232 Lacertidse. 



small point and with the first upper labial ; anterior loreal as long as 

 deep or a little longer, shorter than the second ; 5, rarely 6, upper 

 labials anterior to the subocular, -which is much narrower beneath than 

 above and borders the mouth. A long and narrow upper temporal, 

 followed by a small shield ; temporal scales small, granular ; a narrow 

 tympanic shield. Lower eyelid opaque, scaly. 



4 or 6 pairs of chin-shields, the three anterior in contact in the 

 middle ; 28 to 31 gular scales in a straight line between the symphysis 

 of the chin-shields and the median collar-plate, the last two or three 

 rows much enlarged ; no gular fold. Collar slightly curved, free, 

 composed of 7 to 10 plates. 



Scales rhombic, juxtaposed, keeled, larger towards the ventral plates, 

 42 to 50 across the middle of the body. Ventral plates in 6 straight 

 longitudinal and 26 or 27 transverse series, the median pair about 

 \^ times as broad as long, the others fully twice as broad as long. 

 Preanal plate small, a little broader than long, with one small plate 

 on each side and two series of small plates in front. 



Scales on upper surface of tibia similar to the dorsals ; a single 

 series of large plates on the lower surface. 12 to 15 femoral pores on 

 each side.* Subdigital lamellae bicarinate, 21 to 24 under the fourth 

 toe. 



Caudal scales strongly keeled, slightly oblique, 28 or 30 in the fourth 

 or fifth whorl. 



Vertebral region brown, sides black ; a more or less distinct lighter 

 vertebral streak, bifurcating on the nape, and a dorsolateral, pro- 

 ceeding from the outer border of the parietal shield ; two white lateral 

 streaks, sometimes broken up into spots, the upper from behind the 

 eye to the tail, passing above the tympanum, the lower from the upper 

 lip, through the tympanum, to the groin ; limbs reddish brown above ; 

 lower parts white ; tail red . 



Measurements (in millimetres) : 



From end of snout to vent . 41 



,, ,, ,, fore limb . . .17 



Length of head . 10 



Width of head . 6 



Depth of head . . . 5 



Fore limb ... . . 14 



Hind limb . . 26 



Foot ... 13 



Tail . . . . . 96 



* Sometimes 11 acoordini^ to Tovnier. 



