104 LACERTIDE. 
Eremias cesruleo-ocellata (non D. § B.), Anders. Proc. Zool. Soc. 
1872, p. 373. : 
—— yarkandensis, Blanf. Journ. As. Soc. Beng. xliv. 1875, 
p. 194, and 2nd Yarkand Miss., Rept. p. 16, pl. ii. fig. 3. 
Podarces (Eremias).multiocellata, Strauch, Voy. Przewalski, Rept. 
p. 26. 
—— (——) planiceps, Strauch, 1. c. p. 89, pl. iv. fig. 3. 
Head moderate; snout obtuse. Nasals not swollen; lower nasal 
not forming a suture with the rostral; frontonasal separated from 
the rostral; two prefrontals, sometimes with an azygos shield 
between; frontal not distinctly grooved; two large, and a small 
posterior third, supraoculars ; a few small scales or granules between 
the anterior supraocular and the loreal; the distance between the 
latter shields is less than the length of the anterior supraocular; no 
granules between the supraoculars and the frontal; interparietal 
small; no occipital ; temporal scales granular, smooth ; an enlarged 
scale on the supero-anterior border of the ear; no auricular denti- 
culation; lower eyelid opaque; subocular (usually) reaching the 
lip, between the sixth and seventh upper labials; lower nasal in 
contact with three nasals; the three anterior pairs of chin-shields 
in contact. A rather indistinct transverse gular fold, connecting 
the ears; 27 * gular scales on a line from the collar to the suture 
between the anterior chin-shields ; collar slightly curved, perfectly 
free. Dorsal scales granular, flat, juxtaposed, perfectly smooth, 
45 across the middle of the body. Ventral plates forming irregular 
oblique longitudinal and slightly angular transverse series; the 
longest transverse series contain 14 or 16 (seldom 18) plates, which 
are as long as broad or a little longer than broad ; 32 (28 to 35) 
transverse series. The adpressed hind limb reaches the axil; the 
length of the foot equals the distance between the arm and the 
centre of the eye; digits rather feebly keeled inferiorly ; an outer 
series of very large subtibial shields. 13(9 to 14) femoral pores. 
Tail a little longer than head and body (usually once and a half the 
length of the latter); basal caudal scales all smooth, posterior upper 
caudals feebly keeled. Olive-grey above, head and middle of the 
back spotted or reticulated with black; sides and limbs with 
whitish, black-edged ocelli. 
millim, millim, 
Total length........ 120 From end of snout 
Head: asevayah devs 14 to vent........ 58 
Width of head ...... 9 Fore limb........ 20 
From end of snout Hind limb ...... 30 
to fore limb...... 21 Taal econ wai ate ae ate 62 
Eastern Turkestan, Mongolia. 
a 9. Gobi Desert. J. Brenchley, Esq. [P.]. (Type.) 
* 24 or 25 in the type of E. planiceps, as Dr. Strauch kindly informs me. 
