8 Lacertidse. 



interparietal small, usually separated from the occipital by a small 

 shield. 4 supraoculars, first small and usually in contact with the 

 frontal, second and third large and subequal, fourth small and some- 

 times broken up into two or three; 6 or 7 superciliaries, separated 

 from the supraoculars by a series of granules. Lower eyelid some- 

 what transparent, with feebly enlarged scales in the middle, some of 

 which are deeper than the others. Eostral not entering the nostril ; 

 a single postnasal ; anterior loreal shorter than the second ; 5, rarely 

 4,* upper labials anterior to the subocular, which is a little narrower 

 beneath than above. A long, narrow upper temporal, usually in 

 contact with the fourth supraocular, followed by one or two small 

 shields ; temporal scales mostly hexagonal, very small above, larger 

 beneath ; a narrow, curved tympanic shield. 



6 pairs of chin-shields, first three in contact in the middle ; 29 to 

 34 gular scales in a straight line in the middle, granular in front, 

 gradually or abruptly enlarged and imbricate towards the collar ; no 

 gular fold. Collar with strongly serrated edge, composed of 7 to 10 

 plates. 



Scales granular and smooth on the nape, rhombic, juxtaposed or 

 subimbricate, and obtusely keeled on the body ; 4 or 6 series of hexa- 

 gonal plates along the back, more or less strongly keeled ; 38 to 42 

 plates and scales across the middle of the body.t 12 or 14 large 

 keeled scales in a transverse series between the hind limbs. Ventral 

 plates in 6 longitudinal and 28 to 31 transverse series, the border of 

 the transverse series feebly notched between the plates, the median 

 pair of which is narrower than the others. Preanal plates small 

 and irregular, or two large and median, or three large, forming a 

 triangle. 



14 to 16 femoral pores on each side. 33 to 35 lamellar scales under 

 the fourth toe. 



Caudal scales in alternately somewhat longer and shorter whorls 

 upper oblique, strongly and diagonally keeled, rounded or obtusely 

 pointed behind, lower keeled ; 26 to 30 scales in the fourth or fifth 

 whorl behind the postanal granules. 



Brown to blackish above, with six yellowish white streaks, two 

 along the back, diverging on the nape, and two on each side, the 

 upper from behind the eye to the base of the tail, passing above the 

 tympanum, the lower from the upper lip, through the tympanum and 

 above the fore limb, to the base of the thigh ; the dark band between 

 the two light lateral streaks sometimes spotted with whitish ; upper 

 * In the female from Mt. Manif. 

 t Anderson's count— 47— is taken higher up the body. 



