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from the figure, though not enough, when the agreement with the description 

 is considered, to separate it as a distinct species. 



Sphenomorphus elegantulus (Peters e Dokia). 



Peters e Doria, Ann. Mus. civ. Geneva, 1878, 13, p. 344. Boulenger, Cat. lizards Brit, mus., 

 1887, 3, p. 235. 



Type locality: — Somerset, Cape York, Queensland. 



A single specimen from Sorong, Dutch New Guinea, agrees well with 

 Boulenger's description. Nevertheless, even a good diagnosis alone, without 

 specimens for comparison, is never very convincing; and if this Sorong specimen 

 were compared directly with authentic examples from Queensland or British 

 New Guinea, it would very possibly be found to be different from S. eleganhdus. 

 I can not find any record that it has been previously taken in this region of Papua. 



It is known from the type locality, and British and German New Guinea. 



Dasia olivaceum Gray. 

 Gray, Ann. nat. hist., 1839, 2, p. 331. Boulenqbr, Cat. lizards Brit. Mus., 1887, 3, p. 251. 



Type locality: — "Prince of Wales Island," coast of Indo-China. 



This wide-ranging species is another which is rare in Java. Bryant and I 

 each got two at Buitenzorg. Its habits are those of Mabuya multifasciata; 

 and its occurrence, judging from very many observations, can not be in the 

 proportion of more than one to several hundred of that species. 



Dasia smaragdinum (Lesson). 



Plate 1, fig. 1 and 2; Plate 2, fig. 4. 



Lesson, Voy. Coquille. Zool., 1830, 2, p. 43, pi. 3, fig. 1. Boulenger, Cat. lizards Brit, mus., 1887, 3, 

 p. 250. 



Type locality: — Oualan, Caroline Islands. 



This species is common, wide-ranging, and of unusual interest. A list of 

 the specimens preserved follows: — 



From Moluccas: — two from Wahaai, and one from Piru, Ceram; six from 

 Ternate; six from Obi, and two from Galela, Halmahera. From Papuasia: — 

 32 from Sorong, Papua; three from Manokwari, Papua; two from Humboldt's 

 Bay, Papua; three from Saonek, Waigiu; six from Wool Bay, Jobi Island ; and 

 one from the A. E. Pratt collection from Fak Fak, Papua. The Museum has 

 specimens from New Britain, Formosa, the Pelew Islands, and from Ebon in the 

 Marshall Islands. While in Japan I got from Mr. Alan Owston, of Yokahama, 

 two specimens from Ruk, Caroline Islands, which are, of course, approximate 

 topotypes. 



Lesson's two figures, each of specimens said to be from Oualan, CaroUne 



