312 Lacertidse. 



Adult males olive-grey or brownish above, with blackish dots and 

 traces of round light spots ; younger males with round whitish spots 

 edged with dark brown ; sides closely speckled with black, with dark- 

 edged round light spots : head, including lips, speckled with black ; 

 limbs speckled or reticulated with black, with more or less distinct 

 round light spots ; tail without spots, except at the base ; belly 

 greenish white (in spirit), with blackish dots.* Females and young 

 with black dots or spots, or a black network enclosing round light 

 spots ; a light, unspotted area along each side of the back, from each 

 parietal shield ; belly unspotted or with small black spots. 



Measurements (in millimetres) : 



JJafciia*.— The types are from Zebil Bulghar Dagh, 4000 feet, 

 presented by Mr. C. Gr. Danford. Dr. Werner's specimens are from 

 Dumbellek Dagh, also in the Cilician Taurus. The young specimen 

 from Kaisarieh, referred to this species in the Catalogue of Lizards, 

 belongs to Latastia cappadocica, Werner. The Syrian specimen 

 mentioned by Barbour (Proc. N. Engl. Zool. Club, v, 1914, p. 84) under 

 the name of Lacerta danfordi should be compared with L. Isevis. 



Var. ANATOLICA. 



The type specimen (female) of this form is from near Eski Shehii- 

 in Central Asia Minor, and I am indebted to Dr. Werner for the 

 examination of two males from the some locality, one of which he has 

 presented to the British Museum. L. aertzeni, Werner, based on 

 Boettger's L. danfordii from Rhodes, Samos, and Nicaria (S. Sporades), 

 is regarded by Mehely as identical with L. anatolica, although he has 

 omitted to refer to Werner's name in the synonymy. 



According to Werner's original description, L. anatolica is similar 



* Reddish white or red in life, according to Werner ; the lips are also red or 

 reddish according to the same author. 



