24, LIOLENCS. 153 
small azygos frontal, separated from the interparietal by a pair of 
frontoparietals ; interparietal usually smaller than parietals; a series 
of three or four broad supraoculars; a single series of scales between 
the labials and the infraorbital ; temporal scales feebly keeled ; ante- 
rior border of ear not distinctly denticulated. Sides of neck granular, 
irregularly plicate ; an antehumeral fold. Dorsal scales small, feebly 
imbricate, hexagonal, as broad as or a little broader than long, and 
shortly and feebly keeled; lateral scales smaller ; ventrals as large as 
dorsals, squarish, smooth ; sixty-six to seventy-two scales round the 
middle of the body. The adpressed hind limb reaches the ear in the 
male, the shoulder in the female; hinder side of thighs uniformly 
granular. Male with two or three anal pores. Tail once and two 
thirds to twice as long as head and body ; caudal scales larger than 
dorsals. Olive or coppery brown above, with blackish spots sometimes 
forming angular cross bands on the back and tail, more or Jess pro- 
fusely dotted with bluish-green or pale olive; lower surfaces pale 
golden, throat frequently bluish-green. 
Total length .......... 179 millim. 
GAG 25 oe cates eae teed 155 
Width of head ........ Es ae 
BODY. dos neccony- dae ase hammock 44, 
Fore limb ..... ...... 24 (C, 
Hind limb... ......... 38. 5, 
Dail. oataveeunges oe tena 120s, 
Chili. 
a-b. S. Lota, Chili. Dr. Cunningham [C.]. 
e-d. 9 & her. Valparaiso. C. Darwin, Esq. te j 
e od. Chili. C. Darwin, Esq. [P.]. 
f. Several spec.: ¢, 2, and hgr. Chili. Dr. J. E. Gray [P.}. 
g tk. SQ. Chili. 
l. Yg. Peru (?). Dr. J. E. Gray [P.]. 
(Type of L. maculatus ) 
17. Liolemus multiformis. 
Proctotretus multiformis, Cope, Journ. Ac. Philad. (2) viii. 1876, 
p. 173. 
Nostril latero-superior. Upper head-scales small; two small 
azygos frontals; interparietal and parietals small, subequal; four or 
five transverse supraoculars ; a single series of scales between the 
labials and the infraocular; anterior border of ear with two small 
projecting scales. Sides’of neck granular, strongly folded. Dorsal 
scales very small, roundish-hexagonal, imbricate, weakly keeled, with 
smooth ones intermixed; latero-dorsals as small, smooth; ventrals 
much larger, rhomboidal, obtusely pointed ; sixty to seventy scales 
round the middle of the body. The adpressed hind limb reaches 
the axil or the shoulder; hinder side of thighs uniformly granular. 
Male with five or six anal pores. Tail about once and a half as 
long as head and body ; caudal scales larger than dorsals. Adult 
