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while others, as well as young males, are reddish brown or greenish brown, without 

 any green; the ocellus above the axil and the spots on the outer ventral shields pale 

 blue or green 1 . The dark brown or black markings of the body are of a more or less 

 reticulate pattern, with a tendency to forming transverse bands, the meshes of the 

 network enclosing round spots of the ground-colour (PI. XXIX. fig. 6) ; the spots are 

 usually larger and darker on the vertebral line, often forming an irregular or zigzag- 

 stripe in males. The reticulate dark markings either extend right across the back or 

 an unspotted dorsal area exists on each side of the spine. The pattern of markings 

 answers more or less to the maculata-reticulata and maculata-tigris types of Eimer, 

 and may also approach very closely that of L. bedriagce. Upper surface of head often 

 with large black spots. 



The lower parts are white, with mother-of-pearl gloss, and always unspotted. 



A male specimen from Assemini, near Cagliari, sent to me alive by Count Peracca, 

 is of a pale yellowish green on the back, with a pale reddish-brown network ; a few 

 black dots disposed irregularly on the vertebral line ; limbs and sides greyish buff with 

 pale greyish-lilac round spots ; upper surface of head uniform pale brownish gold ; a 

 small turquoise-blue spot above the axil and a few others on the outer row of ventral 

 shields ; throat and belly white, slightly tinged with lilac-pink. 



New-born young are unknown to me, but the smallest specimen I have seen 

 (measuring 53 millim. from snout to vent) is reticulate, not striated. 



Particulars of specimens examined : — 



1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 



Cagliari <J 73 71 26 10 30 25-26 32 



„ 72 77 26 8 28 23-24. 34 



„ „ 70 68 26 11 27 23 32 



? 62 69 27 10 31 22-23 31 



Assemini, nr. Cagliari . . . £ 70 70 28 11 33 24-23 33 



S. Sardinia <$ 87 67 27 9 29 23 31 



84 82 26 9 31 23 30 



„ 70 68 26 9 29 20 33 



62 75 25 10 33 25 30 



„ $ 65 74 28 10 27 22-23 31 



Sardinia <$ 75 74 25 8 30 26 31 



„ „ 65 72 26 9 31 21-25 32 



? 70 66 29 12 28 23-22 31 



„ 70 69 31 11 27 21-23 30 



„ 53 65 29 12 27 22-21 33 



Measurements : — cj . $ . 



From end of snout to vent 87 70 



„ „ „ fore limb ... 35 25 



1 These notes are taken from living specimens from S. Sardinia sent to me by Count Peracca. 



