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the first labial. Lower eyelid scaly. Collar more or less distinct. 

 Back covered with large, rhomboidal, keeled shields forming longi- 

 tudinal series ; flanks granular ; ventral shields rhomboidal, imbri- 

 cate, all or part keeled. Digits subcylindrical, with smooth, tuber- 

 cular subdigital lamellae, the distal lamellaB much enlarged. Inguinal 

 pores ; no femoral pores. Tail extremely long, cylindrical. 



Distribution. Eastern Asia ; Japan ; Indian archipelago. Four 

 species are known. 



Synopsis of Indian and Burmese Species. 



First large supraocular in contact with 



loreal T. sexlineatiis, p. 169. 



A small shield between supraocular and 



loreal T. tachydromoides, p. 169. 



188. Tachydronms sexlineatus. 



Tachydromus sexlineatus, Daud. Rept. iii, p. 356, pi. xxxix ; Gunth. 



Kept. B. I. p. 69, pi. viii, fig. ; Theob. Cat. p. 41 ; Bouleng. Cat. 



Liz. iii, p. 4. 



Tachydromus meridonalis, Gilnth. I. c. p. 70, pi. viii, fig. D. 

 Tachydromus sikimmensis, Gilnth. A. M. N. H. (6) i, 1888, p. 168. 



Supraoculars in contact with the supraciliaries ; the large anterior 

 supraocular in contact with the loreal ; temporal scales strongly 

 keeled. 6 or 8 longitudinal series of strongly keeled shields on 

 the nape, four on the back, median pair largest ; 10 or 12 longi- 

 tudinal series of strongly keeled ventral shields (lateral series in- 

 cluded). 1 to 6 inguinal pores on each side. Greenish or brownish 

 above, with metallic gloss ; a more or less distinct whitish, black- 

 edged streak from the supraciliary edge along each side of the back 

 to the base of the tail ; the black band bordering the light streak 

 beneath begins on the loreal region and passes through the eye 

 and above the tympanum ; sometimes two narrow black lateral 

 lines instead of the black band ; sides frequently with small round 

 light spots ; lower surfaces yellowish or greenish. 



Prom snout to vent 2-5 inches ; tail 11. 



Hob. Southern China, Eastern Himalayas, Assam, Burma, Indo- 

 China, Java, Borneo. 



189. Tachydromus tachydromoides. 



Lacerta tachydromoides, Schleg. Faun. Japon. Rept. p. 101, pi. i, 



figs. 5-7. ' 



Tachydromus japonicus, Gilnth. Rept. B. I. p. 69. 

 Tachydromus septentrionalis, Gilnth. I. c. p. 70, pi. viii, fig. E. 

 Trachydromus haughtonianus, Jerdon, P. A. S. B. 1870, p. 72 ; Theob. 



Cat. p. 41. 

 Tachydromus tachydromoides, Bouleng. Cat. Liz. iii, p. 5. 



Head shorter than in T. sexlineatus. A series of granules 



