78 GECKONIDiE. 



lower labials ; mental large, triangular, with truncated posterior 

 angle; numerous small cbin-sliields passing gradually into the 

 gular granules, which are feebly keeled. Upper surface of body 

 covered with gmall, more or less distinctly keeled granules, inter- 

 mixed with irregularly scattered small keeled tubercles; flanks with 

 small, widely separated, spine-like tubercles. Scales on the limbs 

 keeled. Ventral scales cycloid, imbricate, those under the neck 

 keeled, the others smooth (or keeled in the var. tropido<iaster). 

 Males with 3 or 4 prteaual, and on each side 8 to 5 femoral 

 pores. Tail cylindrical, tapering, above with Aery small keeled 

 scales and annuli of spine-like tubercles, beneath with larger 

 scales, but no transversely dilated median plates. Brown 

 above, variegated with darker and lighter, these variegations 

 generally forming transverse markings on the back and tail; some- 

 times a light vertebral band ; the spine-like tubercles on the 

 flanks white; lower surfaces light brown or dirty white, the throat 

 sometimes blackish. 



From snout to vent 1-4 inches; tail 1"5. 



Hah. Ceylon, Southern India ; abnndant in houses in Kandy. 

 G. ivicJcsii is from Preparis Island. 



78. Gonatodes gracilis. 



? Gymnodactylus nialabaricus, Jerdon, J. A. S. B. xxii, 1853, p. 469 ; 



Theob. Cat. p. 90. 

 Gymnodactylus gracilis, Beddome, Madras Journ. Med. Sc. 1870; 



Theob. Cat. p. 87. 

 Gonatodes g-racilis, Bouleng. Cat. Liz. i, p. 70, pi. vi, fig. 5. 



Closely allied to G. I'cmdianus, from which it differs in the 

 following points : — The gular granules are larger, flat, smooth ; so 

 are also the ventral scales ; the mental is very seldom truncated 

 posteriorly, and the median chin-shields form a sutux'e behind its 

 point. Males with 2 or 4 jwa'aual, and on each side 3 to 5 

 femoral pores. Grey-brown above, with darker and lighter spots ; 

 usually a median row of light blotches on the centre of the back ; 

 temples and sides of neck and throat with oblique dark brown 

 lines ; tail with blackish semiannuli ; digits conspicuously blackish- 

 barred ; lower surfaces whitish. 



From snout to vent 1*25 inches ; tail 1*7. 



Hub. Southern India, Ceylon ; in forests. 



79. Gonatodes jerdonii. 



Gymnodactylus jerdonii, TlicuJiald, dd. Bept. As. Soc. Mus. p. 31 ; 



id. Cat. p! 89. 

 Gonatodes jerdonii, Bouleng. Cat. Liz. i, p. 71. 



In habit similar to G. Tcandianus and </raciIis. Digits not 

 dilated, but with rather large plates under the basal part, the most 

 distal of these plates being the largest and longitudinally oval in 



