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lepidosis agrees with cyclurus in every way but the following. The 

 supralabials are 7 with the 3rd and 4th touching the eye on the left 

 side, the anal is divided, and the costals two heads-lengths behind the 

 head number 17. I prefer to regard these differences as abnorma- 

 lities, at any rate for the present, and place the specimen with 

 cyclurus. The ventrals are 169, and subcaudals 46. 



Another constitutes a colour variety not given by Boulenger in 

 his Catalogue (Vol. II., p. 220). There are 9 dorsal bars across the 

 body, and 4 on the tail. These are margined blackish and are 

 markedly indented anteriorly, and posteriorly vertebrally, and 

 so much so costally that fragments are often detached. The 

 marks are therefore very like those seen in S. splendidus, and one 

 variety of albocinctus. The intervals are variegated with short black- 

 ish, and buff oblique streaks. The belly is heavily chequered with 

 black. Scale characters agree with cyclurus except that the 3rd 

 labial is not divided, hence the little shield to which Mr. Boulenger 

 applies the name " subocular" is absent. The ventrals are 171, an<^ 

 subcaudals 36. 



A third specimen agrees with Boulenger's variety A, except that 

 no longitudinal dorsal bands are visible. The costals are in ] 9 rows 

 two heads-lengths behind the head, and 21 in midbody. Normally the 

 costals in these two situations number the same in this as in other 

 species of Simotes. The ventrals are 174, and the subcaudals 50. A 

 fourth specimen agrees with Boulenger's variety A, except that the 

 longitudinal dorsal bands are obsolete. 



Simotes splendidus. 

 There are three specimens not including the head and neck of our 

 original specimen reported in this Journal (Vol. XIII, p. 537). Two 

 specimens are those recorded by Major Evans in this Journal (Vol. XVI, 

 p. 362). 1 count the ventrals in the former specimen (J 1^ inches long) 

 185 not 174 as reported by Major Evans. A third specimen measures 

 9^ inches. In this the 3rd and 4th supralabials are divided transverse- 

 ly on both sides. The temporals are irregular in these specimens ; 

 in No. 1 ( 1 1 s inches) the upper is confluent with the parietal, a slight 

 partial suture indicating that this is the true interpretation of the 

 anomaly. In No. 2 (28| inches) the temporals are two. in No. 3 

 (9£ inches) the lower temporal is divided. 



