South African Agamas allied to Agama hispida and A. atra. 283 
numerous strongly enlarged spinose scales on the back ; 90 to 110 scales 
round middle of body ; nasal shield less swollen than in the typical form. 
15 to 19 scales in a longitudinal series under the thii\l or fourth toe. Scales 
on upper surface of limbs sometimes very unequal in size : 
Measurements, in millimetres : 
? 
From snout to vent 
90 
85 
Head ... . . 
23 
21 
Width of head 
23 
21 
Depth of head 
14 
13 
Diameter of eye-cleft 
4 
4 
,, ear- opening . 
4 
3- 
Fore limb .... 
44 
40 
Hand ..... 
18 
16 
Hind limb .... 
63 
58 
Tibia 
22 
20 
Foot 
22 
20 
Tail 
. 115 
102 
This is the common and only form at Mossel Bay, East London, and Port 
Elizabeth, and when series are compared with the true Agama atra from near 
Cape Town and the interior of the Cape Province the difference is very 
striking. Curiously, the same variety appears to exist in the Transvaal * 
and in the neighbouring part of Matabeleland.f 
Particulars of Syecimens Examined. 
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. 
6. 
7. 
8. 
9. 
Bkitish Museum : 
Port Elizabeth S . 
71 
92 
17 
52 
18 
18 
3 
3 
3rd & 4tli 
s . . 
. 02 
82 
16 
46 
15 
16 
2"5 
2-5 
3rd & 4th 
$ . . 
85 
102 
21 
58 
20 
20 
4 
3-5 
4tli 
Cape Kecife ^ 
. 86 
117 
21 
58 
20 
21 
4 
35 
4th 
Delagoa Bay ^ 
57 
72 
15 
42 
14 
15 
2 5 
4th 
Matabeleland ^ 
{'0 
115 
23 
63 
22 
22 
4 
4 
4th 
KiMBERLEY MuSEUM : 
Mossel Bay ^ 
75 
117 
20 
60 
21 
22 
3-5 
4 
4tli slightly 
$ . . 
. 76 
96 
18 
57 
19 
22 
3-5 
3 
4th 
? • . 
86 
IIU 
20 
55 
20 
22 
3-5 
3 
4th 
S . . 
. 79 
19 
59 
20 
22 
3-5 
3 
4th 
. 85 
113 
20 
60 
21 
3-5 
3-5 
3rd 
? . • . 
. 77 
117 
18 
54 
19 
20 
3 
3 
4th slightly 
-* Female noticed and figm-ed by Gough, Ann. Trans. Mus., i, 1909, p. 193, pi. xxiv, 
fig. 1. 
t A single specimen forms part of a small collection fi-om Matabeleland, between 
the Shasha and Macloostie Rivers, presented to the British Museum by Mr. Claude 
Beddington in 1892. 
