354 AGAMID^. 



stronglj- keeled scales. Olive-brown above, with a row of more or 

 less distinct large brown spots on each side of the vertebral line ; 

 lower surfaces lighter ; throat dotted with blackish. 



Total length 278 millim. 



Head 24 „ 



Width of head 23 „ 



Body 84 „ 



Fore limb 50 „ 



Hind limb 70 „ 



Tail 170 „ 



East Africa. 



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 b. Hgr. Zambesi Exped. Sir J. Kirk [P.]. 



2 . Quellimane. Sir J. Kirk [P.l. 



22. Agama kirkii. (Plate XXVIII. fig. 2.) 



Head moderate, convex. Nostril tubular, directed upwards, 

 pierced in the posterior part of a small nasal on the canthus rostralis. 

 Upper head-scales smooth or feebly keeled ; occipital enlarged ; 

 sides of head near the ear and neck, with groups of very small 

 spinose scales ; ear-opening entirely exposed, larger than the eye- 

 opening ; no regular gular pouch. Body moderately depressed, 

 covered above with small rhomboidal, not or but very shortly mu- 

 cronate, imbricate scales with strong keels converging towards the 

 vertebral line ; a low but very distinct nuchal and dorsal crest ; 

 ventral scales scarcely smaller than dorsals, smooth; ninety- nine 

 scales round the middle of the body. Limbs moderate ; tibia a little 

 longer than the skull (to occiput) ; fourth finger a little longer than 

 third ; fourth toe a little longer than third, fifth extending beyond 

 first. Tail nearly twice and a half as long as the distance from 

 gular fold to vent, compressed and keeled above, covered with 

 strongly keeled scales forming rather distinct annuli. Male with 

 a row of anal pores. Olive above, with dark network enclosing 

 light ocelli ; collar-pit black ; lower surfaces whitish, with indistinct 

 darker lines. 



Total length 209 miUim. 



Head 19 



Width of head 19 



Body 60 



Fore limb 42 



Hind limb 61 



Tail 130 



East Africa. 

 a. cJ. Zambesi Expedition. Sir J. Kirk [P.]. 



