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thrive. They were very torpid in the mornings, and never made any attempt to feed 
until they had lain for some time under the full influence of the sun, when they became 
very active. 
I sent one of my specimens to Dr. Tornier, and I am indebted to him for the 
information that it perfectly agrees with Lichtenstein's type of the species from Nubia, 
preserved in the Berlin Museum. 
The two lizards referred by Gray to U. ornatus, Heyden 1 , are identical with the 
foregoing specimens, which are distinguished from Heyden's species by their smaller 
scales, by the entire absence of any enlarged scales along the anterior border of the 
ear, by their more elongate and more spinose tails, shorter caudal whorls, and by their 
coloration. It is impossible to say in what part of Egypt Burton obtained his 
specimens ; but as he made more than one journey in the Eastern desert, that is to the 
east of the Nile, it is likely that they came from that region, as it is known that other 
species found around Suakin spread northwards along that area. 
From Suakin it extends to Wadi Haifa, whence Peters recorded it, in 1862 ; 
and among my specimens there is one from the same locality presented to me by 
Major Harkness. Peters mentions its presence also in the island of Socotra. 
It is known to the Hadendowahs as the Kurfeefanope. 
Uromastix ornatus, Heyden. (Plate XIII.) 
Uromastix ornatus, Heyden, Riippell's Atlas nordl. Afr., Rept. 1827, p. 1, pi. i. ; Wagler, Syst. Amph. 
1830, p. 145 ; Schinz, Naturgesch. Abbild., Rept. 1833, p. 91, tab. 31. fig. 3 ; Dtmi. & Bibr. 
iv. 1837, p. 538; Riippell, Mus. Senck. iii. 1845, p. 303; A. Dum. Cat. Rept. Paris Mus. 
1851, p. 108; part., Peters, Sitz. Ges. nat. Pr. Berl. 1882, p. 45; Tristram, West. Palest., 
Rept. & Batr. 1884, p. 154; Boettger, Kat. Rept. Mus. Senck. 1893, p. 55; Werner, Verh. 
zool.-bot. Ges. Wien, xliii. 1894, p. 359 ; Anderson, Herp. Arabia & Egypt, 1896, p. 79. 
Uromastix ocellata, Fitz. Syn. Rept. 1843, p. 86. 
1 <J . Mount Sinai. 
Ear with enlarged conical scales at its anterior border. Body-scales much larger 
than in the previous species, flat, smooth, and almost subimbricate, 220 round the 
middle of the body including the ventrals ; ventrals large, 80 to 85 between the 
inguinal and gular folds ; no enlarged tubercles on the flanks or on the fore limb, 
but very large spinose scutes on the hind limb. Tail broad and rather abruptly 
pointed, not round, depressed ; segments rather long antero-posteriorly, not markedly 
spinose. 
Head dark grass-green in life, somewhat yellowish on the sides and marbled with 
darker ; body green, tinged with reddish violet ; 6 or 7 irregular, broad, entire or 
1 Cat, Liz. B. M. 1845, p. 26 L. 
