126 LacertidcV. 



four series of ill-defined irregular blackish spots on the back, and two 

 series of yellowish green spots on each side. 



Habitat. — The Roques del Zalmor, near Hierro. The same large 

 lizard is also said to have been found on Hierro itself. 



Section III. Zootoca, Wagl. — Transverse series of ventral plates 

 with notches between the plates,* longitudinal series 6 or 8 ; collar 

 serrated ; a single postnasal (exceptionally 2) ; femoral pores 5 to 15 ; 

 pterygoid teeth absent (with very rare exceptions) . 



A. Parietal foramen present. 



25 to .37 scales across body, dorsals usually keeled, rarely smooth ; 

 preanal shield bordered by two (rarely one) semicircles of 

 smaller shields ; granules between supraoculars and super- 

 ciliaries absent or reduced to 1 to 4 ; hind limb reaching 

 wrist or elbow in males, not beyond wrist in females ; 5 to 15 

 femoral pores ; 14 to 20 lamellae vinder fourth toe. 



L. vivipara, Jacq., p. 127. 



32 scales across body, dorsals smooth, faintly keeled towards 

 tail ; preanal shield bordered by two semicircles of smaller 

 shields, the median of the inner series transversely enlarged ; 

 4 or 5 granviles between supraoculars and superciliaries ; 

 hind limb reaching wrist in female ; 14 or 15 femoral pores. 



L.fraasii, Lehrs, p. 140. 



38 to 53 scales across body, dorsals smooth or feebly keeled, 

 laterals not smaller; preanal shield bordered by a single 

 semicircle of smaller shields, rarely by two ; 2 to 1 2 granules 

 between supraoculars and superciliaries ; hind limb reaching 

 elbow or axil in males, wrist in females ; 6 to 12 femoral 

 pores ; 21 to 26 lamellsa under fourth toe L. derjugini, Nik., p. 142. 



* Except in some specimens of L. derjugini, in which the border is nearly 

 straight, as in L. muralis, thus completely filling up the gap between this Section 

 and J'odarcis. 



