. Zoology of Egypt. o u w o d Ja p 3 to in <! § *o O ci t). CROMASTIX ^GTPTIUS. 129 broken up citron-yellow cross-bands, the scales of these areas with dark points; tailgreyish green shading into reddish; limbs dark grass-green marbled with greyish brown. (Heyden.) General colour, in alcohol, yellow; transverse, irregularly outlined, dusky bars on thesides, eight in number, from the neck to the base of the tail, but not meeting on themesial line of the back; the upper surface of the back vermiculated with reddish linestending to form ocelli. Head suffused with deep purple on t
. Zoology of Egypt. o u w o d Ja p 3 to in <! § *o O ci t). CROMASTIX ^GTPTIUS. 129 broken up citron-yellow cross-bands, the scales of these areas with dark points; tailgreyish green shading into reddish; limbs dark grass-green marbled with greyish brown. (Heyden.) General colour, in alcohol, yellow; transverse, irregularly outlined, dusky bars on thesides, eight in number, from the neck to the base of the tail, but not meeting on themesial line of the back; the upper surface of the back vermiculated with reddish linestending to form ocelli. Head suffused with deep purple on the sides, and below theeye with purple, tending to form vertical bars. Under surface of the head from thechin to the gular fold bluish green, broadly reticulated with dark purple and dark blue ;the sides of the belly and under surface of the limbs yellowish, covered with bluish-black reticulations. Upper and under surface of tail bright . Snout to vent 210 millim.; vent to tip of tail 175 millim. The specimen of this lizard in my possession came fro
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