A VAKANUS AND I'MlOd l.M{O.M QUKKNSLANH FWY. 



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Fisi- T.— l'aranHS pituclatiis, var. orieiitalis. Fry. 



Mid-dorsal scales from the back. ^.^ ^ _ j -^^^ ^,,„^ ' />„,ic/(i/iis, 



var. tvpica. Mid-dorsal 

 scales from the bad:. 



The characters which distinguish this variety from the 

 typical form are, the broad flat condition of the scales of the 

 back (fig. 7) as opposed to the long, tectiform scales of the 

 typical variety (fig. 8) ; the much broader and coarser scales 

 on the anterior half of the tail (fig. 9, var. oHentuHs; fig. 

 10, var. fiiin'rn). The caudal scales and colouration approach 

 the condition in the more brilliant V. acaathitrux, Blgr. 



Pig 9. — Varatnis puiictatiis, Gray, var. 

 orientalis, Fry. Scales from anterior 

 half of tail (thirty-five or forty rows 

 the from base on the middle line). 



Fig. 10. — I'araiius piinclaliis, Gray, var. 

 tvpica. Scales from the same region as 

 in Fig. 9. 



