Lacerta. 



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Scales on upper surface of tibia as large as or smaller than dorsals^ 

 feebly keeled. 14 to 20 femoral pores on each side. 24 to 29 lamellar 

 scales under the fourth toe. 



Caudal scales differing from tliose of the preceding varieties in 

 being less strongly keeled, sometimes very feebly ; 24 to 32 scales in 

 the fourth or fifth whorl behind the postanal granules. 



The coloration of fresh specimens is thus described by Blanf ord : 

 — " Olive-grey on the back, finely spotted with black, rather darker 

 on the sides, the under parts pale throughout in some individuals, in 

 others (probably males) all the abdomen, breast, throat, and some- 

 times part of the lower labials, are brick-red, and when this colour is 

 most intense there is a line of pale blue spots on the exterior edge of the 

 outermost ventral scales." I may add that a dorsolateral series of 

 small light spots is more or less distinct, and that light round spots, 

 are usually present on the darker sides. 



Measurements (in millimetres) : 



Particulars of Specimens Examined. 



cJ Elburz Mts., N. of Teheran 



(Blanford) . 

 „ Ditto (Blanford) . 



cj „ (Woosnam) 



J, j» »» 



„ Persia (type of var. persica) 



9 Tiflis ? (type of L. depressa) 



Columns as on p. 175. 



1. 2. 3. 4. 



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