408 AOAMID^. 



Distinguished from the preceding by the still smaller scales and 

 the absence of enlarged tubercles on the flanks. Upper surfaces 

 greyish olive, with rather indistinct darker dots. 



Total length 540 millim. 



Head 47 „ 



Width of head 47 „ 



Body 273 ,, 



Fore limb 121 „ 



Hind limb 170 „ 



Tail 220 „ 



Persia. 



a,b. d- Basrah. Zoological Society [P.]. (Types.) 



5. XJromastix hardwickii. 



Saara hardwickii, Gray, Cat. p. 262. 

 Uromastix hardwickii, Gray, Zool. Journ. lii. 1827, p. 219, and III. 



Ind. Zool. ; Bum. 8f Bibr. iv. p. 546 ; Giinth. Bept. Brit. Ind. 



p. 156 ; Anders. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1871, p. 167 ; Murray, Zool. Sind. 



p. 372. 

 reticulatua, Cuv. R. A. 2nd ed. ii. p. 34 ; Guer. Icon. R. A. 



pi. vii. fig. 4. 

 ? Uromastix griseus, Cim. I. c. ; Bum. 8f Bibr. iv. p. 548. 

 Oenti'ocercus hardwickii, Fitz. Syst. Rept. p, 86. 

 similis, Fitz. I. c. 



Anterior border of ear very slightly denticulated. Scales very 

 small, uniform or with slightly enlarged ones forming irregular 

 cross series on the back. Nine to eleven femoral and five or six 

 praeanal pores on each side. Tail above with cross series of enlarged 

 spinose scales, largest on the side, gradually decreasing in size towards 

 the median line ; these rows of spines separated from one another 

 by two to four rows of small keeled scales ; lower surface of the 

 tail covered with smaU scales scarcely larger than the abdominals. 

 Sand-coloured above, uniform or with darker dots or vermicula- 

 tions ; lower surfaces whitish ; a large black spot on the anterior 

 face of the thigh. 



Total length 279 millim. 



Head 34 „ 



Width of head 30 „ 



Body 86 „ 



Fore limb 62 „ 



Hind limb 96 „ 



Tail 165 „ 



Northern India ; Baluchistan. 



a. (S . Plains of Kanouge, Gen. Hardwicke [P.]. 



Hindustan. (Type.) 



b. d' ■ Hindustan. 



c. Hgr. Goojerat. Dr. Cantor. 



