. Asiatic herpetological research. Reptiles -- Asia Periodicals; Amphibians -- Asia Periodicals. FIG. 12. Side views of head of adult Calotes versicolor. A, C. v. nigrigularis, FMNH/U 79470, adult male, Chergal, Manshera Dist., NWFP, B, Calotes v. versicolor, FMNH/UF 78926, adult male, Mach, Quetta Dist., Baluchistan, Pakistan. C, C. v. versicolor, FMNH/UF 70516, adult male, Karachi, Karachi Dist., Sindh Prov., Pakistan. Seri, Muzaffarabad Dist.; FMNH/UF 79601, Chela, Muzaffarabad Dist.; NORTHWEST FRONTIER PROVINCE: FMNH/UF 78944, Charsadda, Mandan Dist.; FMNH/UF 79229, Bahrain, Swa
. Asiatic herpetological research. Reptiles -- Asia Periodicals; Amphibians -- Asia Periodicals. FIG. 12. Side views of head of adult Calotes versicolor. A, C. v. nigrigularis, FMNH/U 79470, adult male, Chergal, Manshera Dist., NWFP, B, Calotes v. versicolor, FMNH/UF 78926, adult male, Mach, Quetta Dist., Baluchistan, Pakistan. C, C. v. versicolor, FMNH/UF 70516, adult male, Karachi, Karachi Dist., Sindh Prov., Pakistan. Seri, Muzaffarabad Dist.; FMNH/UF 79601, Chela, Muzaffarabad Dist.; NORTHWEST FRONTIER PROVINCE: FMNH/UF 78944, Charsadda, Mandan Dist.; FMNH/UF 79229, Bahrain, Swat Dist.; FMNH/UF 79326, Miandam, Swat Dist.; FMNH/UF 79471 Khakai, Manshera Dist.; FMNH/UF 81133, 11 km W. Hungu, Togh Serai, Kohat Dist.; FMNH/UF 82243, Temargarh, Dir Dist.; FMNH/UF 70503, Abbottabad, Abbottabad Dist.; FMNH/UF 79462 Dharial, 4 km SW Balakot. PUNJAB PROVINCE: FMNH/UF 81136, Company Bagh, N. Tret, Rawalpindi Dist.; FMNH/UF 82242, km SE Kohala, Rawalpindi Dist. Other exemplary material (all juveniles, or in poor condition): AZAD KASHMIR: FMNH/UF 82244, Pottri, nr. Bhimber, Mirpur Dist.; PUNJAB PROVINCE: ZSD 1231, Ghora Gali, Rawalpindi Dist.; FMNH/UF 82656, 11 km S Kohala, Rawalpindi Dist.; NORTHWEST FRONTIER PROV.: FMNH/UF 79138, Miandam, Swat Dist.; BNHS 313, Drosh, Chitral Dist.; FMNH/UF 82821, km SW Garh Habibullah, Manshera Dist.; FMNH/UF 82822, km SW Garh Habibullah, Manshera Dist.; BNHS 341, Parachinar, Kuram Dist.; FMNH/UF 81218, 13 km NE Abbottabad, Manshera Dist.; FMNH/UF 81093, 2 km W Hungu, Kohat Dist.; and FMNH/UF 82077, km NW Khaki, Manshera Dist. Diagnosis.—Conspecific with Calotes versicolor on the basis of it's short head, the scales on the sides of the body pointing upwards and backwards, and that it lacks a fold or pit in front of the shoulder. It differs from the nominate race in having more strongly keeled (and usually more mucronate) body scales, more transverse scale rows at midbody, generally more. Please note that these
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