LACEETA MTTEALIS IN WESTEEN ETJEOPE AND NOETH AFEICA. 



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green or bluish on the sides ; lower down on the sides the spots are quite blue ; a 

 cobalt-blue spot in the axil ; the ventral shields are reddish brown or rusty red in front, 

 blackish grey or bluish black behind ; a series of blue spots on the outer row of 

 ventrals. Tbis coloration, whicb, as pointed out by Eirner, may easily be derived from 

 that of the Maltese lizard, is strikingly similar to that described by Costa in his 

 L. acrolampra from Aspromonte, Calabria \ and is also very similar to that of 

 Bonaparte's var. nigriventris. The female is described as having the upper parts 

 often more purplish brown, especially along the vertebral line, and the belly of a 

 paler rusty red, fading to flesh-colour or pale reddish brown nnder the limbs and tail ; 

 the throat pale blue, spotted with black and reddish brown. 



Specimens in spirit are black above, with pale greenish-blue dots or small round or 

 oval spots, which are usually larger on the sides ; the upper surface of the head is 

 brownish black, uniform or with small pale spots. A female specimen is entirely black 

 above. The belly varies from dark grey to bluish black ; in some of the males, black 

 spots form regular longitudinal bands on the ventral plates. The tail sometimes bears 

 light spots, above and beneath. 



Particulars of specimens examined : — 











1. 



2. 



3. 



4. 



5. 



6. 





7. 



(? 



... 82 



78 



26 



10 



29 



18-20 





33 



)) 









82 



75 



28 



12 



36 



23 





? 



33 









80 



75 



26 



10 



33 



23 





? 



v 









76 



80 



26 



9 



38 



27 





32 



33 









75 



82 



27 



11 



36 



24 





34 



33 









75 



80 



28 



10 



33 



25 





33 



3) 









74 



n 



27 



10 



35 



26-25 





36 



}} 









67 



n 



26 



10 



35 



24 





31 



? 









74 



69 



31 



10 



33 



24 





35 



>> 









70 



75 



29 



10 



32 



22 





31 



u 









69 



72 



29 



10 



31 



24 





32 



)) 









65 



77 



29 



10 



36 



20-21 





32 



j> 









63 



68 



28 



11 



37 



25 





36 



)> 









. 56 



79 



28 



11 



33 



21-23 





32 



>3 









56 



77 



28 



8 



32 



22 





33 



Measurements : 













6. 



?• 







From end of snou 



t to 









82 



70 







>> >y » 





"ore limb 



. 



. 



30 



25 







Length of head . 











20 



15 







"\\ ifltli nf lifnfl 











13 



10 

























1 Fauna < 1 i Aspromonte, p. 75 (1S2S). 



