58 LACERTID 2. 
10. ACANTHODACTYLUS. 
Acanthodactylus (Futz.), Wiegm. Herp. Mex. p. 10; Dum. § Bibr. 
v. p. 265; Gray, Cat. Liz. p. 386; Schreib. Herp. Eur. p. 388 ; 
Bouleng. Bull. Soc. Zool. France, 1878, p. 181; Lataste, Ann. Mus. 
Genov. (2) ii, 1885, pp. 125, 477. 
Scapteira, part., Gray, Aun. N. H. i. 1838, p. 280. 
Ida, part., Gray, l. c. p. 281. 
Meroles, part., Gray, p e. p. 282, 
Head-shields normal, occipital absent. Nostril pierced between 
two nasals and the first labial. Lower eyelid scaly. Collar more 
or less distinct. Dorsal scales juxtaposed or imbricate ; ventrals 
smooth, slightly imbricate. Digits keeled inferiorly and more or 
less strongly fringed laterally. Femoral pores. Tail subcylin- 
drical. 
South of Spain and Portugal; Africa north of the equator; 
South-western Asia eastwards to the Punjab. 
Synopsis of the Species. 
I. Posterior dorsal scales very much larger than the anterior, 
strongly imbricate, sharply keeled, passing gradually into the 
caudals ; not more than 16 longitudinal rows of keeled scales 
between the hind limbs. 
Snout obtuse ; seldom more than 10 ventral 
plates across the middle of the body.... 1. boskianus, p. 59. 
Snout acute; 12 or 14 ventral plates across 
the middle of the body .............. 2. cantoris, p. 60. 
II. Posterior dorsal scales but little enlarged. 
A. Not more than 10 ventral plates across the middle of the 
body, those of the median series much broader than long. 
1. Four supraoculars, forming sutures with one another. 
Dorsal scales very strongly keeled ...... 3. syriacus, p. 61. 
Dorsal scales obtusely keeled; temporal 
scales not keeled ................4. 4. schreibert, p. 62. 
2. A large anterior supraocular, fre- 
quently separated from the second 
by a series of granules ; fourth 
supraocular broken up into gra- 
nules ; the hind limb reaches the 
ear, or beyond .............. 5. micropholis, p. 63. 
3. Only two large supraoculars, the first and fourth being 
broken up into small scales or granules; the hind limb 
not reaching the ear. 
Upper caudal scales strongly keeled ; the 
outer edge of the fourth toe strongly 
POCHNATS: cv. b wed eeuie was eae ee eA 6. savignyi, p. 63, 
