90 GECKOTSriD^. 



flat granular scales, and large trihedral tubercles arranged in 16 to 

 20 more or less irregular longitudinal series ; these tubercles vary 

 somewhat in size according to specimens, but the largest never 

 exceed two fifths the diameter of the eye. Abdominal scales 

 large, smooth, rounded, imbricate. Males with a series of prseanal 

 pores, interrupted mesially ; 6 to 8 pores on each side. Tail 

 rounded, feebly depressed, tapering, covered above with irregular, 

 small, smooth imbricated scales and rings of large, pointed, keeled 

 tubercles, beneath with a median series of transversely dilated 

 plates. Light pinkish brown above, generally with more or less 

 defined transverse darker bands bordered by pure white tubercles 

 surrounded by deep-brown rings ; young very regulnrly barred 

 with dark brown, there behig four dark bars between head and hind 

 limbs; a more or less defined dark-brown streak, white-edged 

 above, on the side of the head, passing through the eye ; lower 

 surfaces white. 



From snout to vent 3'7 inches ; tail 3"8. 



Hab. Central and Southern India, Ajmere, Ceylon. 



91. Hemidactylus subtriedrus. 



Hemidactylus subtriedms, Jerdon, J. A. S. JS. xxii, 1853, p. 467 ; 

 Theob. Cat. p. 75 ; BouJeng. Cat. Liz, i, p. 134. 



Differs from //. triednis in the following points : — Head more 

 depressed. Infradigital lamellae more numerous, 10 under the 

 thumb, 11 under the median finger, 9 under the inner toe, and 12 

 under the median toe. Ventral scales smaller. 10 lower labials. 

 Light brown above, with five undulating dark brown cross bands on 

 the body, the anterior, on tlie neck, confluent with a dark streak 

 passing tlu'ough the eye and light-edged above. 



From snout to vent 2'25 inches. 



Hab. Nellore and Ellore districts. 



92, Hemidactylus depressus. 



Hemidactvlus depressus, Grai/, Zool. Mkc. p, 58 ; Boideng. Cat. Liz. 



i, p. 134. 

 Hemidactylus pieresii, Kelaart, Frodr. p. 159 ; Theob. Cat. p. 76. 



Head oviform ; snout longer than the distance betvAeen the eye 

 and the ear-opening, Ig to l^j the diameter of the orbit ; forehead 

 concave; ear-opening oblique, nearly half the diameter of the eye. 

 Body and limbs moderate. The skin forms a fold on each side of 

 the belly, from axilla to groin. Digits distinctly webbed at the 

 base, moderately dilated, inner well developed, with curved, scarcely 

 oblique lamella? ; 7 (or 6) under the inner digits, 9 or 10 under the 

 median fingers, 10 or 11 under the median toes. Snout covered 

 with granular scales, largest in front of the orbits ; hinder part of 

 head with minute granules intermixed with round tubercles. 

 Eostral subquadrangular, not twice as broad as deep, w ith median 

 cleft above ; nostril pierced between the rostral, the flrst labial, 



