LIZARDS. 147 



b. Toes linear^ truncated. Plates under the toes transverse, the 2 



last larger, thick. 



2. CEdura, Gray. 



Toes rather depressed, slightly dilated, linear, truncated at 

 the end, with 2 series of a few square transverse membranaceous 

 plates beneath, the last pair being rather the largest, with the 

 claws between them. Claws 5-5. Back and under side covered 

 with ovate convex equal scales, those of the side rather smaller. 

 Tail cylindrical or rather depressed, brittle, covered above and be- 

 low with close rings of square smooth scales, with 2 or 3 conical 

 spines on each side of the base. Preanal pores in an interrupted 

 rather arched series in the males, wanting in the females. Front 

 lower labial shield rather large, without any chin-shields below. 



* Tail very thick., ovate, depressed, ivith a tapering point. Preanal 



pores in an arched, series. 



The Marbled CEdura. CEdura marmorata, Gray, Zool. 

 Misc. b'2. Zool. Ereh. and Terror, t. 



Above black, spotted and banded with white, beneath white ; 

 head and limbs above black, spotted with white, a whitish band 

 across the nape, 1 over the shoulder, 2 across the back and 1 over 

 the hind legs: tail marbled black and white, end with 1 or 2 black 

 bands and a white tip; sides of the head whitish; chin and under 

 sides of the body and limbs white ; tail with 2 large convexities 

 just behind the vent, covered with larger scales, and with 2 close 

 conical tubercles on each side of the base. 



a — € In spirits. N. Australia, Port Essington. From Mr. Gil- 

 bert's collection. 



** Tail cylindrical, rather fusiform. Preanal pores extending on 



part of the thigh. 



The Lozenge-spotted CEdura. CEdura rhombifer. Gray, 

 Zool. Erebus and Terror, t. Phyllodactylus Lesueurii, Dum. 



et Bib. E. G. iii. 392 ?? 



Pale brown, back and tail paler, with a zigzag brown line on 

 each side, as if formed by a series of pale confluent rhombic spots, 

 a brown streak on the temple from the back of the eye ; tail as 

 long as the body, cylindrical, tapering or fusiform. 



a — c. In spirits. W. Australia. 



Ph. Lesueurii is described as having under the toes square 

 plates at the base, and 3 or 4 very close plates in chevrons just 

 before the 2 small terminal plates. 



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