Lacerta. 



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males, usually blackish, with numerous round light spots; females: 

 frequently uniform yellowish brown or mahogany-brown on the back, 

 with a yellowish, black-edged dorso-lateral streak from the eye to the- 

 tail, and another, wider light streak from the ear to the groin ; limbs 

 with round, dark-edged, light spots. Lower parts white or yellow, 

 without or with black spots, which are usually confined to the throat 

 and the outer row of ventral plates, but which sometimes form a band 

 along the second row of plates from the median line in females as 

 well as in males. According to Lorenz MuUer, the lower parts are 

 sometimes bright orange in males. 



Specimens in which the black markings preponderate on the upper 

 parts, the light ground-colour appearing as four dorsal lines with 

 small spots or cross-lines between them, have been named by Bedriaga 

 var. Corsica. 



The following notes are taken from living specimens from Sardinia, 

 for which I am indebted to Count Peraeea : 



Coppery brown, yellowish brown, greenish yellow, or bright green 

 above ; white, with mother-of-pearl sheen, or greenish yellow beneath ; 

 turquoise-blue spots always present above the shoulder and on the- 

 outer ventral plates ; some specimens with numerous blue spots on 

 the sides, alternating with others of a green or greenish yellow shade ;; 

 the dorso-lateral streak pale brownish or greenish yellow. 



Particulars of Specimens Examined. 



1. 2. 3. 4. 

 Corsica : 



(J Orezza (type of var. Corsica) 60 60 24 9 



„ Corte . . . . 69 58 26 10 



„ „ 57 66 26 11 



„ „ .... 50 60 26 10 



9 66 56 26 



(J Ajaccio 



Sardinia : 

 ^ Latzorbe 



51 67 29 



9 



? 



60 63 26 9 



56 75 25 11 



56 72 24 11 



55 &9 26 13 



55 70 29 10 



55 72 28 10 



64 66 27 9 

 63 77 28 10 

 62 &6 25 9 



5. 6. 7. 



29 21 32' 

 28 23 34 



30 25-26 30' 



28 28-22 29 



31 20-21 30' 



29 2^22 29 

 34 23-24 30 



32 23-25 28. 



30 22 ? 

 28 21-22 31 



33 19 33 



34 25 



34. 



28 22-21 30 

 40 23-24 31 

 35 24-25 28. 



