T)0 THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE L1NNEAN SOCIETY 



Hob. Darnley, Sue, Bet, and Long Islands, Torres Straits. 

 Found on the reefs under coral. 



The Lizards of the " Che vert " Expedition, by William 



Macleay, F.L.S. 



The following paper contains a list of the Saurian reptiles 

 obtained during the voyage of the "Chevert" to New Guinea, in 

 1875, belonging to the tribes Cyclosaura and Geissosaura, leaving 

 the Nyctisaura and Strobilisaura for a future paper. A few North 

 Australian species are herein noticed and described from their 

 evident affinity to the Torres Straits and New Guinea Lizards, 

 though not actually captured during the cruise of the " Chevert." 



Family MONITORID^E. 



1. — ODATRIA PUNCTATA. 



Gray, Cat. Liz. Brit. Mus., p. 7, Liz. of Aust. and New Zeal., 

 pi. 1. 



Monitor tristis, Schlegel, Abhild, p. 73. 



I have one specimen labelled " New Guiuea," but no exact 

 locality given. 



2. — Odatria ocellata. 



Gray, Cat. Liz. Brit. Mus , p. 8, Liz. of Aust. and New Zeal., 

 pi. 2. 



A small specimen from the Endeavour River. 



3. — Monitor chlorostigma. 



Cuv. Mus., Paris ; Gray, Griff. Anim. Kingd. 9 ; Schleg. 

 Abhild., t. 22, f. 6, head ; Gray, Ann. Nat. Hist. 1, p. 394 ; Dum. 

 et Bib. Erp. Gen. 3, p. 489 ; Gray, Cat. Brit. Mus., p. 12. 



I have specimens of this beautiful species from Katow, Darnley 

 Island, and Dungeness Island. The specimen from Darnley 

 Island has the bright yellow spots which adorn the whole body 

 much larger than in the other specimens, covering, as a rule, five 

 or six scales. 



