. The life-history of British lizards and their local distribution in the British Isles. r scales on aline between the collar and the third pair of chinshields; collar with serrated edge, composed of 7 to12 plates. Dorsal scales oval-hexagonal or rhom-boidal, keeled, not or but slightly larger on the sides,where 2 or 3 correspond to the length of aventral plate; 40 to 58 scales across the middle ofthe body. Ventral plates in 6 or 8 longitudinalseries, the second series of each side from the medianventral line the largest; 25 to 31 transverse plate bordered by two semicircles of
. The life-history of British lizards and their local distribution in the British Isles. r scales on aline between the collar and the third pair of chinshields; collar with serrated edge, composed of 7 to12 plates. Dorsal scales oval-hexagonal or rhom-boidal, keeled, not or but slightly larger on the sides,where 2 or 3 correspond to the length of aventral plate; 40 to 58 scales across the middle ofthe body. Ventral plates in 6 or 8 longitudinalseries, the second series of each side from the medianventral line the largest; 25 to 31 transverse plate bordered by two semicircles of smallplates. The hind-limb reaches between the wrist ofthe adpressed fore-limb and the shoulder. Foot,in the female and young, longer than the pores, 12 to 20. Tail usually about twice aslong as head and body; caudal scales keeled, pointedposteriorly. Central and Southern Europe ; South-western Asia. {a) FORMA TYPICA. Granules between the supra-oculars and the supra-ciliaries often absent; occipital usually very small;usually a distinct masseteric plate but no HEAD OF GKKKN LIZARD (fROM ABO\e). [Facing/. 97. SPECIFIC CHARACTERS OF BRITISH LIZARDS 97 42 to 50 scales across the middle of the body, thelaterals a little larger than the median only 6 longitudinal rows of ventrals. Femoralpores, 13 to 18. Young, brown or green above, withone or two more or less distinct yellowish lateralstreaks, which may persist in the adult female. Adult,green above, uniform or dotted, or spotted with black,or blackish olive speckled with green, lower surfacesyellow, uniform; throat usually blue, especially in themales. Total lengthHead Width of head From end of snout to fore-limbFrom end of snout to ventFore-limb ....Hind-limb ....Tail Male. Female. Mm. Mm. 400 355 28 24 18 15 43 42 110 120 36 39 64 64 290 235 Italy, France, Switzerland, Austria, Germany,Eussia, Channel Islands. Lacerta muralis, the Wall Lizard. Head rather long, more or less depressed. Kos
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