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longitudinal rows with this dark edge widened at the tip into a dark 

 brown spot, while the rest of the scale is occupied by a whitish dot 

 in such a manner as to form a regular system of oblique lines of head- 

 like spots from the middle of the hack toward the Hanks; top of head 

 with dark brown edges to the shields and a few symmetrical whitish 

 dark-edged dots on the shields of the parietal region; legs above 

 with rounded whitish dots; tail obscurely handed, with darker and 

 lighter brownish gray ;' underside pale. 



Dimensions. 



in in . 



Total length 107 



Tip of snout to vent 40 



Vent to tip of tail (17 



Snout to ear 10.5 



Axilla to groin IS 



Fore leg 1 5 



Hind leg 20 



Family LACERTID.K. 



TAKYDROMUS SEPTENTRIONALIS Guenther. 

 (Herpet. Japan, 1007, p. 232.) 



1S64. Tachydromus septentrionalis Guenther, Rep. Brit. India, p. P>9. — Tdkydro- 

 mus septentrionalis Denburgh, Proc California Acad. Sci. (4), vol. ;i, 

 Dec. 20, 1909, p. 50 (Pescadores, Taihoku, Koshun, Polisia, and Kelung). 



Apparently the commonest species of the genus in Formosa. 



TAKYDROMUS FORMOSANUS Boulenger. 



(Herpet. Japan, L907, \>. 235. i 



No additional specimens have been recorded which might throw 

 light on the status of this species. 



TAKYDROMUS SAUTERI Denburgh. 



L909. Tahydromus sauteri Denburgh, Proc. California Acad. Sci. (4), vol. :\, Deo. 

 20, 1909, p. 50 (type-locality, Koshun, Formosa; type, Cal. Acad. Sci. 

 No. 18001; II. Sauter, collector). 



This addition to the Formosan fauna belongs to the section of the 

 genus characterized by four pairs of submental shields, lake '/'. 

 wolteri it has only one inguinal pore, but is described as having head 

 and tail very elongate. The color is bright green above. 



TAKYDROMUS KUEHNEI Denburgh. 



1909. Tahydromus kuehnei Denburgh, Proc. California Acad. Sci.( 1), vol. 3, 

 Deo. 20, 1909, p. 50 (type-locality, Kanshirei, Formosa; typo, Cal. Ar.nl. 

 Sci., No. 18002). 



Belongs to the same section as the foregoing, but is distinguished 

 by having 4 or 5 pores in each groin. 



