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of scales around belly; scales on sides in longitudinal rows, all 
rows subequal in size; preanal scales distinctly enlarged; limbs 
well developed, the adpressed hind leg reaching wrist of foreleg; 
latter brought forward reaches middle of eye; 22 lamelle under ° 
longest toe; scales below tail scarcely broadened; eye a little 
nearer end of snout than ear; latter nearer foreleg than end 
of snout. 
Color.—Head and body variegated brown above with dark 
areas over supraocular region and a median row of irregular 
black dots, extending somewhat on tail; a heavy black stripe 
begins behind eye and continues as a broken series of irregular 
spots along side of body and tail above legs; legs brown, with 
black variegations and a light spot on knee; toes barred with 
black; throat and labials muddy white; belly light cream; tail 
below with dark flecks; a few cream yellow spots above and 
below the black stripe on neck. 
Measurements of Sphenomorphus lednickyi sp. nov. 
Type. Cotype. 
mm. mm. 
Total length 106 114 
Snout to vent 46 50 
Snout to foreleg 18 18.5 
Tail 60 64 
Axilla to groin 27 28 
Width of head : 7 8 
Length of head 8.6 | 8.5 
Foreleg 15 14 
Hind leg 21 22.5 
Variation.—A second specimen from the same locality agrees 
in scalation, but the head is broader, and the broad black stripe 
is almost wanting along the body. The regenerated tail has 
broad scales above and below. 
Remarks.—The two specimens were collected in Masbate, near 
the Aroroy gold mines, by Mr. Victor E. Lednicky. He states 
that they appear to be plentiful in that locality. Superficially this 
species resembles Sphenomorphus curtirostris, but the latter has 
the frontoparietal single, fourteen lamelle under longest toe, 
more upper labials, and the nasal followed by superimposed fre- 
nals. It is a larger species. J take pleasure in naming the 
species for its discoverer. 
Sphenomorphus Ianosi sp. NOV. Plate II. 
Type.—Santo Tomas Museum, Manila, specimen unnumbered, 
collector unknown. Probably from Luzon. 
Description of type.—Habit lacertiform; snout narrower and 
