20 



S7nnllest on the occiput, tlie scales on the snout about the size 

 of those on the sides, or a little larger, and more markedly 

 granular than any o£ the other scales. Scales on the limbs 

 slightly larger tlian those on the body ; scales on the taij arranged 

 in rings, larger than the body-scales, smooth, or minutely keeled; 

 scales on the under surface of the head minute, rounded granules ; 

 those on the under surface of the trunk about the size of the 

 dorsal scales, somewhat oval, juxtaposed, and more or less gra- 

 nular. No prgeanal pores in the females. 



General colour pale fawn, rather reticulately spotted with dark 

 brown on the head, and with three interrupted, broken, narrow, 

 brown lines on the back, and a narrow, rather feeble pale brown 

 line from beliind the eye along the sides ; the upper labials with 

 brown centres, and with the scales on the snout minutely speckled 

 with brown ; a few dark spots on the thighs, and the upper surface 

 of the tail barred with the same dark colour, a round white 

 spot, as in Stenodaciylus elegans, Fitz., alternating with the bars. 

 Under surface pure ^hite. 



Measurements. 



Snout to vent 30'5 millim.^ 



Tail 26 



Length of head 10 



Width of head 9 



This species differs from S. (C.) dorice, Blanf , in its more 

 depressed body, more numerous scales on the under surface of 

 the digits, more tumid nostril, more elongate head, and more 

 pointed snout. 



Altliough Ceramodactylus doriae^ Blanford, has five rows of 

 small imbricate scales on the under surface of the third toe, these 

 scales as they approach the tip tend to arrange themselves, and 

 do arrange themselves, in the same way as in Stenodaciylus 

 elegans, Fitzingcr, that is to say, the gradual passage of the 

 central rows of scales into transverse lamelljB is distinct and 

 present, so that the distal end of the digit of Ceramodactylus\vA% 

 the structure distinctive of the entire digit of yS*. elegans, Pitz. 

 In Ceramodaciylus ajpnis, Murray, the scales on the under surface 

 of the digits are not so well marked off, into central lamellae and 

 lateral scales, as they are in S. elegans, but in this intermediate 

 character serve to connect C. dorice with the latter ; and as there 



' All iiicns\u'cmcn1s througlioul lliis jiapcr ;u-e in millinietrcs. 



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