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absent on the other. In 8 specimens the parietal does not touch the upper post- 

 ocular, in 4 it does so on one side only. In one the suture between the first and 

 second supraciliaries is vertical. In two the anterior nasal is in contact with the anterior 

 loreal. Two have 3 labials anterior to the subocular on both sides ; a third has 3 on 

 one side and 4 on the other. The series of granules between the supraoculars and 

 the supraciliaries is often complete. The occipital is frequently a little broader than 

 the interparietal. The scales on the body are usually feebly but more or less distinctly 

 keeled. 



Belly more or less spotted with black in the males. Sixteen specimens have the 

 dark vertebral stripe or series of spots. 



The British Museum has also received, from Dom Saturio Gonzales, a large series 

 (26 c? , 20 S , 65 young) from Silos, Burgos, and a few specimens from Castrillo de la 

 Reina, also in Burgos, which I refer to the typical form. 



c?. Silos 



J7 3) 



<J . Castrillo de la Reina 



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