. The life-history of British lizards and their local distribution in the British Isles. ides, where they are feebly keeled or smooth;2 or 3 lateral scales correspond to the length ofa ventral plate; 34 to 52 scales across the middleof the body. Ventral plates in 6 or 8 longitudinalseries, the second series on each side from the medianventral line the largest; 25 to 32 transverse hind-limb never reaches beyond the elbow ofthe adpressed fore - limb. Foot not, or but veryslightly, longer than the head. Femoral pores, 10to 18. Tail once and a half to once and two-thirdsthe length of he
. The life-history of British lizards and their local distribution in the British Isles. ides, where they are feebly keeled or smooth;2 or 3 lateral scales correspond to the length ofa ventral plate; 34 to 52 scales across the middleof the body. Ventral plates in 6 or 8 longitudinalseries, the second series on each side from the medianventral line the largest; 25 to 32 transverse hind-limb never reaches beyond the elbow ofthe adpressed fore - limb. Foot not, or but veryslightly, longer than the head. Femoral pores, 10to 18. Tail once and a half to once and two-thirdsthe length of head and body; upper caudal scalesstrongly keeled, pointed posteriorly. Northern and Central Europe ; Western Asia. (a) FORMA TYPICA. Usually a single post-nasal and two superposedanterior loreals, the three shields forming a dorsal scales very narrow, sharply differentiatedfrom the broader laterals; 34 to 46 scales acrossthe middle of the body. Usually a single semicircleof scales bordering the anal, none of which are muchenlarged. Young greyish brown above with longi-. SAND LIZARD I LATERAL ASPECT. \Facing-f. 94.
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