. The life-history of British lizards and their local distribution in the British Isles. SAND LIZARD I LATERAL ASPECT. \Facing-f. (;kkkn lizard: scaling of ventral surface. \Facin^p. C5. SPECIFIC CHAEACTERS OF BRITISH LIZARDS 95 tudinal series of white, black-edged ocelli; no lightvertebral streak, lower surfaces whitish, female, brown or greyish above, the vertebralzone darker than the sides of the back, with largedark brown spots with a central white shaft or roundspot; usually the larger spots form 3 longitudinalseries on the body; belly cream-coloured, with orwithout
. The life-history of British lizards and their local distribution in the British Isles. SAND LIZARD I LATERAL ASPECT. \Facing-f. (;kkkn lizard: scaling of ventral surface. \Facin^p. C5. SPECIFIC CHAEACTERS OF BRITISH LIZARDS 95 tudinal series of white, black-edged ocelli; no lightvertebral streak, lower surfaces whitish, female, brown or greyish above, the vertebralzone darker than the sides of the back, with largedark brown spots with a central white shaft or roundspot; usually the larger spots form 3 longitudinalseries on the body; belly cream-coloured, with orwithout black spots. Male, during the breedingseason, green on the sides and lower surfaces, rarelyalso on the back; sides black-dotted, usually withlighter ocelli; lower surfaces more or less abundantlyspotted with black. A form is distinguished by theunspotted reddish-brown or brick-red back (Z. rubra). Total length ....Head . . . Width of head From end of snout to fore-limbFrom end of snout to ventFore-limb . . .Hind-limb . . Xall. • • • • • Male. Female. Mm. Mm. 206 212 20 18 14 12 29 27 78 87 21 25 31 34 128 125
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