300 Lacertidss. 



physis of the chin-shields and the median collar-plate ; gular fold 

 distinct ; collar not or but feebly serrated, composed of 7 to 9 plates. 



Body covered with small, smooth granules, which are slightly 

 smaller on the sides than on the back ; 50 to 65 scales across the 

 middle of the body, 3 or 4 transverse series corresponding to a ventral 

 plate, 38 to 42 in the middle of the back corresponding to the length 

 of the head. Ventral plates in 8 (or 10 ?)* longitudinal series, broader 

 than long, subequal, or the second series from the median line the 

 broadest ; in 28 to 30 transverse series. Preanal plate rather large, 

 bordered by two semicircles of small plates. Scales on upper surface of 

 tibia smaller than dorsals. 25 or 26 lamellar scales under the fourth 

 toe. 16 to 20 femoral pores on each side. 



Caudal scales truncate, the upper rather oblique, diagonally and 

 rather strongly but obtusely keeled, the lower smooth (in the basal 

 third) ; apical pits very distinct ; the whorls not very unequal in 

 length ; 28 or 30 scales in the fourth whorl behind the postanal 

 granules. 



The coloration of the type specimens is thus described by Blanford : 

 Centre of back olive-grey ; a rather irregular whitish line down each 

 side (originating behind the supratemporal shields), breaking up 

 behind into white spots, with irregular mottling and spots of black 

 forming an indistinct band inside and outside the white one ; another 

 ill-marked pale line down the lower portion of each side, the ground 

 colour of which, and of the breast and abdomen, is pale greenish blue, 

 the anterior and inner margins of most of the ventral plates near the 

 sides being black. According to De Filippi, there are some blue spots 

 near the axillary region, and the anal region and lower part of the tail 

 are tinged with fiery red. 



The following notes refer to three well-preserved specimens recently 

 received from M. L. A. Lantz. 



Male pale brown above, with small black spots having a tendency to 

 form a reticulation ; sides of head and body with numerous whitish 

 dark-edged ocellar spots, the largest in and above the axil ; throat and 

 belly white ; outer ventrals blue, with small black spots ; anal region, 

 lower surface of thighs, and lower surface of tail reddish. 



Female not unlike the preceding, but with the white dorsolateral 

 streak distinct on the nape and continued as a regular series of spots 

 on the body ; a second series of white spots from the ear to the side of 



* De Filippi gave ten as the number of longitudinal rows. Blanford, re- 

 describing the type specimens, two in number, says : — " Eight longitudinal rows, 

 all nearly equal in size : in one of the specimens there is an additional row of 

 much smaller scales on each side, but it is broken up in the other specimen." 



