LIZARDS. 175 



rings of angular tubercles ?j, when reproduced covered with square 

 subequal scales. Male and female without any preanal or femo- 

 ral pores. 



The Banded Cubina. Cuhina fasciata. Gymnodactylus fas- 

 ciatus, Dum. et Bib. E. G. iii. 420. 



Back granular, with scattered triangular tubercles ; lower ros- 

 tral triangular ; chin-shields 2, lozenge-shaped ; the lower labial 

 shields 7-1 -7 ; sides without any fold ; toes rather shorter than in 

 C. D^Orbignii, rather stronger, rounded, straight to the last joint, 

 Avith a series of oblong quadrangular shields below; tail round, 

 with a series of (j-sided shields beneath. 



Inhab. Martinique. Mus. Paris, 1 specimen. 



D'Orbigny's Cubina. Cubina D'Orbignii. Gymnodactylus 

 D'Orbignii, Dum. et Bib. E. G. iii. 418. 



Scales granular, with small scattered rounder tubercles ; lower 

 labial shields 8 ; lower rostral moderate, 6-sided, with 2 chin- 

 shields ; tail (reproduced ?) with squarish imbricate scales ; toes 

 long, straight,slender, very slightly compressed, with small 4-sided 

 imbricate scales in a single line beneath. 



Inhab. Chili. Mus. Paris. 



38. Gymnodactylus, Spix. G. part, Dum. et Bib. 

 Stenodactylus, Ruppell. 



Toes very slender, much compressed, elongate, versatile, under 

 side of the base rather thickened, and with distinct transverse 

 plates. Thumb like the toes. Back granular, with series of an- 

 gular tubercles. Belly with 6-sided smooth scales. Tail elongate, 

 rather depressed, angular, tapering, with rings of acute angular 

 spines, with a central series of broad plates beneath. Male with 

 the preanal pores in a curved series .'' Lower rostral rather large, 

 with a pair of large chin-shields. 



The Gymnodactyle. Gymnodactylus Geckoides, Spix, Braz. 

 17, t. 18,/. 1. Cyrtodactylus Spixii, Grai/, Griffith, A. K. ix. 52. 

 Stenodactylus scaber, Ruppell, Atlas, Zool. 15, t. 4,/. 2. Dum. et 

 Bib. E. G. iii. 421, t. 32,/. 6. Cyrtodactylus minor. Gray, B.M. 

 Gymn. Caspicus, Eichiv. Faun. Casp. Cauc. 91, t. 15,/ 12. Uro- 

 mastyx fasciatus, Menet. Cat. Caus. 34. 



Grey, with angular brown cross bands ; back granular, with 

 longitudinal series of ovate sharply keeled tubercles; lower rostral 

 shield triangular, with 4 smaller chin-shields. 



a, b. In spirits. Shores of the Mediterranean. Presented by J. 

 Miller, Esq. 



