14. EReEMras. 83 
Supraoculars bordered internally by a 
series of granules; 19 to 23 femoral 
pores ....... twee sa MAA eae 24. vermiculata, p. 106. 
1. Eremias nitida. (Pxarz IV. fig. 1.) 
Eremias nitida, Gtinth, Ann. § Mag. N. H. (4) ix. 1872, p. 881. 
Head rather elongate ; snout obtuse. Nasals not at all swollen, 
the lower in contact with the rostral on a very small point; fronto- 
nasal much broader than long, separated from the rostral by the 
long suture of the upper nasals; two prefrontals; frontal feebly 
grooved anteriorly; two large supraoculars, with a few small scales 
in front and behind, and a series of granules on their outer border ; 
a single scale between the loreal and the anterior supraocular ; inter- 
parietal twice as long as broad, quite as long as the suture between 
the frontoparietals ; a small occipital ; a small shield may be present 
between the latter and the interparietal; a band-like shield borders 
the parietal externally, and another, curved one the ear supero- 
anteriorly ; temporal scales granular, smooth ; no auricular denti- 
culation ; lower eyelid scaly ; subocular bordering the lip, between 
the fifth and sixth upper labials; the three anterior pairs of chin- 
shields in contact. Gular scales increasing gradually in size towards 
the collar; latter slightly curved, perfectly free, formed of 9 or 
10 plates. Dorsal scales rhomboidal, juxtaposed, keeled, 42 across 
the middle of the body. Ventral plates in straight longitudinal 
and transverse series, all much broader than long; in six lon- 
gitudinal series, the median pair narrower than the two others; 
27 to 29 transverse series from the collar-fold to the praanal 
region. Preanal scales small and irregular, the postero-median a 
little larger than the others. The hind limb reaches between the 
collar and the ear; foot as long as the distance between the an- 
terior border of the orbit and the fore limb; a single series of 
large subtibial plates. 12 or 13 femoral pores on each side. Tail 
more than twice as long as head and body; all the caudal scales 
strongly keeled. Upper surface of head, limbs, tail, anda band 
along the middle of the back brown; a fine paler brown line sepa- 
rating the latter from the sides, which are black, with two longi- 
tudinal white lines ; limbs with round paler spots; lower surfaces 
white, limbs and tail pinkish. 
millim. millim, 
Total length...... 137 From end of snout 
Head .......... 10 to vent ...... 41 
Width of head.... 6 Fore limb ...... 14 
From end of snout Hind limb ...... 26 
to forelimb.... 17 Maal sa 3 erect desleece , 96 
West Africa. 
A transition-form between Hremias and Nueras. 
a-b. Yg. W. Africa. ij (Types. ) 
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