14. EREMIAS. 103 
between the anterior supraocular granular, equal to or exceeding 
the length of the latter shield; sometimes a series of granules 
separating the anterior supraocular from the frontal ; interparietal 
small; no occipital; temporal scales granular, smooth; enlarged 
tympanic scale usually absent; no auricular denticulation; sub- 
ocular usually not reaching the lip; the two first labials in contact 
with the lower nasal; the three anterior pairs of chin-shields in 
contact. A more or less distinct transverse gular fold, connecting 
the ears; 18 to 25 gular scales on a line extending from the collar 
to the suture between the chin-shields ; collar slightly curved, with 
7 to 11 rather large plates. Dorsal scales granular, smooth, con- 
siderably larger on the sides, 44 to 60: across the middle of the 
body. Ventral plates as long as broad or a little broader than long, 
in very irregular oblique longitudinal series; 28 to 31 transverse 
series, the longest of which contain 12 or 14 plates. Preanal 
scales small and irregular. The adpressed hind limb usually 
reaches the axilla or not quite so far, rarely the shoulder; the 
length of the foot equals the distance between the arm and the 
centre of the eye or the anterior border of the orbit; an outer 
series of very large subtibial plates. 8 to 12 femoral pores. Tail 
once and one fourth to once and a half the length of head and body; 
upper caudal scales strongly keeled; basal subcaudals smooth. 
Olive-grey or brownish above, with large black and white ocelli, 
the lateral of which are sometimes confluent into one or two whitish 
longitudinal bands. 
millim,  millim, 
Total length.............2.000ee 135 135 
Head: 4c schee ade wema aaanes 13 13 
Width of head ............ 0.008. 95 9-5 
From end of snout to fore limb .... 22 22 
From end of snout to vent... .... 56 62 
Pore: LM) ysijdac ea vsioe ect eae 19 21 
Mand MM sa a ver dha ieee wish eae ae and 30 31 
Pai: Sretear een eee a ena die aes 79 73 
Northern China, Mongolia, Manchuria. 
a-e. SQ. Chefoo. R. Swinhoe, Esq. [C.]. 
f-9. SQ. Pekin. J. Brenchley, Esq. ca 
h-k. 3 Q Pekin. R. Swinhoe, Esq. [C.]. 
i. Yg. Pekin. Dr. S. W. Bushell [C.]. 
m. &. Pekin. Marquis G. Doria [P.]. 
n . N. China. R. Swinhoe, Esq. [C.]. 
op. dQ. N. China. : Mr. A. Adams [C. }. 
q &. Land of Grass, Mongolia. J. Brenchley, Esq. [P.]. 
(Type of E. brenchleyt.) 
robe. Manchuria. Mr. A. Adams [C.]. 
21. Eremias multiocellata. 
Eremias multiocellata, Giinth. Ann. §& Mag. N. H. (4) x. 1872, 
p. 419, and in Brenchley’s ‘ Curagoa,’ Rept. p. 400. 
