ART. 25 CHINESE AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES STEJNEGER 



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EUMECES PEKINENSIS Stejnegrer 



1924. Eumeces pekinensis Stejnegek, Occ. Pap. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist, 

 vol. 5, July 26, 1924. p. 120 (type-locality, Hsin-Lung-Shan District, 

 Imperial Hunting Grounds, Chilili, China ; type, U. S. N. M. No. 60863 ; 

 A. de C. Sowerby, collector). 



Diagnosis. — Median dorsal scale rows not enlarged ; two unpaired 

 postmentals ; lower temporal of the second row wedge-shaped ; soles of 

 hind feet nearly uniformly granular with only a few larger tubercles 

 near the heel ; a postnasal ; 24 scales around the middle of the body. 



Description of type specimen. — Rostral high, the portion visible 

 from above somewhat larger than half the f ronto-nasal ; supranasals 

 barely meeting behind rostral ; nostril occupying most of nasal which 

 is higher in front than behind ; a small pentagonal postnasal in con- 

 tact with supranasal, nasal, first and second labials and anterior 

 loreal, the latter contact about twice as long as the others; fronto- 



Fig. 2. — Eu.MECES pekinensis. Type. U. S. Nat. Mus. No. 60683. 3 X nat. size 



nasal larger, as long as broad, barely touching rostral but in contact 

 with frontal almost as widely as with anterior loreal; prefrontals 

 smaller than fronto-nasal, separated from each other, in contact with 

 frontal, fronto-nasal, both loreals, upper preocular and anterior 

 supraocular; anterior loreal narrow, high, widening on canthus 

 rostralis, in contact with first labial, barely touching second; pos- 

 terior loreal pentagonal, large, wider than high, higher in front than 

 behind, barely touching second labial and only in contact with fourth 

 labial on left side; frontal considerably longer than parietals and 

 its distance from the tip of the snout, anteriorly wider than behind, 

 in contact with three supraoculars; four supraoculars, second largest; 

 five superciliaries ; fronto-parietals considerably smaller than inter- 

 parietal ; parietals shorter than f rontals, widely separated behind by 

 interparietal; two pairs of nuchals; seven supralabials, seventh 

 largest, fifth under anterior half of eye; two large scutes covering 

 the temples, the upper elongated with nearly parallel upper and 



