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Head more long than broad; snout longer than the distance 

 between the eye and the ear-opening, about one and a half time 

 the diameter of the orbit; forehead concave; ear-opening rather 

 small, oval, horizontal. Rostral large, quadrangular, more broad 

 than high, with a median cleft above; nostril bordered by the 

 rostral, the first labial and four nasals, the upper one largest, 

 and separated from its fellow. Thirteen to fifteen upper and 

 twelve to fourteen lower labials, mental small, pentagonal; 

 three pair of chin-shields, inner largest and forming a suture. 

 Body elongate, depressed, a fold of the skin along the side 

 of the throat and fore limb anteriorly, a stronger one bordering 

 the fore limb posteriorly, along the side of the belly and hind 

 limb anteriorly, and a third bordering the hind limb post- 

 eriorly. Upper surfaces and throat covered with round flat 

 scales, those on the throat smaller. Ventral scales rather small, 

 flat, imbricate. Male with 34 femoral pores in a curved line, 

 angular in the middle. Tail depressed, angular laterally, covered 

 above with small juxtaposed scales, below with larger ones, 

 distinctly annulate, 10 — 12 rows of scales in each annulus above, 

 3 or 4 below. Limbs depressed; digits half-webbed, inferior 

 lamellae undivided, curved. 



Brown above with irregular reddish-brown markings; a 

 reddish-brown streak on the side of head and neck, passing 

 through the eye. Lower parts brownish-white. Length of head 

 and body 130 mm.; tail 100 mm. 



Habitat: Ternate ! ; Halmahera ; Morotai ! ; Kei Islands. 



9. Gehyra vorax Girard. 



Gehyra vorax^ Girard, Proc. Ac. Philad. 1857, p. 197; U. S. Explor. Exp. Herp. 



p. 274, pi. XVI fig. 1—8. 

 Gehyra vorax^ Boulenger, Cat. Liz. I 1885, p. 153. 



Head more long than broad; snout twice the diameter of the 

 orbit; forehead concave; ear-opening oval, oblique. Rostral 

 large, quadrangular, more broad than high; nostril bordered by 

 the rostral, the first labial, a large nasal and three or four 

 scales. Thirteen or fourteen upper and twelve lower labials, 

 mental not larger than the labials, pentagonal; two pair of 

 chin-shields, inner longer and forming a suture, followed by 

 smaller shields on each side. Body stout, depressed; a fold of 

 the skin on each side of the neck and continued on the fore 



