OF NEW SOUTH WALES. 97 



The Lizards of the " Chevert " Expedition, 

 By William Macleay, F.L.S. 



SECOND PAPER. 



Family GECKOTID^E. 



28. — DlPLODACTYLTTS ANNULATUS. 



Subelongate ; internasal shields small, contiguous and rounded 

 behind ; chin shields, four, the first pair rather large, lozenge- 

 shaped, and meeting behind the rostral, the others small and 

 round ; upper labials seven, lower six, the last of each small ; 

 scales, on the head granular, getting rather larger towards the 

 muzzle, on the back minute and thickly interspersed with nattish 

 lightly carinated tubercles, on the ventral surface smooth, and 

 on the tail, above, strongly carinated and forming raised rings, 

 beneath smooth, with broad shields ; preanal pores, five, in a 

 straight transverse line ; colour, above yellowish white, prettily 

 marked all over with dark brown, beneath yellowish ; the tail, 

 which is slight, tapering, and longer than the body, is ringed 

 throughout with alternate yellow and black bands. 



Total length, 3J inches. 



Hab. Palm Islands. 



29. — Peripia papuensis. 



Muzzle rather obtuse ; chin shields four, the two next the 

 rostral lozenge-shaped, and a little longer than the others ; labial 

 shields nine in both jaws ; eyes large, surrounded by a ring of 

 small white scales ; pupil elliptical ; scales immediately in front 

 of the vent very small, above these two or three transverse 

 series of scales, extending on to the thighs larger than the other 

 abdominal scales, the whole upper surface studded with irregular 

 rows of small tubercles, which on the tail are elevated and 

 pointed, and assume the appearance of rings ; plates beneath the 

 toes large, and as long as broad ; tail depressed, tapering ; 



