TacJii/Jroiuiis. 



151 



half of the outer row of ventral plates, continued on the base of the 

 tail. Limbs and tail often reddish. One of the S23ecimens described 

 by Yan Deulmroh has a dark red-brown band along the side from the 

 eye, just above the white streak, to the tail, where it spreads over the 

 upper surface. Lower parts white. 

 Measurements (in millimetres) : 



From end of snout to vent 



fore limb 

 Length of head 

 Width of head . 

 Depth of head . 

 Fore limb . 

 Hind limb 

 Foot 

 Tail . 



Particulars of Sjjeciinenn Examined. 



(^ Cochun 



55 32 8 6 28 10 24 1 24 



Habitat. — Formosa. 



Closely allied to T. sinaragdimis, but readily distinguished by the 

 number of chin-shields, the lower number of plates and scales round 

 the middle of the body, the longer tail, and the position of the light 

 lateral streak. 



9. TACHYDEOMUS SEX LINE ATUS. 



Talcydroinus sexlineatus, Daud. Hist. Eept. iii, p. 256, pi. xxxix 

 (1802) ; Brongu. Mem. Sav. Etr. Ac. Paris, i, 1806, p. 627, pi. li, fig. 8 ; 

 Dum. ct Bibr. Erp. Gen. v, p. 158 (1839) ; Gray, Cat. Liz. p. 52 

 (1845) ; Gunth. Eept. Brit. Ind. p. 69, pi. viii, fig. c (1864) ; 

 Stoliczka, Journ. As. Soc. Beug. xii, 1872, p. 87; Giinth.Nov. Zool. ii, 

 1895, p. 499 ; Laidlaw, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1901, p. 310 ; Aunaudale, 

 Journ. As. Soc. Beug. (2) i, 1905, p. 140; Bouleng. Yert. Faun. Mai. 

 Pen., Eept. p. 79 (1912) ; De Eooij, Eept. lud.-Austral. Arch, i, p. 154, 

 fig. (1915) ; Bouleng. Mem. As. Soc. Beng. v, 1917, p. 227. 



Takydromus qvadrilineatus, Daud. t.c. p. 252. 



