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ME. G. A. BOULENGEE ON THE 



Piatiosa, type cJ 



Scuola (J 



The rostral does not touch the nostril. The series of granules between the supra- 

 oculars and the supraciliaries is sometimes complete (it is so in the larger of the two 

 types), but the first supraciliary usually forms a suture with the supraocular. 

 Parietal in contact with the upper postocular. Masseteric disk sometimes large, 

 sometimes small, or very small. One specimen ( $ ) has 5 anterior labials on both 

 sides, the others have 4. 



Dorsal scales granular, feebly but distinctly keeled, 60 to 74 across the body, 40 to 

 67 on the middle of the back corresponding to the length of the head, 4 or 5 on the 

 sides corresponding to a ventral plate. Tibial scales a little smaller than dorsals, 

 very distinctly keeled. 19 to 26 femoral pores. 26 to 33 lamellae under the fourth 

 toe. The hind limb reaches the collar, or between the collar and the ear, in males, the 

 axil in females. 



In coloration often very similar to var. bedriagce. Upper parts and sides of body 

 and limbs green or yellowish with a black network which may have a tendency to form 

 cross-bands as in L. tiliguerta {tigris of Eimer). Sometimes the black predominates 

 to such an extent as to constitute the ground-colour on which the green appears 

 as small round or vermicular spots, as in the var. nigriventris, or the lizard from Filfola 

 Rock. Head pale brown above, with small or large black spots or vermiculations ; 

 lip3 often black, each shield with a light spot. White or pink beneath, throat with 

 grey or blackish markings, the whole or the sides of the belly spotted with black ; 

 blue spots on the outer ventrals. Tail with regular cross-bars of black and white 

 ocellar spots, most marked on the sides. 



There is no marked sexual coloration -dimorphism, and the young, which I have 

 seen in the Florence Museum, is reticulated, not streaked. 



