to the sub- 

 ocular ; rostral shield forming a sutui'e with the f rontonasjil ; 

 first and fourth supraoculai's bi'oken up into three small shields ; 

 parietal not touching the upper j^ostocular. Femoral pores 18-17. 

 26 lamellar scales imder the fourth toe. The hind limb reaches 

 the shoulder. The plate in front of the pra^anal transvei-sely 

 enlarged. 



[P.S. Jan. 9, 1905. — Thanks to the kindness of my friend 

 Dr. de Bedriaga, I have been able to examine the female specimen, 

 alluded to above, still presei'ved in his private collection. It 

 belongs to the var. rudis, having 52 scales across the middle of the 

 body, veiy large and strongly keeled tibial scales, and almost 

 spinose scales on the sides of the base of the tail. The only 

 important characters in which it diifei-s from the female No. 2 

 are the presence of only four anteiioi- upper labials and the 



