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the anterior, very long, superciliary l^eing in contact with the anterior 

 supraocular throiiohoiit its whole length; .a small shield in front of 

 first supraocular separating it from the posterior loreal; fronto- 

 parietals longer than internasal ; parietals slightly longer than fiontal ; 

 interparietal moderate, about as large as anterior supraocular; occip- 

 ital much smaller, about the size of third supraocular; seven supra- 

 labials, fifth yery large, under the eye; temporals moderate, keeled, 

 about 7 in a row between orbit and ear-opening; an elongated shield 

 along the anterior half of the outer edge of the parietal; lower labials 

 long and narrow; three pairs of chin-shields, increasing in size poste- 

 riorly, only first pair in contact throughout, second pair posteriorly- 

 separated by a wedge of elongated granules; back covered by six 

 series of large keeled scales, three on each side, and two median ones 

 slightly smaller, the keels forming continuous ridges, six of the 

 large scales corresponding in length to five ventral plates; laterals 

 granular, forming a broad longitudinal band on the sides; scales on 

 upper surface of limbs large, keeled, not larger than large dorsals, a 

 series on the forearm being rather widened transverely and smooth; 

 gulars large, granules gradually merging into large, pointed, keeled 

 scales on neck and collar, about 23 granules and scales on the median 

 line between second pair of chin shields and collar; scales on collar 

 long, pointed, and keeled like those on neck and chest; eight rows 

 of ventral plates, which on the posterior part of the abdomen are 

 flanked by two series of larger keeled scales having a row of similar 

 but smaller scales between them; ventral plates all pointed behind 

 and strongly keeled, 29 on the median line from collar to preanal 

 plate; preanal plate large, smooth, with two smaller plates on each 

 side; a single inguinal pore on each side; limbs moderate, the out- 

 stretched hind leg reaching the axilla; tail three and one-third times 

 as long as head and body together, swollen at base, covered above and 

 below with strongly keeled scales, which are as large as the largest 

 dorsals. Color (in alcohol) above olive, becoming light tawny-olive 

 on the tail; two narrow blackish brown lines on back along the keels 

 of the first row of larger dorsals on each side of the median line, these 

 lines continuing some distance on the tail; granular area of the sides 

 of the body dark brownish gray, continued on the sides of the tail as a 

 narrow dusky line, which almost disappears halfway from the tip; a 

 black line from nostril through center of eye, behind the latter two 

 blackish lines, one above along the parietals, the other below through 

 the ear-opening, inclosing between them a lighter brown area poste- 

 riorly connected with the lateral dark band; an elongated whitish 

 spot on upper eyelid; a narrow whitish line from below nostril 

 through the lower eyelid, over the lower temporal region, through 

 the lower edge of ear-opening, to the shoulder, where it disappears; a 

 black line on the posterior aspect of the femur and indicated on the 

 tibia; lower surface whitish, sufl'used with tawn3--()live on tail. 



