148 



Lacertidas. 



Measurements (in millimetres) : 



"From end of snout to vent 



fore limb 

 Length of head . 

 Width of head 

 Depth of head . 

 Fore limb . 

 Hind limb 

 Foot 

 Tail . 



1, 3. (J, Sukhum Kale. 2. (J, Comana Forest. 4. ?, Comana. 

 Forest. 5. $ , Herkulesbad. 



1. 2. 3. 4, 5. 



53 52 41 55 51 



19 19 16 18 17 



12 12 10 12 10 



8 8 6-5 8 7 



7 7 5-5 7 6 



15 16 14 16 15 



26 27 22 24 22 



15 16 12 14 13 



— 93 77 — — 



Particulars of Specimens Examined. 



$ Sukhum Kale, Transcaucasia . 



„ Comana Forest, Vlasca, Koumania . 



S Herkulesbadr, Transylvania 



Table as in the preceding, minus column 9. 



Hahitat. — Cis- and Transcaucasia, and South Coast of the Caspian 

 Sea ; Valleys of the Southern Carpathians under 600 m. altitude. 

 The species has recently been recorded from Bulgaria. 



All the specimens in the British Museum * have 6 pairs of chin- 

 shields, the 3 anterior forming a median suture, and are therefore 

 referable to Lantz and Cyren's subspecies pontica. The typical form, 

 according to them, with 5 pairs of chin-shields, the 2 anterior forming 

 a median suture,t is confined to the Caspian Sea basin, and is dis- 

 tinguished besides by rather smaller and more feebly keeled scales 

 (35 to 43, usually 39, across middle of body). J 



* 15 in number. 



t The authors mention, however, occasional exceptions (one in the case of 

 each of the two forms) with 5 shields on one side and 6 on the otlier. 



X The series in the British Museum does not support the authors' statement 

 as to two other characters — the postnasal and the masseteric shield ; all have 



