THE LIZARDS 



105 



Number 

 of 



species 



Genus Gastropholis 1 species 



Genus Lacerta 21 species 



Genus Algiroides 3 species 



Genus Psammodromus 4 species 



Genus Tropidosaura 1 species 



Genus Nucras 3 species 



Genus Lalastia 4 species 



Genus Acanthoductylus 10 species 



Genus Cabrita 3 species 



Genus Ophiops 6 species 



Genus Ichnotropis 2 species 



Genus Eremias 24 species 



Genus Scapteira 9 species 



Genus Aporosaura 1 species 



Genus Holaspis 1 species 



Family Gerrhosaiiridce : 



Genus Gerrhosaurus 5 species 



Genus T etradactyhis 3 species 



Genus Cordylusaurus 2 species 



Genus Zonosaurus 3 species 



Genus Tracheloptt/chiis 2 species 



Family Schicidti;: Smooth-scaled 

 lizards, most of them polished 

 and glassj'; some with diminu- 

 tive limbs — otliers limbless. 

 Old and New World. 



Genus Egernia 9 species 



Genus Carucia 1 species 



Genus Trachysaurus 1 species 



Genus Tiliqua 5 species 



Genus Ilemisphwriodon 1 species 



Genus Macroscincus 1 species 



Genus Mabuia 66 species 



Genus Lygosoma 160-]- species 



Distribution 



East Africa. 



Europe, Asia, and Africa 

 north of the equator. 



Southern Europe. 



S. W. Europe; opposite shores 

 of Africa. 



South Africa. 



Central and Southern Africa. 



East Africa, north of the 

 equator; Arabia. 



Southern Spain; Africa north 

 of the equator; Southwest- 

 ern Asia. 



India. 



S. E. Europe and So. Asia; 

 Northern Africa. 



Africa south of the equator. 



Asia and Africa. 



Central Asia; So. Africa. 



"Western Africa. 



AVestern Africa. 



Central and Southern Africa. 



Southern Africa. 



S. W. Africa. 



Madagascar. 



Madagascar. 



Australia. 

 Solomon Islands. 

 Australia. 



Malaysia; Australia. 

 Queensland, Australia. 

 Cape Verde Islands. 

 Africa and Madagascar 



Asia; Central Amer. ; 



Amer. ; AVest Indies. 



S. E. Asia, Malaysia 



Australasia ; Central 



; So. 



So. 



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