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longer than frontoparietals and interparietal together, in contact 

 with three supraoculars; four supraoculars; seven supraciliaries 

 anterior to the fourth supraocular, first and second large, the 

 others small; frontoparietals shorter than interparietal; parietals 

 forming a suture behind the latter. Six upper labials, fourth 

 largest, with a groove from the lower posterior corner to the 

 upper anterior one, bordering the orbit; five lower labials; a 

 postmental, followed by three pair of shields, the first and 

 second in contact, third separated by four scales. Tympanum 

 oval, larger than the eye-opening. Body slender, with 34 scales 

 round the middle, dorsals strongly keeled, with a sharply 

 pointed hind border, the keels forming six longitudinal lines; 

 lateral scales smaller, keeled, forming oblique series. Ventral 

 scales as large as dorsals, smooth, in 6 series; scales of the 

 chin smooth, those on the throat keeled, the two middle 

 rows excepted. Praeanal region with one large plate. Tail with 

 keeled scales, the middle lower series of broad shields smooth. 

 Limbs slender, the hind limb reaches the fingers; digits with 

 smooth lamellae below. 



Brown above, marked with lighter; a broad yellow spot on 

 the sacral region. Lower parts lighter, marbled with dark 

 on chin, throat and tail. Length of head and body 40 mm. ; 

 tail 48 mm. 



Type-specimen examined in the Leyden Museum. 



Habitat: Borneo (Long Bloe on Upper-Mahakkam river!). 



Only one specimen known. 



5. Tropidophorus iniquus Lidth. 



Tropidophorus iniquus^ v. Lidth de Jeude, Notes Leyden Mus. XXV 1905, p. 199. 



Shields of head rugose; snout long, pointed; frontonasal single, 

 much more long than broad; praefrontals separated; frontal 

 as long as frontoparietals, interparietal and parietals together; 

 five supraoculars, first longest, fifth smallest; six supraciliaries 

 anterior to the fourth supraocular, the seventh in contact with 

 it; frontoparietals shorter than the interparietal; parietals in 

 contact behind the latter. Eight upper labials, fifth largest, 

 bordering the eye; five lower labials; a large postmental, fol- 

 lowed by two pair of shields forming a suture, and a third 

 pair, much smaller, separated by four scales. Tympanum oval, 

 smaller than the eye-opening. Body slender, with 34 scales 



