108 LACERTIDE. 
Lower eyelid scaly. Collar distinct. Dorsal scales small; ventral 
shields feebly imbricate, smooth. Digits compressed or depressed, 
smooth or keeled inferiorly, fringed laterally. Femoral pores. 
Tail cylindrical. 
Central Asia; South Africa. 
Synopsis of the Species. 
I. Ventral plates forming straight longitudinal series ; snout conical. 
A. Lower nasal forming a suture with the rostral. 
Subdigital lamella keeled ; frontonasal 
separated from the rostral by the nasals. 1. knowiz, p. 109. 
Subdigital lamella keeled; frontonasal in 
contact with the rostral.............. 2. depressa, p. 110. 
B. Lower nasal separated from the rostral. 
Subdigital lamelle keeled; subocular not 
reaching the lip.......... 0... 0.000 3. serripes, p. 111. 
Subdigital lamelle smooth ; subocular bor- 
dering the lip .s.ccsneese pees eee oa 4, reticulata, p. 112. 
II. Ventral plates forming oblique longitudinal series. 
A. Snout conical ; lower nasal separated from the rostral. 
Digits not flattened, keeled inferiorly ; two 
large supraoculars, surrounded by gra- 
NUS 2k ch cea aed eee ny as 5. scripta, p. 112. 
Digits flattened, smooth inferiorly ; two 
large supraoculars, surrounded by gra- 
NUS sd alee tarp tacis C4as wen aw 6. grammica, p. 118. 
Digits flattened, smooth or indistinctly 
keeled inferiorly ; three large supra- 
oculars, second and third bordered by 
BVAMUIOS, 6 ci scas exited swe aa ea Gaiedin Ones 7. acutirostris, p. 114. 
B. Snout wedge-shaped ; lower nasal forming a suture with the 
rostral. 
Frontonasal not forming a suture with the 
rostral; a lateral series of enlarged 
keeled scales on the posterior part of the 
ack: yuh ven esp wieisiieeh vanced ls) cas ated 8. ctenodactyla, p. 115. 
Frontonasal forming a suture with the 
rostral; no lateral series of enlarged 
1) (2 a 9. cunetrostris, p. 116. 
