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about a line from the extremity of the snout ; eight small quadrangular plates 

 margin the upper jaw; 4/ teeth may be coanted in the upper jaw, the eleven or 

 twelve posterior on each side tricuspid, the intermaxillary very small, the suc- 

 ceeding ones pointed and conical, and considerably larger. 38-40 teeth in the 

 lower jaw, the twelve posterior tricuspid; tongue triangular, more or less adhe- 

 rent beneath, deeply notched posteriorly ; temples covered with very small granu- 

 lations, a little larger above ; tj^mpanum of moderate size, scales on the flanks 

 small and granular, much smaller than those upon the back, of which the 

 middle rows are the largest; scales of the back carinated, not very dis- 

 tinctly ; those upon the abdomen much larger than those upon the back, quad- 

 rangular, and very strongly carinated; body and extremities slender; a well de- 

 veloped gular pouch ; fingers and toes without any dilatation whatever; third 

 and fourth fingers of equal length, fourth toe much the longest. 



Coloration. Brownish above with a greyish tinge upon the body, extremities 

 banded with brown ; abdomen whitish. 



Dimensions. Length of head, G lines ; greatest breadth, 3 ; length of neck and 

 body to tail, 13 lines ; tail mutilated ; length of forearm, 3J lines ; of arm, 3 lines ; 

 length of thigh, 5 lines ; of leg, 6 ; of hand to extremity of longest finger, 3 

 lines; of foot to extremity of longest toe, TJ lines. An Anolis resplendens, D. & B? 



Habitat. New Grenada. 



Anolis punctatissimus, nob. 



Char. Of moderate size, scales upon supra-orbitar ridges separated from each 

 other by smaller polygonal scales ; from nine to fifteen carinated polyogonal scales 

 upon orbit ; a well marked depression upon the occiput ; occipital scale sepa- 

 rated from supraciliary ridge by four rows of scales ; temples granulated ; ab- 

 dominal scales carinated ; tail much compressed ; color blue or light green, 

 covered above and upon the sides with minute white spots ; total length about 

 inches. 



Description. Nostrils small, subcircular, their anterior margin about J a line 

 from the extremity of the snout ; scales upon front polygonal, carinated ; those 

 upon the supraorbitar ridge large, carinated, separated from each other by smaller 

 polygonal and more or less carinated scales ; from ni7ie to fifteen or more conglomera- 

 rated polygonal carin&ted scales over the orbit, surrounded with granules, the 

 greater number external ; a very well marked depression upon the occiput ; the occi- 

 pital plate, which is smooth, is subcircular, occupying the bottom of the cavity, 

 and is separated from the supra-orbitar ridge by four rows of scales ; seven plates 

 upon the upper jaw, the third or fourth quadrangular, and remarkable for its ex- 

 treme length ;* temples granulated, auricular opening suboval, rather large, 

 its posterior edge minutely denticulated ; no crest upon neck or body ; scales: 

 upon sides granular, those upon back a little larger, especially the three or four rows 

 upon the middle line; scales upon abdomen with rounded posterior margins, im- 

 bricate, carinated, much larger than those upon sides and back ; tail much com- 

 pressed, larger than head, neck and body, verticillate, covered with carinated 

 scales, the four or five inferior rows much the largest, its superior and inferior 

 margins denticulated ; from sixteen to nineteen lateral rows of verticillate scales 

 may be counted, larger than the rest, the posterior extremity of the tail being 

 destitute of them ; scales along superior border of thighs and forearms very dis- 

 tinctly carinated ; a longitudinal fold under the throat. 



Coloration. Snout, front and sides of head whitish, with a tinge of yellow ; 

 body above and upon the sides light blue, (probably green during life,) covered 

 all over with white spots ; tail yellowish ; no black marks or lines upon the 

 body. 



Dimensions. Length of head 9 lines ; greatest breadth 5; length of body to vent 

 \\ inches; of anterior extremities to extremity of longest finger 1 inch ; of pos- 

 terior to extremity of longest toe 1 inch 9 lines; of tail 4^ inches ; total length 

 6^ inches. 



* Not a constant character ; in another specimen eight plates. 



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