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higl), with trace of median cleft; nostril pierced between the 

 rostra], the first labial, and six nasals ; latter, anterior large, 

 posterior very small granules ; nine upper and ten lower labials ; 

 mental elongate, not larger than the adjacent labials ; no chin- 

 shields. Back covered with flat tessellated juxtaposed scales, 

 much larger on the middle of the back. Abdominal scales flat, 

 subimbricate, not half the size of the larger dorsal scales. Male 

 with a group of conical tubercles on each side of the base of the 

 tail. Colotir. — Greyish-white above, with faint irregular brownish 

 variegation ; white beneath. 



Total length 69 mm. 



Head 14 „ 



Width of head 9 „ 



Body 34 „ 



Fore-limb 19 „ 



Hind-limb 23 „ 



Tail 21 „ "— Boulenger. 



Distribution. — Victoria : Kewell, near Dimboola, Western 

 District (Melb. Mus.) ; Dimboola (L. and F.) 



Geiiyra, Gray. 



Digits strongly dilated, free or webbed at the base, inferiorly 

 with undivided or medially divided transverse lamellae ; distal 

 phalanges free, elongate, compressed, clawed, raised from wdthin 

 the extremity of the dilatation ; inner digits without free distal 

 phalange, clawless, or with a very indistinct retractile claw. 



Upper surfaces covered with granular scales ; belly with 

 cycloid imbricated scales. 



Pupil vertical. 



Male with femoral or praeanal pores. 



The genus extends over the East Indies ; Australia ; islands of 

 the Indian and South Paciflc Oceans ; while one species, G. 

 niiifi/nta, Wiegm., reaches Western Mexico. 



Gehyra VARiEtiATA, Dum. and Bibr. 



Peripia variegata, Gray, Cat., p. 159. 



Hemidactylus variegatiis, Dum. and Bibr., iii., p. 353. 



