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Show 1881.] LACERTA AND A C A N T H O D A C T Y L U S . 747 The type specimen from the Lebanon is a $ , in a bad state. I have seen besides four specimens, collected in Palestine by Dr. Anderson. 9. ACANTHODACTYLUS VULGARIS. (Plate LXIV. fig. 4.) Lacerta velox (non Pallas), M.-Edw. loc. cit. pp. 78 & 85, pi. 6. f. 7, and pi. 7. f. 4 ; Duges, Ann. Sc. N. xvi. p. 383, pi. 15. f. 6. Acanthodactylus vulgaris, Dum. & Bibr. loc. cit. p. 268 ; Strauch, loc. cit. p. 35 ; Schreiber, Herp. Eur. p. 390; Bouleng. loc. cit. p. 195 ; Bedriaga, Arch. Naturg. 1879. Acanthodactylus Boschianus (non Daud.), Bonap. Faun. Ital. pi. f. 2. Ctenodactylus vulgaris, Fitz. Syst. Rept. i. p. 20. Acanthodactylus velox, Gray, Cat. Liz. p. 36. Acanthodactylus Bellii, Gray, loc. cit. Two palpebral shields. Infraocular generally forming part of the lip. Front edge of the ear not toothed. Dorsal scales small, smooth, sometimes slightly keeled on the hind part of the back. Ventral plates broader than long, in 10 longitudinal rows. Digital denticulations not very long. HaB. S. France ; Spain and Portugal; Algiers. 10. ACANTHODACTYLUS LINEO-MACULATUS. Acanthodactylus lineo-maculatus, Dum. & Bibr. loc. cit. p. 276 ; Gray, Cat. Liz. p. 37 ; Strauch, loc. cit. p. 37 ; Boettg. Abh. Senck. Ges. 1874, p. 9 ; Schreiber, loc. cit. p. 385 ; Bouleng. loc. cit. p. 191. Chorodromus lineo-maculatus, Fitz. loc. cit. Two palpebral shields. Infraocular, as a rule, not reaching the lip. Front edge of the ear veey slightly toothed. Dorsal scales small, rhomboidal, distinctly keeled. Ventral plates broader than long, in 10 longitudinal series. Digital denticulations not very long. Hab. Morocco; Algiers. Two species are desiderata in the British Museum-A. syriacus and A. schreiberi. The following scheme exhibits the affinities of the species of Acanthodactylus:- A. cantoris. I. A. boskianus. A. micropholis. A. syriacus. A. scutellatus. I / A. schreiberi. / A. lineo-maculatus. ./ \ X \ . / A. vulgaris.-A. bedriagse. 48* |