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longer than in Sphenomorphus jagori; rostral much wider than 
high, much narrowed laterally in front of first labial below 
nasal; frontonasal little broader than deep, forming a straight 
suture with rostral, laterally in contact with upper anterior 
frenal, posteriorly in contact with frontal; prefrontals rectan- 
gular, separated in the middle, in contact laterally with upper 
anterior and posterior frenals, and a single superciliary; fron- 
tal much elongate, narrowed behind and in front; distance 
between supraocular regions about one-third the width of 
the region above one eye; frontal little shorter than fronto- 
parietal and interparietal length, in contact with two supra- 
oculars; frontoparietals slender, pointed in front, forming a 
common suture much more than half their length; interparietal 
nearly as broad as frontal, but not nearly as long, as large as 
frontoparietals; parietals large, in contact behind interparie- 
tals, touching last supraocular and two small postoculars; no 
nuchals; nasal quite large, the scale placed diagonally, touching 
only one labial; two anterior frenals superimposed, the two not 
as high as nasal, but higher than the very large frenal following, 
which is much wider at top than bottom, touching two labials; 
two preoculars, the lower largest, followed by two moderately 
large scales below eye, the second partly wedged between fifth 
and sixth labials; ten superciliaries; five large supraoculars 
followed by two paired scales, the first supraocular more than 
a third of the length of the supraocular region, second widest; 
nine upper labials, sixth below orbit, sixth and seventh largest; 
five distinctly enlarged temporals, the largest bordering parietal: 
eight or nine lower labials; one unpaired postmental; two paired 
chin shields, first pair in contact, second separated by one scale; 
anals enlarged ; 23 lamelle under longest toe; ear opening mode- 
rate, vertically oval; 42 scale rows around middle of body. Ad- 
pressed hind leg reaches beyond elbow of adpressed foreleg; 
adpressed foreleg reaches anterior corner of eye. 
Color in alcohol.—Above rich, reddish brown traversed by 
about thirteen indistinct bands of light, black-edged dots on back, 
and continuing on tail; behind eye to above foreleg is a large, 
broad, dark brown stripe bordered below by a white stripe, which 
begins on second labial and continues back to ear, then widens 
and takes a backward and downward course to foreleg; below 
this there is a rather irregular mottled area of brown; lower 
labial flecked with brown; limbs above mottled with elongate 
light spots ; sides somewhat lighter, flecked with brown; a brown 
