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of the orbit, which equals its distance from the ear-opening; 

 forehead concave; ear-opening vertically oval, one fourth the 

 diameter of the eye. Head covered with small granules, those 

 on the snout enlarged; on the occiput small conical tubercles. 

 Rostral large, twice as broad as high, with a median cleft in 

 the superior part; above the rostral are four small scales; 

 nostril bordered by the rostral, the first labial, a supranasal 

 and three or four granules. Eleven or twelve upper and eleven 

 lower labials; mental large, triangular; a median pair of large 

 chin-shields forming a long suture behind te mental, followed 

 by a much smaller one; throat granular. Body long, depressed, 

 covered above with 

 small granules and 

 longitudinal series of 

 trihedral tubercles. 

 Lateral fold with en- 

 larged conical tuber- 

 cles. Ventral scales 

 moderate, cycloid, im- 

 bricate, smooth, 42 — 

 45 across the middle 

 of the belly. Male with 

 an angular series of 

 7 — 14 praeanal pores, 

 separated from a series 



of 10 to 12 femoral pores (fig. 10). Tail round, covered above 

 with uniform small scales, below with transversely dilated scales; 

 on the basal part transverse series of tubercles. Limbs long, 

 depressed, covered above with granules and tubercles; digits 

 strong, the basal part covered below with transverse plates, 

 the distal part compressed. 



Greyish-brown above with narrow white black-edged cross 

 lines or dark brown transverse lines, the first from eye to eye 

 over the occiput, the second over the nape through the ear- 

 opening. Limbs and tail also with white cross lines; basal part 

 and tip of tail greyish or brownish, median part lead-colour. 

 Lips with lighter spots. Lower parts lighter, dotted with brown. 

 Length of head and body 95 mm.; tail 132 mm. 



Type-specimens examined in the British Museum. 



Habitat: New Guinea (Lake Sentanil, Njao on the Tjano 

 river!, Mimika river!, Utakwa river). 



Fig. 10. Gymnodactyhis viimikaiiiis Blgr. 

 Praeanal and femoral pores X 3- 



