304 Lacertidas. 



the outer very small ; all broader than long, the median pair 

 narrowest, the other two nearly equal in width ; 23 to 27 transverse 

 series in males, 25 to 29 in females. Preanal plate large, bordered 

 by one or two semicircles of small plates. 



Scales on upper surface of tibia smaller than dorsals, with a strong 

 keel, often with small tubercles or short secondary keels in addition. 

 27 to 36 lamellar scales under the fourth toe (usually 29 to 32). 

 16 to 24 femoral pores on each side (usually 18 to 21). 



Upper caudal scales rather narrow, straight or slightly oblique, 

 strongly keeled, the keel sometimes accompanied by a groove on 

 each side,* truncate or very obtusely pointed behind, mostly with a 

 distinct apical sensory pit ; the whorls more or less unequal in length, 

 sometimes very slightly ; 24 to 34 scales in the fourth or fifth whorl 

 behind the postanal granules. 



G-rey or pale brown above, the back uniform or scantily dotted or 

 spotted with blackish, occasionally with larger spots having a tendency 

 to arrange themselves in transverse series ; upper surface of head 

 without spots ; a black lateral band, passing through the eye, sometimes 

 well defined by a white streak above and beneath, to above the shoulder, 

 where its lower limit shades ofE into the lighter colour of the flanks 

 and its upper border is festooned or crenulate ; white dots or round 

 white spots on the black of the sides ; sides sometimes only a little 

 darker than the back, with black and white ocelli ; limbs with a dark 

 network, often enclosing round white spots ; tail uniform or with small 

 dark spots irregularly disposed. Lower parts white, throat of male 

 sometimes bluish, without spots, except in males ; a series of rather 

 distant blue, black-edged spots along each side of the belly. 



Measurements (in millimetres) : 



type. 6. ? (gravid), Jerusalem. 



* As in L. danfordii, var. grieca. 



9, 



