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other, the hindermost the largest, and has a small scale on each side. Scales on outer surface of 
fore legs small, granular, and smooth, of hinder legs small, subovate, and strongly keeled. The ground 
colour of the upper surface of the head, back, tail, and outer surface of extremities, intermediate be- 
tween orange coloured brown and yellowish brown, in some individuals leek-green; the variegations 
are five umber-brown stripes on the body and base of the tail, one along the vertebral line, one on each 
side of the back, and one along each side; the latter edged above and below by a narrow cream-yellow 
line. Under parts greenish- white. Length from nose to base of tail, 1 inch 9 lines; length of tail, 
3 -L inches. Inhabits the eastern districts of the Cape Colony and Kaffirland. 
LACERTA DELALANDII, Milne Edwards, Ann. Scienc.Nat. tom. xvi. page 70 and 84, pi. 15, No. 6 
and pi. 7, No. 5. Bum. et. Bib. Erpet. Gen. tom. v. page 241. Lacerta Intertexta, Smith, Mag. 
Nat. Hist., new series, vol. ii. page 93. Nucras Lalandii, Gray, Ann. Nat. Hist. vol. ii. page 280. 
Inhabits Southern Africa, but nowhere abundantly. 
LACERTA TESSELLATA, Smith. Mag. of Nat. Hist., new series, vol. ii. page 92. Bum. et Bib. 
Erpet. Gener. tom v. page 244. Nucras Tessellata, Grey, Cat. of Lizards, Brit. Museum, p. 33. 
Inhabits the districts on the Western Coast of Southern Africa, particularly Little Namaqualand. 
LACERTA T/ENIOLATA, Smith. Mag. of Nat. Hist., new series, vol. ii. page 93. Bum. et Bib. 
Erpet. Gener. tom. v. page 247. 
Inhabits the same districts as the last species, but never the same localities. 
PLATYSAURUS GUTTATUS, n. s. 
Figure moderately robust. Head much depressed, the hindhead broad, the nose narrow. 
Body very flat, the sides protuberant and arched; tail much depressed towards the base, nearly 
cylindrical at and towards the point, the latter acute. Anterior extremities rather long and slender 
the outer toe not so long as the second and third, which are of equal length; the fourth nearly the 
same length as the outermost, the innermost much shorter. The hinder extremities rather long and 
stron°-; the outer toe far removed from the second, and about the length of the third, which is rather 
shorter than the second; the fourth considerably shorter than the third, and the innermost shorter than 
t he fourth. Rostral plate triangular ; nasal plates oval, and contiguous ; the nostrils circular, and close 
to the lower and hinder edge; naso-rostral, large and rhomboidal, greatest length transversely. Fionto 
nasal plates five-sided, contiguous; frontal plate six sided, narrowest posteriorly, before and behind wit i 
an angular projection; fronto-parietal plates four-sided, contiguous, the hinder side longest. 1 aneta 
plates square ; inter-parietal plate arrow-shaped; occipital plates somewhat quadrangular, the antenor 
shorter than the posterior side. Palpebral plates, 4 ; naso-frenal small, somewhat triangular; lower 
eyelid with a transparent disc. External ear-opening large ovate, immediately behind the temple; 
tympanum distinct, close to the orifice ; two longitudinal rows of large smooth plates on upper part o 
temple, small ones below. Scales of the back and sides very small, granular, and arrange m ia uer 
waved transverse lines. Scales of the outer surface of extremities toward toes triangular, an s ron y 
keeled. Submental plates, 10, five on each side below the labial scales; the first of each si e m eina y 
in contact with its fellow. A longitudinal row of large square plates along the midd e o le noat, 
and narrow subovate scales on each side. Gular collar before breast, formed of eight plates; abdomi- 
nal plates quadrangular, and arranged in transverse rows, 19 or 20 plates in each row. icana p ‘‘tem - 
plates of tail long, narrow, four-sided, strongly carinated, and arranged in rings. *emora pores, 7 
