126 SAURIA. 



slightly keeled ; a very prominent, horn-like, conical tubercle behind and above the posterior 

 part of the orbit. Male with a very low and indistinct nuchal crest ; gular sac very long and 

 narrow ; on each side of the back a series of small tubercular prominences, each being com- 

 posed of several small scales. Throat with scattered, irregular brown spots. Ground- 

 colour of the wings light ; blackish violet reticulated lines occupy the middle and outer half 

 of the wings, enclosing round light spots. 



Jerdon observes that this Dragon is only found in the neighbourhood of forests of the 

 west coast of the Peninsula of India, frequenting the cocoa-nut and betel-nut plantations in 

 theii' vicinity. It is tolerably common in all INIalabar, Cochin, and Travancore, but not 

 known farther north than Malabar, being either unknown or very rare in Canara. 



Figui'e D of Plate XIII. represents the head of a male. 



Deaco quinquefasciatus. 



Draco quinquefasciatus, Gray, Zool. Journ. 1827, p. 219; Ind. Zool. c. fig. 



The length of the hind limb is contained I'l times in the distance between the axils of 

 the limbs. Nostrils directed upwards ; tympanum scaly. Dorsal scales very small ; an 

 indistinct series of rather larger, distant, rhombic scales along each side of the trunk. No 

 tubercle above the orbit. Male with a very low nuchal crest; gular sac very long and 

 narrow, lanceolate. Body light reddish, dotted all over with brown ; wings with five con- 

 centric black bands, each extending from the margin of one wing to that of the other, across 

 the trunk. That portion of the bands which crosses the trunk is not black, only darker 

 than the ground-colour. 



Only one specimen is known of this species ; it is said to be from Pinang, and 8 inches 

 long, the tail measuring 4. 



Deaco T^moPTEEUS. (Plate XIII. fig. E.) 



Draco tseniopterus, Giinfh. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1861, April 23, p. 187. 



The hind limb extends beyond the shoulder-joint, if laid forwards. Nostrils dii-ected 

 upwards ; tympanum entirely scaleless. Dorsal scales smaller than the upper labial shields, 

 keeled ; an indistinct series of larger, distant scales along each side of the trunk. No 

 tubercle above the orbit. Male with a very low nuchal crest ; gular sac strongly compressed, 

 of moderate breadth and length, covered with large smooth scales. Back greenish iridescent ; 

 wings with five arched, black bands, not extending to the margin of the Aving ; some of them 

 are forked at the base, and all arc continued across the back of the trunk, although they 

 are there of a much fainter colour. 



Only a single male specimen was obtained by Mouhot, at Chartaboum, on the coast of 

 Siam ; a second, young specimen came from the coast of Tenasserim. 



