DEACO. 113 



naked, smaller than the eye-opening. Upper head-scales unequal, 

 keeled ; a prominent tubercle at the posterior corner of the orbit ; 

 9 upper labials. The male's gular appendage longer than the head, 

 very thin, covered with large scales. Male \vith a slight nuchal 

 fold. Dorsal scales equal, smooth or very feebly keeled, not larger 

 than ventrals ; a series of widely separated enlarged keeled scales 

 along side of back. The fore limb stretched forwards extends 

 considerably beyond the tip of the snout; the adpressed hind limb 

 nearly reaches the axil. Grey-brown above, with small dark spots ; 

 wing-membranes above marbled with dark brown, with lighter spots 

 and lines, beneath immaculate ; throat unspotted, greenish, pale 

 scarlet beneath the lateral wattles. 



From snout to vent 4 - 75 inches ; tail 9. The largest species of 

 the genus. 



Hub. Tenasserim. 



116. Draco dussumieri. 



Draco dussumieri, Dum. $ Bibr. Erp. Gen. iv, p. 456 ; Gunth. Rept. 

 B. I. p. 125, pi. xiii, tig. D ; Theob. Cat. p. 97 ; Bouleng. Cat. Liz. 

 i, p. 268. 



Head small ; snout constricted, as long as the diameter of the 

 orbit ; nostril directed upwards, perfectly vertical ; tympanum 

 naked, as large as the eye-opening. Upper head-scales unequal, 

 keeled ; a spinose conical scale at the posterior corner of the orbit; 

 9 to 12 upper labials, the last twice or thrice as large as the 

 preceding. The male's gular appendage much longer than the head. 

 Male with a slight nuchal fold. Dorsal scales scarcely larger than 

 ventrals, unequal, smooth or very slightly keeled ; on each side of 

 the back a series of small tubercular prominences, each being com- 

 posed of several small scales. The fore limb stretched forwards 

 extends beyond the tip of the snout ; the adpressed hind limb 

 reaches the axil or not quite so far. Grey-brown above ; a series 

 of more or less distinct dark circles on the back ; wing-membranes 

 above purplish black, enclosing round light spots, below with a series 

 of large black spots near the margin ; throat with irregular dark 

 spots. 



From snout to vent 3 inches ; tail 4-75. 



Hah. Malabar, Cochin, Travancore, in forests and plantations of 

 cocoa-nut and betel- nut palms. Peculiar to the low country near 

 the west coast. 



117. Draco taeniopterus. 



Draco tamiopterus, Gunth. P. Z. S. 1861, p. 187, and Rept. B. I. 

 p. 126, pi. xiii, fig. E ; Theob. Cat. p. 98 ; Bouleng. Cat. Liz. i, 

 p. 269. 



Head small ; snout as long as the diameter of the orbit ; nostril 

 directed upwards, perfectly vertical; tympanum naked, smaller 

 than the eye-opening. Upper head-scales unequal, strongly keeled ; 

 6 to 9 upper labials. The male's gular appendage slightly longer 



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