1 908.] NEW SPECIES OF PERSIAN LIZARD. 935 



supraciliavies : occipital usually shorter and broader than the 

 interparietal ; temple covered with small smooth scales, with a 

 large masseteric disk and a curved tymjmnic shield ; a large 

 antei'ior supratemporal, usually in contact with the fourth supra- 

 ocular. A feeble or very indistinct gular fold ; 20 to 27 gular 

 scales on a line between the collar and the third pair of chin- 

 shields ; collar with feebly seri-ated edge, composed of 7 to 9 

 plates. Dorsal scales hexagonal, longer than broad, strongly 

 keeled, juxtaposed or faintly imbricate ; lateral scales more feebly 

 keeled, smooth towards the ventrals, a little smaller than dorsals, 

 3 or 4 corresponding to the length of a ventral plate ; 44 to 50 

 scales across the middle of the body. Yentrals in 6 longitudinal 

 series, the second series on each side from the median line the 

 largest ; 25 to 30 transverse series. Prseanal plate large, bordered 

 by a single series of scales. The hind limb does not reach beyond 

 the shoulder. 27 to 30 lamellar scales under the fourth toe. 

 Femoral pores 14 to 18. Tail twice, or nearly twice, as long as 

 head and body ; upper caudal scales strongly keeled, pointed 

 posteriorly. Head and back greyish-olive in the male, the sides 

 and limbs yellowish-green with a black network, or black with 

 small yellowish-green spots ; a few turquoise-blue spots may be 

 present behind the shoulder. Pale golden-brow"n above in the 

 female, with small blackish spots and a dark bi'own latei-al band 

 with w^avy outlines. Lower parts yellowish-green to bright 

 grass-green, the males with a series of turquoise-blue spots on 

 the outer ventral plates and with the throat often blue or bluish- 

 green ; anal region and lower surface of hind limbs often lemon- 

 yellow. Iris brownish. 



c?. ?. 



Total length 182 mm. 137 mm. 



Head 17 13 



Widthofhead 10 8 



Fi'om end of snout to fore limb ... 24 18 



,, ,, vent 61 57 



Fore limb 24 19 



Hind limb 34 29 



Tail 121 80* 



This species, which is intermediate between L. prat'icola 

 Eversm. and L. taurica Pall., was first discovered in May, 1907, 

 by Mr. R. B. Woosnani at Enzeli, on the south coast of the 

 Caspian Sea. Thanks to the courtesy of Mr. H. IST. Ilabino, 

 British Consul at Resht, I have since received further specimens 

 from the same locality, some of which reached me alive or recently 

 dead, thus enabling me to describe the natural coloration. 



Mr. Woosnam has furnished me with the folloAving note 

 respecting the occurrence of L. chlorogaster : — 



" These lizards were caught on the narrow dry sandy peninsula 

 between the Caspian Sea and the large salt-lagoon at Enzeli, 



* Tail reproduced. 



