1896.] A. Alcock & F. Finn — Afghan-Balvch Rrptilia. 555 



a yellow inner margin. The youngest, which was caught at night, liad 

 no definite coloui-ation.] 



Family Agamidse. 

 7. Agama isolepis, Bonlenger. 



Agama isolepif^, Boulenger, Brit. Mus. Cat. Lizards I. 342 : Trans. Linn. Soo. 

 Zool. (ii) V. 1889, p. 96, pi. x : Faun. Brit. Ind., Kept., p. 147, lig. 43. 



[A very common species all over the country after leaving Lijji 

 Talao. 



In general the throat and the under surface of the body and thighs 

 were cobalt blue/ fading in the dark but deepening in bright dayliglit ; 

 a round bright yellow spot, the size of a hemp-seed, on each side of the 

 neck behind the ear ; iris brown. Brownish diamond-shaped spots on 

 the back gave the animal, when at rest, some resemblance to an Echis. 

 All the specimens were caught on the ground, and though they some- 

 times hid under bushes, none were seen on bushes. In some specimens 

 eggs were present.] 



8. Agama nupta, De Fil. 



Agama nupta, Boulenger, Brit. Mus. Cat. Lizards, I, 365 : Faun. Brit. Ind., 

 Kept., p. 151. 



Stellio nuptus, Blanford, ZooL E. Persia, II. 317, pi. xix. fig. 1. 



[Four specimens, three caught on black rock at the foot of Koh 

 Malik-do-khand, oOOO feet. Colour iron- black, in one alone the ventral 

 surface was white. The tails broke readily.] 



9. Phrynocephalus oUvierij Grray. 



Phrynocephalus oUvieri, Boulenger, Brit. Mus. Cat. Lizards, I. 371 : Trans. Linn. 

 See. Zool. rii) V. 1889, p. 96, pi. viii. fig. 2 : Faun. Brit. Ind., Eept., p. 153, fig. 44 : 

 F. Werner, Verb. zool. bot. Ges. Wien, XLY. 1895, p. 16. 



Not uncommon. 



10. Phrynocephalus ornatus, Boulenger. 



Phrynocephalus ornatus, Boulenger, Brit. MuS. Cat. Lizards, III. 496: Trans. 

 Linn. See. Zool. (ii) V. 1889, p. 97, pi. viii, figs. 3, 3a-c : Faun. Brit. Ind., Kept., 

 p. 154. 



[Thirty specimens. Common all along the line of march, from 

 Nusbki onwards.] 



11, Phrynocephalus maculatus, Andereon. 



us tnaculatus, 

 Li) V. 1889, p. i 



Twenty-one specimens. 



Phrynocephalus maculatus, Boulenger, Brit. Mus. Cat. Lizards, I. 377 : Trant. 

 Linn. Soc. Zool. (ii) V. 1889, p. 97, pi. ix. fig. 3 : Faun. Brit. Ind., Kept , p. 155. 



