Lacerta. 89 



obtusely pointed, not more so than in many specimens of L. muralis ; 

 34 to 38 scales in the fourth or fifth whorl behind the postanal 

 granules. 



Green or olive-grey above, uniform or with small black spots, 

 sparsely scattered on the back, more crowded on the sides ; in one of 

 the adult females the black dots form a regular vertebral series or 

 interrupted line, a type of markings which I have not met with in any 

 other form of L. viridis ; upper surface of head uniform green, olive, 

 or brown. Lower parts yellow, greenish, but not blue, on the throat 

 and on the sides of the belly. Young brown or olive with three white 

 longitudinal streaks on the back, traces of which may be preserved in 

 the adult ; black spots may be present between them ; a white streak 

 on each side of the neck, from the middle of the tympanum, continued 

 on each side of the body to above the hind limb, or breaking up into 

 a series of round spots above the fore limb; another white line 

 along each side of the belly. 



Measurements (in millimetres) : 



From end of snout to vent . 



,, „ fore limb 



Head . 



Width of head 

 Depth of head 

 Fore limb . 

 Hind limb . 

 Foot 

 Tail . 



Particulars of the Specimens Examined, from the South Coast of the 

 Caspian Sea, Collected by the late Mr. B. B. Woosnam. 



1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 



S . 105 42 26 11 21 20-19 25 7-5 



102 42 26 11 17 17-18 27 6 



100 41 27 9 18 20-19 27 4 



81 39 26 10 16 19-20 25 2-3 



70 40 24 10 18 19-20 25 7-5 



9 ■ 95 40 28 11 20 19 26 4-3 



92 42 28 9 18 18-17 26 7 



59 43 27 10 19 19-20 27 4 



1. Length from snout to vent (in millim.). 2. Scales across body. 3. Trans- 

 verse rows of ventrals. 4. Collar plates. 5. Gular scales. 6. Femoral pores. 

 7. Lamellae under fourth toe. 8. Superciliary granules. 



