486 



TIPBKID^. 



with 10 to 20 small scales ; canthus rostralis strong ; vertical 

 diameter of eye less than its distance from the mouth in the adult. 

 Eostral as deep as broad or broader than deep ; upper surface of 

 head covered with small smooth or faintly keeled scales, among 

 which an enlarged frontal or a frontal and a pair of parietals are 

 sometimes distinguishable ; 5 to 7 longitudinal series of scales 

 between the supraoculars ; latter large, usually not extending 

 posteriorly beyond the vertical of the posterior border of the eye ; 

 10 to 13 scales round the eye ; two series of scales between the 

 eye and the labials ; nasal entire, separated from the rostral by a 

 naso-rostral ; temporal scales smooth or feebly keeled ; 8 to 12 

 upper labials, usually 9 or 10 ; 4 or 5 lower labials in contact with 

 the chin-shields. Scales in 21 or 23 rows, strongly keeled, outer 

 row smooth or feebly keeled. Ventrals 133-158 in <f, 135-162 

 in 5 ; anal entire ; subcaudals 27-38 in ,J , 24-34 in 5 . Grey, 

 brown, or reddish above, with an undulous or zigzag black or dark 

 brown, usually black-edged dorsal band ; a lateral series of dark 

 spots present or absent ; head with or without symmetrical 

 markings above ; a dark streak behind the eye usually present ; 

 beUy greyish or pink, powdered with black, with or without black 

 and white spots ; end of tail yellow, orange, or coral-red. Males 

 usually distinguishable from females by darker markings. 



Total length : d 550 millim. ; tail 80. $ 640 ; 70. 



From the Southern Tyrol, Carinthia, Styria, and Hungary to 

 Greece, Turkey, Asia Minor, Transcaucasia, and Syria. 



a-b. $ (V. 154 ; 0. 30) 



& hgr. d (V. 164; 



0. 80). 

 c-d. c? (V. 153 ; C. 38) 



& 2 (V. 150; 0.31). 

 e. 2 (V. 160; 0.33). 

 f-h,i-n. S {^-157,153, 



157; 0.27, 36,35) & 



$ (V. 159, 151, 159, 



153, 154 ; 0. 29, 34, 



24, 30, 29). 

 0. Hgr. c7 (V. 166; 



0. 33). 

 p. (S (V. 154; 0.36). 

 g-r, s. c? (V. 155, 149 ; 



0. 38,36) & 9 (V. 164: 



0. 30;. 

 t. Yg. (V. 151 ; 0. 33). 



u. Hgr. 5 (V. 147; 



0. 28). 

 v-w. cJ (V. 145 ; 0. 33) 



& 2 (V. 155 ; 0. ?). 

 u.. (S (V. 154 ; 0. 35). 

 y. 2 (V. 160; 0. 30). 

 =. Hgr. 2 (V. 135; 



C. 27). 



Friesach, Oarinthia. 



Landskron, Oarinthia. 



Feldkirche, Oarinthia. 

 Oarinthia. 



Bozen, S. Tyrol. 



St. Peter, Oarniola. 

 Travnik, Bosnia. 



Dinaric Alps, Bosnia, 



7500 feet. 

 Zara, Dalmatia. 



Zara. 



Dalmatia. 

 Herkulesbad, Hungary. 



Nr. Tarsos, N. Morea. 



Dr. F. Werner [E.]. 



Dr. F. Werner [B.]. 



Hr. F. Henkel [E.l. 

 Hr. F. Henkel [E.]. 



Dr. F. Werner [E.]. 



Hr. F. Henkel [E.]. 

 Dr. F. Werner [E.]. 



Dr. F. Werner [E.]. 

 Dr. F. Werner [E.]. 



Hr. Spada Novak 



[0.]. 

 Christiania Museum. 

 Prof. V. Mdhely [E.]. 

 Norman Douglas, 



Esq. [P.]. 



