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Show 1896.] LIZARDS OF T H E GENUS EREMIAS. 923 whitish ones, the vertebral uniform black, the others brown or blackish speckled with white; these markings sometimes persisting in adult females. Lower parts white. o*. ?• millim. millim. Total length 162 145 Head 14 12 Width of head 7'5 7 From end of snout to fore limb 22 19 „ „ „ vent 50 47 Fore limb 18 17 Hind limb 42 40 Tail 112 98 First discovered by Blanford in the Anseba Valley, Abyssinia, this species has since been found in many localities along the Red Sea, as far north as Suakin and the Sinaitic Peninsula, and in Northern Somahland. The following table shows the dimensions and variations in lepidosis and number of femoral pores in the 17 specimens examined. An asterisk indicates that the specimen recorded is preserved in the British Museum : - o*. Anseba Valley (type) *. „ Alali „ Beilul* * „ Walker's Torrent* ... Zaila* * 2. Alali „ Beilul* „ Zaila* „ Beilul* * A. 50 47 50 50 46 45 49 49 47 47 46 42 47 42 30 34 34 B. 14 12 13 13 12 11-5 13 13 12 12 12 11 12 11 9 9-5 9-5 0. 7-5 8 8 8 7 7 8 8 7 7-5 7 6-5 7 6-5 55 5-5 55 D 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 ] 1 1 1 1 1 E. 6,7 8,6 7, 71 7.71 6,6 6,6 6, 6 5,5 6,5 5, 62 7, 7l 6, 6 7,72 6.61 6, 61 6,6 6,6 F. 67 71 70 78 65 72 66 70 68 68 78 .73 76 68 75 68 65 Q. 9 12 8 10 10 11 9 10 7 8 7 6 8 7 8 7 7 H. 25 28 27 29 25 29 25 26 25 25 29 28 27 29 27 27 26 I. 18-18 16-15 19-18 19-20 15-16 22-21 19-20 18-18 22-22 18-18 16-16 15-16 17-17 19-19 17-17 22-22 16-18 1 Subocular excluded from the lip on both sides. 2 Subocular excluded from the lip on one side. A. Length from snout to vent (in millim.). B. Length of head. C. Width of head. D. Shields between interparietal and occipital. E. Upper labials anterior to the lower border or angle of the subocular (right and left). F. Number of scales across middle of body. G. Number of shields in collar. H. Number of transverse rows of ventral shields. I. Number of femoral pores (right and left). |
