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supraciliaries, first largest; frontoparietals slightly longer than 

 the interparietal; parietals in contact behind the latter; no 

 nuchals, each parietal in contact with four scales; fourth to 

 sixth upper labials below the eye. Body with 36 scales round 

 the middle, dorsals larger than ventrals, laterals smallest, dor- 

 sals and laterals rough with very small granules; the distance 

 between the tip of the snout and the fore limb is contained 

 one time and one third in the distance between axilla and 

 groin; praeanals enlarged. Tail one time and a half the length 

 of head and body. Limbs strong, the hind limb reaches the 

 axilla; digits long, compressed, fourth toe with 20 obtusely 

 keeled lamellae below. 



Pale reddish-brown above, variegated with dark brown; flanks 

 with large dark brown spots, forming vertical bars, below those 

 reticulated with dark brown; a white spot above the tympanum 

 and one above the shoulder; lips dark-spotted. Lower parts 

 lighter; throat dark brown. Length of head and body 45 mm.; 

 tail 72 mm. 



Type-specimen examined in the British Museum. 



Habitat: New Guinea (Albert Edward Range 6000 feet!). 



4. Lygosoma annectens Boulenger. 



Lygosoma annectens^ Boulenger, Ann. Mus. Civ. Genova (2) XVIII 1897, p. 698, 

 pi. VII fig. 2. 



Snout very short, obtuse; lower eyelid scaly; ear-opening 

 large, oval, smaller than the eye-opening, tympanum slightly 

 sunk, no auricular lobules. Nostril in the nasal; latter followed 

 by two or three superposed shields, the upper one representing a 

 supranasal; frontonasal more broad than long, broadly in contact 

 with the rostral, narrowly with the frontal; latter as long as 

 frontoparietals and interparietal together, in contact with the 

 three anterior supraoculars; nine supraoculars, first twice as 

 long as second, last minute; twelve supraciliaries; frontoparietals 

 a little longer than the interparietal; parietals forming a suture 

 behind the latter; no nuchals, each parietal in contact with 

 five scales; fifth to seventh upper labials below the eye. Body 

 with 50 smooth scales round the middle, laterals smallest; 

 the distance between the tip of the snout and the fore limb 

 nearly equals the distance between axilla and groin; praeanals 

 enlarged. Tail one time and three fifths the length of head and 



