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12. Gymnodactylus malayanus n. sp. 



Head large, depressed, snout nearly one time and a half the 



diameter of the orbit, which 

 equals its distance from the 

 ear-opening; forehead and 

 loreal region concave; ear- 

 opening oval, oblique, one 

 third the diameter of the 

 eye. Head granular, with 

 small tubercles on the oc- 

 ciput and temples, the gra- 

 nules largest on the snout. 

 Rostral quadrangular, twice 

 as broad as high, with me- 

 dian cleft above; nostril 

 bordered by the rostral and 

 three or four scales. Eight to 

 ten upper and eight or nine 

 lower labials; mental large, 

 triangular; a large median 

 pair of chin-shields (fig. I2d), 

 in contact behind the men- 

 tal, followed by two smaller 



Fig. II. Gy„mo./acO'lus malayanus n. sp. shields. Throat minutely 



granulate. Body long, covered 

 above with very small granules 

 and numerous small, round, 

 keeled tubercles. Lateral fold 

 distinct, with a few enlarged 

 tubercles. Ventral scales small, 

 cycloid, imbricate, 50-60 across 

 the middle of the belly. Male 

 with 9 (8) praeanal pores in an 

 angular series (fig. \2a) no pubic 

 groove. Tail round, tapering, 

 one and one third time the 

 length of head and body, co- 

 vered with small scales and rows 



Y\g.^^^ Gymnodactylus malayanus..^^^. of keeled, trihedral tubercles 

 a. Praeanal pores; 0. chin-snields; ' 



c. lower view of digits X 3- ^t the basal half; scales of the 



