LIZARDS. 149 



a. In spirits. Back with a tapering streak. N, Holland. Pre- 



sented by Allan Cunningham, Esq., F.L.S. 



b. In spirits. Back with a series of oblong transverse and angu- 

 lar spots; hinder lower labial rather larger; tail reproduced, 

 unarmed at the base. W. Australia. Presented by G. F. 

 Moore, Esq. 



W Lower labial gradually diminishing in size. 



The Beautiful Diplodactyle. Diplodactylus oniatus, 

 Gray, Zool. Erebus and Terror, t. f. 



Brown, with an irregular black-edged pale streak on each side 

 of the crown, an irregular spot on each side of the nape, a series 

 of rhombic spots on the centre, and unequal oblong spots on each 

 side of the back ; limbs white-spotted ; tail (reproduced ?), thick 

 fusiform, pale, black-dotted, with a rounded group of 5 ovate ra- 

 ther acute tubercles on each side of its base ; scales small ; labial 

 shields small, subequal. 



a. In spirits. Houtman's Abrollos. From Mr. Gilbert's collection. 



The Eyed Diplodactyle. Diplodactylus ocellatus. Gray, 

 Zool. Erebus and Terror, t. f. 



Brown, with a series of brown-edged white spots on each side 

 of the back; lower labial shields small, gradually diminishing ; 



lower rostral moderate ; chin-scales small, granular ; tail ? 



vent scaly in front. 



a. In spirits. W. Australia. From Mr. Buchanan's collection. 



The Marbled Diplodactyle. Diplodactylus marraoratus. 

 Gray, Zool. Erebus and Terror, t. f. Phyllodactylus porphy- 

 reus, part, Dmn. et Bib. E. G. iii. 393, t. 33, /. 5 .^? Gecko 

 porphyreus, Daud. Kept. iv. 130 ? 



Pale, back and tail reticulated with dark brown, and generally 

 with a central series of oblong pale spots ; tail elongate, subcylin- 

 drical or fusiform, males with a round convex tubercle on each 

 side of the base; lower labial shields small, very gradually smaller; 

 the lower rostral small, squarish, truncated behind. 



a — d. In spirits. Houtman's Abrollos. From Mr. Gilbert's col- 

 lection, 

 e. In spirits. Australia. 



The Two-LiNED Diplodactyle. Diplodactylus bilineatus. 

 Gray, Zool. Erebus and Terror, t. f. 



Dark brown, white-dotted, with a white streak along each side 

 of the head ; body and tail rather paler beneath, and brown-dot- 

 ted ; scales minutely granular; tail rather fusiform, with a conical 

 tubercle on each side of the base ; lower labial shield small. 



a, b. In spirits. Houtman's Abrollos. From Mr. Gilbert's col- 

 lection, o 3 



