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and lateral bands, and the body with numerous small bluish white 

 spots. Three white narrow vertical bars just back of the ear, be- 

 tween these a black blotch; ventral surface light, the throat bluish. 

 These specimens are males and the six mentioned above are probably 

 females. 



Mabuia striata (Peters). 



Nairobi. Color brown above, a broad dorso-lateral band on 

 four of the specimens; the color is uniform on the other. Body 84 

 mm., tail 120 mm., the color is darker, mottled with dark brown and 

 white spots. The toes of the appressed leg reaches to or nearly to 

 the elbow. The measurements of the four specimens are: Body 

 6 1 mm., tail 68 mm.; body 86 mm., tail 112 mm.; body 86 mm., tail 

 lost; body 78 mm., tail has been partly renewed. The ventral sur- 

 face of two of these specimens is white, the other two are the same 

 except the ventral surface of the head, which is spotted with brown. 



Lukenya. Two specimens uniform brown above with two dorso- 

 lateral bands; ventral surface white, one being faintly brown-spotted. 

 Body 78 mm., tail in mm.; body 65 mm., tail 98 mm. The appressed 

 hind limb nearly reaches elbow. 



Lake Elmenteita. Three specimens, more or less spotted with 

 brown spots and small white spots. Ventral surface bluish white, 

 the under surface of head brown spotted. These specimens measure 

 as follows: Body 70 mm., tail 85 mm.; body 80 mm., tail broken; 

 body 82 mm., tail 120 mm. The appressed leg nearly reaches elbow. 



Mabuia megalura (Peters). 



Athi Plains. Body 50 mm., tail missing; body 20 mm., tail 38 

 mm., a light lateral band and 3 dark dorsal lines. Fingers and toes 

 overlap about half their length when the limbs are appressed. 



Lukenya. Body 35 mm., tail 83 mm., white lateral band promi- 

 nent, the dark dorsal lines faint. Fingers and toes overlap nearly 

 their entire lengths when the limbs are appressed. 



Kijabe. Body 66 mm., tail 185 mm. Color light brownish, the 

 dark dorsal lines very faint, white lateral band distinct. The tips of 

 the fingers and toes scarcely touch when the limbs are appressed. 



Mabuia varia (Peters). 



Voi. Five specimens, apparently all females. All are light 

 brownish with small dark brown spots, no light spots; ventral sur- 

 face uniform white to a light tinge of brownish in the female with four 

 young. The lower light lateral stripe well denned; the upper one 



