12 REPTILES. 



tral ; scales over the eyes flat, small, subequal, of the head rather 

 larger. 



a, h. Young, in spirits. India. 



Gould's Monitor. Monitor Gouldi, Schleyel. Hydrosaurus 

 Gouldii, Gi-ay^ Ann. N. H. i. 394. Grei/, Trav. ii. 422. 



Neck with 2 yellow streaks ou the side ; scales over the eyes 

 small, granular, of forehead larger ; ventral shields small, longer 

 than broad. 



a — d. Half-grown, stuffed. North-western Australia. From Mr. 

 Gould's collection. 



e,/. Half.grown, stuffed. Western Australia. 



g. Young, stuffed. Western Australia. 



h—j. Adult, stuffed. Port Essington. Presented by Capt. Cham- 

 bers, R.N. 



k. Adult, stuffed. Port Essington. From Mr. Gould's collection. 



1, m. Half-grown, stuffed. Adelaide. Presented by C. D. Fort- 



num, Esq. 

 n, 0. Half-grown, in spirits. Western Australia. From Mr. 

 Gould's collection. 



c. Scales over the eyes with a larger central seiies. 



The Dotted Monitor. Monitor chlorostigma, Cuv. Mus. 

 Paris. Gray, Griff. A. K, ix. Schlegel, Ahhild. t. 22, f. 6, head. 

 Gray, Ann. Nat. Hist. i. 394. Bum. et Bib. E. G. iii. 489. 



Olive, with greenish dots ; nostrils rather nearer the muzzle 

 than the eyes ; head-scales flat ; scales over the orbit unequal, the 

 central series very large. 



a. Adult, stuffed. From the Paris Museum. 



h. ? Young, in spirits. Black, with cross bands of white rings ; 



belly black-banded ; head white-dotted. Presented by Capt. 



Sir E. Belcher, R.N. 



7. Hydrosaurus, Wagler. Tupinambis, Fitz. 



Nostrils oblon-g, longitudinal, near the apex of the muzzle ; 

 tail elongated, with a double-edged keel above; toes unequal, elon- 

 gate ; teeth compressed, sharp-edged, denticulated : scales small. 



* Scales over the orbit equal. Neck with lunate bands. 



The Lace Lizard. Hydrosaurus vavius. Gray, Ann. N. H. 

 i. 394. Lacerta varia, Shaiv. White, Jour. N. S. W. 246, t. 3,/. 



2. Nat. Misc. iii. t. 83. Merrem, Tent. 58. Dum. et Bib. E. Gen. 

 iii. 491. Gray, King^s Voy. ii. 427. Tupinambis variegatus, 

 Daud. Rept. iii. 76. Hydrosaurus v. Wagler, Syst. 164 



Scales over the orbit very small, equal. 



