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Show 746 MR. G. A. BOULENGER ON THE SPECIES OF [J 6. ACANTHODACTYLUS SCHREIBERI. Acanthodactylus velox, Bonap. Faun. Ital. pi. f- 3. Acanthodactylus savignyi, Schreib. Herp. Eur. p. 387. Acanthodactylus savignyi, var. schreiBeri, Bouleng. Bull. Soc. Zool. France, 1878, p. 188. Acanthodactylus savignyi, sp., Boettg. loc. cit. (specimens from Cyprus). Four palpebral shields. Infraocular not reaching the lip. Temporal scales granular. Front edge of the ear slightly toothed. Dorsal scales granular on the neck and between the shoulders, rhom-boidal and bluntly keeled on the rest of the back. Ventral plates broader than long, in 8-10 longitudinal rows. Digital denticulations not very long I have nothing to add to the description I have given three years ago of this form, which I erroneously considered a variety of A. savignyi, a species which is only known from the figure in the ' Description de l'Egypte.' HaB. I have stated that the specimens described by me came from the Crimea. Dr. Strauch believes this to be very unlikely. Dr. Boettger's specimens are from Cyprus. 7. ACANTHODACTYLUS BEDRIAGA. (Plate LXIII. fig. 1.) Acanthodactylus savignyi, Dum. and Bibr. loc. cit. p. 273 (part.) ; Gray, Cat. Liz. p. 37 ; Strauch, loc. cit. p. 36. Zootoca deserti, Giinth. P. Z. S. 1859, p. 470, and 1864, p. 488. Lacerta deserti, Strauch, loc. cit. p. 32. Acanthodactylus Bedriagai, Lataste, Le Naturaliste, 1881. Three palpebral shields, the anterior frequently divided into two or three small shields. Infraocular not reaching the lip. Front edge of the ear slightly toothed. Dorsal scales granular, rnomboidal, and swollen or slightly keeled on the hind part of the back. Ventral plates broader than long, in 12-14 longitudinal rows. Digital denticulations not very long. Of this species I possess numerous specimens from Egypt and Algiers, kindly given to m e by M . Lataste. I have seen many other specimens in the Jardin des Plantes and in the British Museum. I was at first inclined to consider it a variety of vulgaris ; but I now fully agree with M . Lataste that it is perfectly distinct. HaB. N.Africa; Syria (British Museum). 8. ACANTHODACTYLUS TRISTRAMI. (Plate LXIV. fig. 1.) Zootoca tristrami, Giinth. P. Z. S. 1864, p. 491. Acanthodactylus inornatus, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ak. 1869, p. 62. Two palpebral shields, bordered in front with two or three small ones. Infraocular forming part of the lip. Front edge of the ear not toothed. Dorsal scales rhomboidal, flat, larger on the middle of the back, perfectly smooth. Scales at the base of the tail also perfectly smooth. Ventral plates broader than long, in 8-10 longitudinal rows. Digital denticulations not very long. |