120 Lacertidse. 



Caudal scales very narrow and keeled, strongly above, truncate or 

 rounded behind, the whorls not very unequal in length and those on 

 the anterior part of the tail separated by rows of minute granules ; 

 40 to 63 scales in the fifth whorl. 



Toung grey or brown above, with a light dorso-lateral streak, 

 bordered on the inner side by a dark brown band or streak, which may 

 extend to the tail, where the dark streaks fuse into one, or disappear 

 about the middle of the body ; one other light streak from below the 

 eye, through the lower part of the tympanum, to the shoulder or to the 

 anterior side of the thigh, reappearing on the side of the tail ; some- 

 times a third light streak, from behind the eye, over the upper border 

 of the tympanum, lost on the neck ; a dark lateral band, with two or 

 three series of small ocellar spots, some of which may be blue ; upper 

 surface of head with dark specks ; limbs with ocellar spots. Lower 

 parts whitish, with chevron-shaped grey streaks, apex forward, on the 

 gular region. 



Adult females retain at least traces of these markings, but the 

 ocellar spots are multiplied and may form irregular transverse series 

 on the back ; a more or less distinct black band on the back of the 

 thigh ; belly dirty white, or greyish with round white and blue spots 

 on the sides. 



Adult males dark brown or olive with very numerous green, black- 

 edged ocellar spots which form more or less irregular transverse series 

 on the back; larger blue spots on the sides, the largest above the 

 shoulder ; head black or blackish brown above and beneath ; a large 

 pale blue blotch may be present on the side of the head below the 

 temple, and also on the masseteric shield.* Some specimens blackish 

 brown above, with the ocellar markings very indistinct, and with one or 

 two very large yellowish or blue spots above the shoulder. Belly black 

 in front, gradually shading to grey behind, with more or less numerous 

 irregular yellow or blue spots on the sides. 



Particulars of Specimens Examined. 



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



$ Teneriffe (type), P.M. 82 85 12 30 II 48 30 29 



(? „ (Verneau), P.M. 116 91 14 30 10 41 26-28 31 



„(„)„. 115 86 12 30 13 41 24-23 31 



* This is the " enormous oheek-patoh of a bright blue colour " regarded by 

 C. Boettger and L. MuUer as a " very distinctive character of the male " of their 

 L. galloti palmse, from the Island of Palma. It is quite as much developed in a 

 male from Teneriffe, from the ' Challenger ' collection. This blue blotch is also 

 mentioned by Steindachner, but without any reference to the locality. 



