﻿L. G. ANDERSSON, TWO NEW LIZARDS FROM CALEDONIA 5 



laterals smallest, dorsals and laterals strongly tricarinate, on 

 the nuchal region the scales are four- or five-carinate. No 

 enlarged prseanals. The hind limb reaches nearly the ear. 

 Digits elongate, compressed; subdigital lamellaä smooth, 38—41 

 under the fourth toe. Tail about twice as long as head and 

 body; caudal scales strongly bi- to multicarinate. 



The colour in alcohol : Bronzy brown above, the ante- 

 rior part of the back and the head more or less greenish 

 with small dark spöts ; the belly brownish white ; no distinct 

 limit between the dark colour of the back and the light one 

 of the belly; the chin and the gular region green; green 

 shades are to be seen also on the belly and on the sides 

 elsewhere. Three specimens, viz. 210, 230, 250 mm. in length. 



Measurements of the largest specimen: Total length 250 

 mm. Length of body 77 mm. From nose to ear-opening 

 18 mm. Length of nose 8 mm. Diameter of orbit 5 mm. 

 Breadth of head 13,.^ mm. Före limb 29 mm. Hind limb 

 46 mm. Hahitat. New Caledonia. 



The species is, to judge from the descriptions, nearly 

 allied to Lygosoma variahile ' Bavay also from New Cale- 

 donia, but it is distinguished from this one by the prse- 

 f rontals not in contact, the longer f rontal, the parietals in con- 

 tact behind the interparietal, more scales round the body 

 and more lamellae under the fourth toe, in addition to which 

 it may be mentioned that in all my specimens the colour is 

 different (without any longitudinal streaks) and the size i& 

 considerably greater. 



Tryckt den 27 april 1908. 



Uppsala 1908. Almqvist & Wiksells Boktryckeri-A.-B. 



