Annals ol the Tramsvaal Museum. 
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7. AGAMA BRACHYURA. BOULENGEH. 
Plate XIX , figs. 1, 2. 
Dorsal scales irregular, strongly imbricate, keeled, intermixed with 
strongly enlarged, keeled, mncronate spinose scales, with a tendence 
to form regular longitudinal rows. 
Head scales more or less keeled, on the middle of the snout enlarged, 
trihedral ; some trihedral scales around the enlarged occipital scale 
on the upper surface of the head are more or less spinose. 
Groups of spinose scales on the sides of the head, around ear, and on the 
neck. 
Nostril not tubular, pierced just below the canthus rostralis. 
Crests distinct on neck and on body (sometimes wanting on body [Blgr.]). 
Yentrals smooth or very feebly keeled. 
Fingers : Third longest, fifth extending beyond first. 
Toes : Third and fourth sub-equal, fifth not extending as far as the first. 
Tail covered with strongly imbricate, keeled scales, larger than the dorsals ; 
some enlarged scales at the base. 
Limbs covered with unequal, strongly keeled scales, mostly larger than the 
dorsals. 
Anal pores in one row. 
Colouration : Dark brown above, with a row of black spots on each side 
of the vertebral line, tail annulate, under surfaces grey, with very 
wide blackish reticulations. 
Records : One male, locality (?) ; Taylor (Plate XIX , figs. 1, 2). 
8. AGAMA HISPIDA. (LINN.) 
Plate XX, figs. 3, 4. 
Dorsal scales moderate, strongly keeled and mucronate, intermixed with 
strongly enlarged spinose scales, forming more or less regular 
longitudinal rows. 
Head scales rough, keeled, or sub-conical ; occipital enlarged, nearly 
surrounded by conical spinose scales. A few enlarged sub-conical 
scales on the middle of the snout. 
Spines on upper surface of the back of the head and on the sides of the 
head near the ear in groups, also on the neck. 
Nostril not tubular, lateral, just below the canthus rostralis, very close 
to hind margin of nasal. 
Crests on the neck and back very distinct. 
Ventral scales strongly keeled and mucronate. 
Scales on limbs like the dorsals, strongly keeled and intermixed with 
enlarged ones. 
Fingers : Third longest, first extending as far as the fifth. 
Toes : Third longest, fifth extending well beyond first. 
Anal pores in a single row. 
Tail with scattered enlarged spinose scales at the base. 
Colouration : Brown or olive, spotted with darker, lighter beneath * 
vertebral stripe absent. 
Records : 
1-2 Cape Colony, Godeffrey (Plate XX, figs. 1, 2, 3). 
3-4 Stellenbosch, Dr. Breyer. 
5-6 Lydenburg, ICranz. 
