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is marked by about seven dark bars across the back separated by- 

 narrow pale cross stripes, which combine with the strono;l3r defined 

 Hght dorso-lateral band into a ladder pattern ; the throat in the males 

 is pale bluish (in alcohol) with large whitish spots, which form about 

 three broad bars across the throat; the sides below the dorso-lateral 

 band are dark with numerous whitish spots; the white longitudinal 

 stripe under the eye is conspicuous, but mostly crossed by narrow 

 black lines radiating from the eye. 



For further discussion of this form see previous remarks under the 

 genus (p. 184). I may also refer to the remarks accompanying my 

 original diagnosis of the species, but it should be noted that the 

 comparison there made was chiefly with the abnormal female specimen 

 alleged to have come from Taipa and described above, p. 185. 



Dimensions. — Adult male: type, l^.S.X.M., No. 36505; Botel Tobago 

 Island, May, 1899; T. Tada, collector. 



mm. 



Total length 289 



Snout to vent 76 



Vent to tip of tail 213 



Snout to center of eye 14 



Greatest width of head 15 



Fore leg 39 



Hind leg 70 



Habitat . — This form is only known from the island of Botel Tobago, 

 where, according to ^Ir. Tada, it is abundant. 



List of specimens of Japalura viUsukurii. 



a Type, p. 191. 



Genus ? 



Species .' 



The young Agamoid lizard designated by ITallowell (Proc. Phila. 

 Acad., 1860, p. 491) simply as ''OtocryjAis," though ])ractically ad- 

 mitting that it does not belong to Wiegmann's genus, is still in the 

 museum (No. 12252). Wlien Hallowell wrote his notes on this speci- 

 men, it was already "much mutilated and otherwise injured," and the 

 intervening 47 years have not improved its condition. In fact, several 



