52 PHOXOPHRYS TUBERCULATA. 



the angle of tbe mouth ; throat covered with sharply carin- 

 ated keels; no gular appendage. 



The small imbricate scales on the sides have their free 

 margins turned upwards. Of the larger , multicarinate tuber- 

 cles on the back , three or four on each side of the median 

 line are more especially prominent. The scales on the belly 

 are larger than those on the sides and strongly keeled. 

 Strongly keeled scales on the limbs , which on the upper sur- 

 face are intermixed with larger tubercular multicarinate ones. 



Tail much longer than the body; all its scales keeled; 

 those on the inferior surface the largest. The hind limb laid 

 forwards extends to the angle of the mouth , the fore limb 

 laid backwards does not reach to the thigh. 



The colour of the specimen, which has been in spirit 

 for many years cannot be determined. It was collected at 

 Batang Singalang in W. Sumatra by Sal. Muller and 

 measures 4.3 cm. without the tail. ^). 



1) The specimen will be figured in Part II, Vol. IV of „Midden Sumatra"" 

 which is now in the press, being published by Messrs. E. J. Brill at Lcydeu. 



Noten irom the Leyden Museuiu, Vol. HI. 



