360 



Lacertidx. 



Grreyish, brownish, or orange above, uniform or witli a darker 

 reticulation ; a yellowisli or whitish dark-edged dorsolateral streak, a 

 broad dark brown or brick-red lateral band and a yellowish or whitish 

 lateral streak from below the eye to the groin ; sides and limbs with 

 yellowish or whitish spots. Tail sometimes reddish, with a dark 

 lateral streak. Lower parts yellow or white. 



Measurements (in millimetres) : 



1. J, G-. Namaqualand, type. 2. cJ, L. Namaqualand. 3. 5 

 G. Namaqualand, type. 4. $ , Port NoUoth. 



Particulars of Specimens Examined. 



Habitat. — According to A. Smith " this lizard is found in the sandy 

 districts of Grreat Namaqualand, and where the surface of the country 

 is irregular it is generally met on the highest spots." It also occurs in 

 Little Namaqualand and the Great Karoo (Beaufort West) . 



Like the two preceding species, this Scaptira must have been directly 

 derived from the S. African Eremias of the Section Mesalina. But 

 whilst S. Jcnoxii stands near to E. lineo-ocellata, S. ctenodactyla has 

 more in common with E. capeneis, and, except for the presence of a 

 large anterior supraocular, it might be regarded as the highly 

 specialized descendant of that species. 



