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be very crowded, though usually leaving an unspotted area along each 

 side of the back. Large black spots may also be present on the upper 

 surface of the head — a style of markings which does not occur in any 

 of the other forms of L. viridis. Some females are green on the 

 anterior part or the whole of the body, but the upper surface of the 

 head and tail are always olive or brown, the tail often with one or 

 three dark longitudinal streaks. Males are green on the back and 

 sides, sometimes with three broad brown longitudinal bands, closely 

 spotted, marbled, or speckled with black on the head and body, half- 

 grown specimens occasionally retaining in addition the ocellar 

 markings of the young ; the sides of the head and the throat are 

 blue or bluish, and this colour is sometimes also shown by females. 

 The lower parts are yellow, profusely or scantily spotted or dotted 

 with black in the males, uniform or with scattered black dots in the 

 females, these spots resembling those usually found in L. agilisr' 

 Measurements (in millimetres) : 



1. (J , Lozoya Valley. 2. cJ,Corunna. 3. ^ , Burbia. 4. S , Coimbra. 

 Particulars of Specimens Examined. 



3 Biirbia, Leon 

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S Corunna 



„ Gralicia 



„ P.M. 



* Black dots occasionally also in males of the typical form and of the var. 

 strigata. 



