the interparietal ; parietals forming a suture behind the inter- 

 parietal ; a pair of nuchals and a pair of temporals bordering the 

 parietals ; sixth upper labial beneath the middle of the eye, and 

 not larger than the othei's ; upper labials completely separated 

 from the lower eyelid by a row of scales equal in size to the 

 supraciliaries. Ear-opening oval, vertical, about one half of the 

 size of the eye-opening, with five small lobules anteriorly. Thirty- 

 three smootli scales round the middle of the body ; dorsal scales 

 much larger than the laterals and ventrals, which are of equal 

 size ; preanals not enlai-ged. Tlie adpressed hind-limb overlaps 

 the wrist ; digits moderate, compressed ; sub-digital lamelhe 

 twenty-three under the fonrth toe. Tail rather short and stout, 

 not much longer than the head and body. Colours — Above 

 yellowish-brown, below creamy-white ; a series of vertical violet 

 bars on the labials ; a violet band from the angle of the mouth, 

 inclining inwards along the throat, and not reaching quite so far 

 backward as the fore limb ; a similar, but shorter and more 

 indistinct, parallel band from the sixth upper labial ; upper surface 

 with .seven narrow dark-blue longitudinal bands, which cease 

 about half way along the tail, and correspond to the intersection 

 of the series of scales ; a few similar, but less conspicuous bands 

 between the limljs ; fifteen rather irregular broad dark brown 

 transverse bands on tlie body continued for some distance down 

 the sides ; onUiv surfaces of linilis with narrow dark blue longi- 

 tudinal lines. 



Inches. Millim. 



Total length U'GG ... 372 



Length ohiead 1-22 ... 31 



WidUi of head 0-88 ... 22 



Length of body 5-59 ... 142 



Length of fore limb 1-75 ... 44 



Length of hind limb ... 2-35 ... 60 



Length of tail 7-85 ... 199 



Tins Lizard belongs to the sub-genus liio]>a, and though 

 undeniably clos(!ly allied to Dr. Gunther's Ewneces alho/asciulatits, 

 hitherto record(>.d from Northern Australia, New Ireland, and 

 the Duke of York and Solomon groups, still, putting aside 

 the very distinct pattern of coloration, I consider that the 

 dilierences cited sufficiently justify me in describing the species as 

 new. These dilierences are as follows : — (1) The greater com- 

 parative length between the tip of the snout and the fore lindj ; 

 (2) the reduced number of supraoculars ; (i3) the equality in size 

 b(itween the interparietal and either frontopjirietal ;* (4) tlie 

 non-enlargment of the sixtii upper labial ; and (5) the distinct 

 ©verlapping of the adpressed limbs. 



* This character is not prominently brought out in the figure of the 

 kead shields in tlie latest Hrrtish Museum Catalogue. 



