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keeled, placed uearly in longitudinal series ; of the side smaller, 

 granular ; of the belly small, smooth ; of the hinder part of the 

 thighs uniform, granular; preanal pores 4. 



a. In spirits, young. Peru. Presented by J. E. Gray, Esq. 



** Body not folded on the side. Hinder side of the thighs granu- 

 lar^ with a roundish group of larger keeled scales. 



Fitzinger's Leiol^mus. Leiolaemus Fitzingerii. Proeto- 

 tretus Fitzingerii, Dum. et Bib. E. G. iv. 286. Bell^ Zool. Beagle, 



U.t.Dj.l. 



Grey brown, with 4 series of white-edged black spots ; head 

 short, muzzle narrow, rounded ; ears large, with 2 or 3 large and 

 other small tubercular granules on the front edge ; cheek-scales 

 1-rowed ; sides of the neck and part of the back of the thigh gra- 

 nular ; scales of back moderate, rhomboidal, blunt, very slightly 

 keeled ; of the sides smooth ; of the throat and belly entire. 



a. In spirits. Tail reproduced. Patagonia. Presented by C. 

 Darwin, Esq. 



Darwin's Leiol^mus. Leiolaemus Darwinii. Proctotretus 

 Darwinii, Bell, Zool. Beagle, Kept. t. 7. 



Body rather depressed ; scales of the head numerous, small, 

 slightly elevated, smooth, not imbricate ; of the temple and neck 

 granular ; cheek-scales 1-rowed ; hinder side of the thigh granu- 

 lar (hinder) part covered with imbricate scales; ears entire in front. 



rt, b In spirits. N. Patagonia, Bahia Blanca. Presented by 

 Charles Darwin, Esq. 



*** The Body with a distinct longitudinal fold on each side. 



Capt. King's Leiolaemus. Leiolaemus Kingii. Proctotretus 

 Kinijii, Bell, Zool. Beagle, Rept. 13, t. 6, f. 12. Pr. Magellanique, 

 H. l^ J. Voy. a Pol Sud, t. 2,f. 2, (young). 



Grey, with 4 series of square blackish spots, separated by 4 or 

 rarely 5 streaks, the spots sometimes confluent ; throat black- 

 lined; scales of the back moderate, ovate, rhombic, with a distinct 

 straight scarcely produced keel ; of the sides of the neck rather 

 thick, round ; of the front edge of the ears small, with sometimes 

 one larger one below ; of the tail ovate-rhombic, keeled, with the 

 hinder edge rounded ; the sides with an obscure lateral longitu- 

 dinal fold; cloacal pores 6, in pairs; thighs unifonnly granular 

 behind. 



a, b. Adult, in spirits. Brown, with irregular cross bands and a 

 central pale streak. Patagonia, Port Desire. Presented by 

 Thomas Bell, Esq. From Capt. King's collection. 

 c — g. Young, in spirits. Back with 3 or 5 pale streaks and 4 se- 

 ries of square brown spots ; the ears with a larger tubercle in 

 front. Patagonia. Presented by Charles Darwin, Esq. 



