12 LACERTID. 
2. Lacerta ocellata. 
Lacerta ocellata, Gray, Cat. p. 30. 
Lacerta ocellata, Daud. Rept. iii. p. 125, pl. xxxii.; M.-Edw. Ann. 
Se, Nat. xvi. 1829, pp. 63, 82; Duges, Ann. Sc. Nat. xvi. p. 368, 
1. xv.; Bonap. Faun. Ital.; Duvern. R. A., Rept. pl. xii.; Dum. 
Bibr. v. p. 218; De Betta, Faun. Ital., Rett. Anf. p. 26; Schreib. 
Herp. Eur, p. 423; Lataste, Herp. Gir. p. 65; Bedriaga, Arch. i. 
Nat. 1879, p. 316; Camerano, Mon. Sauri Ital. p. 79; Bedriaga, 
Abh. Senckenb. Ges. xiv. 1886, p. 39. 
—— jamaicensis, Daud. J. c. p. 149. 
lepida, Daud. 1. ec. p. 204, pl. xxxvii. fig. 1. 
Thimon ocellatus, Tschudi, Isis, 1836, p. 551. 
Lacerta senegalensis, Gray, Ann. NV. H. ii. 1838, p. 279. 
—— margaritata, Schinz, Eur. Faun. ii. p. 14. 
— ocellata, var. iberica, Seoane, Ident. de Lacerta Schreiberi, 
Se. p. 8 
Head very large in the male; snout moderately long, obtuse. 
Rostral entering the nostril; two regularly superposed postnasals ; 
normally four upper labials anterior to the subocular ; supraoculars 
usually separated from the supraciliaries by a series of granules ; 
occipital very large, as broad as or broader than the frontal, 
broader than the interparietal; temples covered with irregular, 
rather large scales ; no enlarged scale on the anterior border of the 
ear; two large temporal shields in contact with the parietal. Gular 
fold absent or scarcely indicated; 24 to 38 gular scales on a line 
between the collar and the third pair of chin-shields; collar with 
serrated edge, composed of 9 to 13 plates. Dorsal scales small, 
roundish-rhomboidal, very feebly keeled, very slightly larger on the 
sides, where three or four correspond to the length of a ventral 
plate; 62 to 78 scales across the middle of the body. Ventral 
plates broader than long in 8 or 10 longitudinal series, the second 
series on each side from the median ventral line the largest; 28 to 
35 transverse series. Praanal plate bordered by two to four 
semicircles of small plates. The hind limb reaches the axilla or. 
the shoulder. Femoral pores 11 to 16. Tail about twice as long 
as head and body; caudal scales keeled, with obtusely pointed 
posterior border. Green above, with black dots or network, 
or blackish olive with yellowish network; sides with large blue 
spots or ocelli; lower surfaces uniform greenish yellow. Young 
olive above, covered all over with white or bluish black-edged ocelli, 
the black sometimes forming irregular cross bands on the back. 
millim. millim. 
Total length.................. 610 413 
Cady 08 a oiey eee da ea) baie 2 60 34 
Width of head.............005 44 24 
From end of snout to fore limb ..- 84 56 
From end of snout to vent ...... 210 138 
