EREMIAS LUGUBRIS. 
centre ; no occipital plate ; parietal plates large, irregularly four-sided, and in 
contact behind the fronto-parietal. Palpebral plates form a large oral disc, 
which is surrounded entirely with small granular scales ; freno-rostral plate 
small and quadrangular; freno-ocular large, and irregularly four-sided, with a 
small quadrangular one between it and super-orbital plates ; ante-ocular scales 
narrow and indistinct ; the central portion of the lower eyelid formed of small 
serm-pellucid plates ; plates of upper lip, anterior to infra-orbital plate, five ; 
behind two rather large, and somewhat irregular in shape; scales of lower 
ip, six or seven, vide Plate XLVIII. Figs. 5 and 5 a. Opening of ear rather 
large and vertically ovate; membrana tympani, a little below the surface. 
Scales of the back and lower parts of the sides, small, inclined to circular, 
placed close to each other like the stones of a pavement, and disposed in 
regular transverse rows ; scales of under surface of neck anteriorly small, 
oblong, and subovate, posteriorly somewhat triangular and imbricate ; ante- 
pectoral fold formed of eight irregular shaped scales, the two middle ones 
the largest The first and second row of pectoral plates, quadrangular and 
engthened, the others smaller, somewhat triangular, and not arranged in 
very regular transverse rows ; plates of belly, quadrangular, and disposed in 
transverse rows, each consisting of six plates ; pre-anal plates, towards edge 
of vent, very small, more in front considerably larger, and irregularly shaped. 
Femoral pores, sixteen. Scales of the upper and lateral parts of the tail 
carinated ; plates of the under surface, quadrangular and smooth. Fore legs 
towards toes, anteriorly, covered with large plates, elsewhere, with small, 
subtriangular, imbricate, scales; toes and claws strongly compressed. 
Hinder legs, anteriorly and inferiorly, covered with plates, posteriorly with 
minute granular scales, and superiorly with rather small subtriangular ones. 
When the fore leg is placed along the side of the neck, the longest toe 
reaches to about the extremity of the nose, and when the hinder is directed 
parallel to the side, the longest toe reaches nearly to the hinder angle of the 
eye. 
Length from the nose to the vent 2 inches, of the tail 5 inches. 
Inhabits the and districts immediately beyond the northern boundary of the Colony, and is 
o ten ound on level stony surfaces devoid of soil. In these situations it may be seen during 
t ie day enjoying the heat of the sun, and occasionally darting upon insects, which form its food. 
the having only six longitudinal rows of ventral scales prevents its being confounded with 
any of the yet known species. It differs also from all in having the palpebral plates forming 
the disc entirely encircled by small granular scales ; the species nearest it, in this respect is 
Eremms capensts, in which a distinct interruption is to be observed at the inner and hindpr 
portion of the disc. 
