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nated crest on each side, and three series of black spots along the 

 upper region of the body. The presence of but one series of supra- 

 labials is another trait none the less characteristic. 



Log. — Chile. 



Subgenus LIOLAEMUS, Wiegm. 



Gen. Char. — Cephalic plates well developed, smooth ; one series of 

 . supralabials. Nostrils in a line with the supraciliarj crest. Tem- 

 poral scales moderate, carinated, not acuminated. Auricular aper- 

 . ture large, denticulated in front. Sides of neck not folded with 

 scales like those of the back ; no vertico-oblique fold nor scapular 

 pouch. Dorsal and lateral scales large, subrhomboid, conspicuously 

 carinated, and acuminated ; abdominal scales large, smooth, poste- 

 riorly rounded and entire. Posterior aspect of thighs granular. 

 Colors : transverse dark fasciae, upon a lighter ground, or else uni- 

 color. 



SYN.—Liolaemus, Wiegm. in Nov. Act. nat. cur. XVII, i, 1835, 221 & 227, — 

 Gravenh. in Nov. Act. nat. cur. XVIII, ii, 1838, 717.— Fitz. Syst. Kept. 1843, 74 — 

 Gray, Catal. Lizz. Brit. Mus. 1845, 213.— Tsch. Faun. Peruan. Herp. 1845, 33. 



Observ. — We are not prepared to tell whether Liolaermis belHi, 

 Gray (Catal. Lizz. Brit. Mus. 1845, 212), L. miicolor, Gravenh. (Nov. 

 Act. nat. cur. XVIII, ii, 1838, 728), both from Chile, belong to this 

 section or to Liodeira; they not being sufficiently described to permit 

 classification in regard to the genera or subgenera, as here circum- 

 scribed. Liolaemus elegans, Tsch. (Faun. Peruan. Herp. 1845, 33), 

 from the coast of Peru, falls into the same category. 



Liolaemus nitidus, Gravenh. 

 (Plate XXVIII, figs. 17-24.) 



Spec. Char. — Scales subequal. Nasal plate contiguous to the rostral. 



J Supralabials moderate, somewhat narrower than the labials. Four 



pairs of mental shields. Tail stoutish, longer than the body and 



