332 agamtDjE. 



length ; a slight indication of a dorso-iiuehal crest. Limbs and 

 digits rather short ; the adpressed hind limb reaches the axilla. Tail 

 compressed, once and a half as long as head and body, ending ob- 

 tusely ; caudal scales slightly larger than dorsals, equal, strongly 

 keeled ; a slight serrated upper ridge. Pale brown. 



Total length 263 millim. 



Head 31 „ 



Width of head 23 ., 



Body 72 „ 



Fore limb 46 „ 



Hind limb 55 „ 



Tail 160 „ 



"West Australia. 



a. ,S- W. Australia. B. Bynoe, Esq. [C.]. (Type.) 



18. CHARASIA. 



Agama, part., Dum. 8f Bibr. iv. p. 481. 

 Psammophilus, {non Dahlb.) Fitzing. Syst. Mept. p. 79. 

 Charasia, Gray, Cat. Liz. p. 246 ; Qunth. Mept. Brit. Ind. p. 156. 

 Brachysaura, Blyth, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. xxv. 1866, p. 448. 

 Charasia, part., StoUczka, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. xli. 1872, p. 109. 



Tympanum distinct. Body slightly depressed, covered with uni- 

 form keeled scales. A very feeble dorsal crest. A pit on each side 

 of the throat, usually connected by a transverse fold. No gular 

 sac. Tail round or slightly compressed. No praeanal or femoral 

 pores. 



India. 



Synopsis of the Species. 



Tail longer than head and body ; 115 to 



140 scales round the middle of the body . 1. dorsalis, p. 332. 

 Tail longer than head and body ; 80 to 



100 scales round the middle of the body 2. blanfordiana, p. 333. 

 Tail shorter than head and body ; gular 



scales larger than ventrals 3. ornata, p. 334. 



1. Charasia dorsalis. 



Charasia dorsalis, Gray, Cat. p. 246. 

 Agama dorsalis, 07-ay, Griff. A. K. ix. Syn. p. 56 ; Bum, ^ Bibr. iv. 



p. 486 ; Jerdon, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. xxii. 1853, p. 475. 

 Phrynopsis (Psammophilus) dorsalis, Fitzing. I. c. p. 80. 

 Charasia dorsalis, Giinth. Bept. Brit. Ind. p. 156. 



Head rather elongate in the adult, covered with small irregular 

 smooth or feebly keeled scales, which are a little enlarged on the 

 supraorbital region ; two very small spines usually present above 

 the tympanum ; latter larger than the eye-opening ; cheeks strongly 

 swollen in the adult male. A strongly marked transverse gular 



