Laeerta. 12S 



series. Preanal plate small, sometimes replaced by three plates; 

 forming a triangle ; 3 semicircles of smaller plates on the preanal 

 region, and granules bordering the preanal shield posteriorly. 



Scales on upper surface of tibia similar to dorsals, but smaller and 

 sometimes tricarinate. 24 to 31 femoral pores on each side. 31 to 

 35 lamellar scales under the fourth toe. 



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 minute granules in several 

 rows ; 54 to 66 scales in the fifth whorl. 



Young greyish brown above, with a more or less distinct light dorso- 

 lateral streak from the outer border of the parietals to above the 

 shoulder, where it breaks up into a series of 10 or 11 round spots ; a 

 second light streak may be present from the eye to above the tym- 

 panum, and a third from below the eye to the shoulder, passing- 

 through the lower third of the tympanum ; the dorso-lateral streak 

 bordered inwards by a dark brown streak breaking up into spots 

 corresponding to the light ones, each bearing one or two light 

 dots ; small dark spots or ocelli on the back between the dorso- 

 lateral streaks ; sides with vertical series of 3 or 4 ocelli corres- 

 ponding to the dorso-lateral series ; upper surface of head with small 

 dark brown spots ; limbs with ocellar spots ; base of tail with two 

 dorsal series of dark spots and a light, dark-edged lateral streak ;^ 

 lower parts whitish, throat with oblique grey streaks forming chevrons 

 open behind. 



According to Steindachuer a light vertebral streak is sometimes 

 present on the posterior half of the body. 



With age the longitudinal arrangement of the markings disappears 

 and the greyish or reddish brown back is covered by transverse series 

 of very numerous small ocelli which may run together to form 14 or 15 

 narrow light cross-bars, more or less broken up. Adult males with thfr 

 head and tail reddish brown, uniform or the latter with round yellowish 

 spots. The markings on the throat disappear in the males, which 

 are grey or greyish brown beneath, the lower surface of the head 

 sometimes yellowish ; belly of adult females also grey, or bluish 

 grey. 



Particulars of Specimens Examined. 



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



(J (Vienna Museum) 152 85 16 35 14 47 28-29 34- 



. 117 93 18 34 10 49 31-30 34 



? „ „ 122 84 16 34 12 44 27-29 31 



