25 t 

 91. Lygosoma klossi Boulenger. 



Lygosoma klossi, Boulenger, Transact. Zool. Soc. London XX 1914, p. 259, 

 pi. 29 fig. 3. 



Snout long, obtusely pointed ; lower eyelid with a transparent 

 disk; ear-opening oval, larger than the palpebral disk, with 

 one or two small lobules anteriorly. Nostril between three 

 shields, a nasal, a postnasal and asupranasal; frontonasal much 

 more broad than long, broadly in contact with the rostral and 

 narrowly with the frontal ; latter slightly longer than the fronto- 

 parietal, in contact with the two anterior supraoculars ; four 

 supraoculars, seven supraciliaries; frontoparietal single and fused 

 with the interparietal; parietals in contact behind the latter; 

 a pair of nuchals and a pair of temporals; six or seven labials 

 before the large subocular. Body with 30 or 32 scales round 

 the middle, dorsals with five or seven feeble keels ; dorsal 

 scales largest, laterals smallest; the distance between the tip 

 of the snout and the fore limb is contained one time and one 

 fourth to one time and one third in that between axilla and 

 groin; praeanals very slightly enlarged. Tail more than twice 

 as long as head and body. Limbs strong, the hind limb reaches 

 the axilla ; digits long, compressed, fourth toe with 40 — 42 

 smooth lamellae below. 



Brown above, iridescent, with black spots, sometimes with 

 whitish spots, as large as a whole scale ; a black band from 

 the eye to the shoulder. Lower parts greenish, with a few 

 black dots. Length of head and body 90 mm.; tail 200 mm. 



Type-specimens examined in the British Museum. 



Habitat: New Guinea (Utakwa river 2500 feet!). 



92. Lygosoma kuekenthali Boettger. 



Lygosoma kuekenthali^ Boettger, Zool. Anz. XVIII 1895, p. 117; Abh. Senckenb. 

 Ges. XXV 1900, p. 342, pi. XIV fig. I. 



Snout long, obtusely pointed; lower eyelid with a transparent 

 disk; ear-opening oval, larger than the palpebral disk, with 

 three short lobules anteriorly. Nostril between three small 

 shields, a nasal, a postnasal and a supranasal; frontonasal 

 more broad than long, broadly in contact with the rostral, nar- 

 rowly with the frontal ; latter shorter and narrower than the 

 frontoparietal, in contact with the two anterior supraoculars; 

 four supraoculars ; seven or eight supraciliaries, third largest ; 



