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size as the interparietal ; scales of the back in about six series ; 

 colour, reddish brown above with a few scattered black spots — 

 these become very dense towards the apex of the tail, giving it a 

 black appearance ; the under surface is greyish yellow ; the labial 

 plates are spotted with black ; body moderately robust ; limbs 

 weak ; toes of fore feet short ; total length, 9 inches. 

 Hab. Darnley Island. 



11. — Ltgosoma Bougainyillu. 



Dum. and Bib. Erp. Gen. V., p. 716 ; Gray, Ann. Nat. Hist. II., 

 p. 332 ; Cat. Brit, Mus. Rept,, p. 85. 

 Hab. Cape York. 



12. — LYG0S0MA FRAGILE. 



Small, fragile, weak limbed ; toes short ; head short and blunt 

 at the muzzle ; nasal plates not contiguous ; fronto-nasals con- 

 tiguous ; fronto-parietals 2, interparietal large and triangular ; 

 scales on the back in four series, the two middle ones largest ; 

 colour, bronzy brown above and greyish white below, with a well- 

 defined black stripe along each side from the eye to the tail ; 

 there are also a few spots about the chin ; ear opening somewhat 

 round and rather large, with the tympanum not deep. 



Two specimens from Hall Sound under 4 inches in length. 



13. — Ltgosoma ornatu.m. 



Elongate, tapering very gradually to the apex of the tail, which 

 is more than twice the length of the body ; head long, flat, 

 conical ; ear opening small and round : anterior legs very slight ; 

 toes short ; scales of the back in four series ; the whole upper 

 surface from the muzzle to the tip of the tail of a pale, nitid, 

 brownish yellow, with one or two lines of small black spots, and 

 with the plates of the head beautifully marked out with black dots 

 on the sutures ; the sides from the muzzle to the tip of the tail 

 are of a leaden black, the line of demarcation above being sharply 

 defined ; the ventral surface is yellowish, with spots on the head 

 and tail. 



I have only one specimen from 4 to 5 inches long of this 

 curious Lizard ; it is from the Endeavour River. 



