CERATOPHORA STODDARTII. 129 



and prominent, continued into the elevated eyebrows. Head covered above with very small 

 shields, between which larger round ones are intermixed. Twelve upper and lower labials. 

 Gular sac moderately developed. Neck, trunk, and tail with a crest formed by triangular, 

 distant scales. Body covered with minute scales ; three longitudinal rows of large, sub- 

 quadrangular scales run along each side. Ventral scales small, rhombic, keeled. Tail 

 compressed, with the subcaudals strongly keeled and truncated behind. The hind limbs 

 extend to the shoulder, if laid forwards. Nearly uniform dark green above, paler below. 



This species is a native of Ceylon ; the assertion that it has been found in Southern India 

 has not been proved by more recent investigations. It attains to the length of 15 inches, of 

 which the tail takes one-half. Kelaart says that it is frequent in the Kandian provinces, 

 and that it feeds chiefly on leaves and on coleopterous insects. In confinement boiled rice 

 is freely taken. The female lays from three to four hard-shelled eggs, of about the size of 

 sparrows' eggs. 



CERATOPHORA, Gray. 



Tympanum hidden. Scales of the upper parts of the trunk unequal in 

 size ; anterior part of the hack with a rudimentary, or without any crest ; 

 superciliary margins not pointed hehiiid. Gular sac not developed or 

 ahsent. A pointed or scaly appendage on the nose, at least in the male sex. 



Since the discovery of two other species which approach Lynocej)lialus^ it has become a 

 question whether it would not be better to unite Cemto])hora with that genus. All these 

 lizards come from the interior of Ceylon. 



* Numerous small scales are intermixed between the large ones on the sides of the body; rostral 

 appendage a single, pointed, horn-like scale : C. stoddartii, p. 129. 

 ** Sides of the body covered with larger scales only ; rostral appendage compressed, fleshy : C ten- 

 nentii, p. 130. 

 *** Scales on the body very small, with scattered larger ones; rostral appendage cylindrical, scaly, 

 present in the male only : C. aspera, p. 131. 



Ceratophoea stoddartii. (Plate XIII. figs. F, F', F".) 



Ceratophora stoddartii, Gray, Tnd. Zool. c. fig. Kelaart, Prodr. Faun. ZeyL i. p. 165. 



Head covered with very small, irregular shields ; labial shields numerous ; throat with 

 longitudinal series of quadrangular scales ; nostril small, lateral. A very low, dentated 

 crest along the neck and front part of the trunk ; scales on the back small and smooth, 



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