"270 Lacertidse. 



GrEOTjp V. — Europe east of the Adriatic, Caucasus, Asia Minor, 

 Persia. 



The forms included under this head are, like those of the parallel 

 Western Group IV, more nearly related to the typical L. muralis, and 

 -some of them show considerable resemblance to the species of the 

 Zootoca Section. A dark vertebral streak or series of spots is primarily 

 present in the first two varieties, as in the typical form, whilst it has 

 been lost in the others. The last five varieties so completely merge 

 into one another that the definitions are necessarily somewhat vague 

 and unsatisfactory; they constitute the L. saxicola of Mehely. The 

 vars. chalyhdea and saxicola closely approach the var. monticola in the 

 preceding group. The prevailing colour is brown, but green specimens 

 are known of the vars. chalyhdea and saxicola. 



Var. brevieeps, Blgr. — Head not strongly depressed ; hind limb 

 reaching axil or shoulder in males ; scales rhombic or hexagonal, 

 strongly keeled, 45 to 55 across the body ; femoral pores 13 to 16 ; 

 21 to 24 lamellar scales under the fourth toe ; collar-edge more or less 

 distinctly serrated ; caudal scales more or less pointed behind. From 

 snout to vent up to 65 millim. — Herzegovina. 



Var. horvathi, Mehely. — Head much depressed ; hind limb reaching 

 axil or shoulder in males ; scales roundish-hexagonal or oval, smooth 

 or faintly keeled, 39 to 49 across the body ; femoral pores 16 to 23 ; 

 26 to 28 lamellar scales under the fourth toe ; series of granules 

 between the supraoculars and the superciliaries usually complete ; 

 rostral forming a suture with the frontonasal. From snout to vent 

 up to 65 millim. — Mountains of S.W. Croatia. 



Var. caucasica, Mehely. — Head not strongly depressed ; hind limb 

 reaching shoulder or collar in males ; scales smooth or faintly keeled, 

 40 to 50 across the body ; femoral pores 12 to 17 ; 25 to 29 lamellar 

 scales under the fourth toe ; collar-edge more or less distinctly serrated. 

 From snout to veu|, up to 60 millim. — Caucasus. 



Var. chalyhdea, Eichw. — Head much depressed ; hind limb reaching 

 ■elbow or axil in males ; foot not or but slightly longer than head ; 

 granules between the supraoculars and the superciliaries often in an 

 incomplete series, sometimes reduced to 3 ; dorsal scales smooth or 

 faintly keeled, larger than tibials, 40 to 55 across the body ; femoral 

 pores usually less than 20 ; 24 to 29 lamellar scales under the fourth 

 toe. From snout to vent up to 75 millim. — Transcaucasia, Asia Minor, 

 Mesopotamia. 



