1912.] N. ANNANDAI.E : ReptiUa. 57 



Habitat.— B\\\mor?i, Bombay Presidency (T. Bainhrigge Flet- 

 cher), r3-ii-ri. 



Type. — No. 17020, Ind. Mus. ( 2 ). 



We are indebted to Mr. T. Bainbrigge Fletcher for the unique 

 specimen of this curious Uttle lizard, which appears to be very dis- 

 tinct from any hitherto described. It belongs to the section of the 

 genus typified by H. frenatus, D. & B., and is perhaps nearer the 

 S. Indian T. rctiatlatus, Beddome, than any other species. It may 

 be distinguished from that form by its flattened head, broad rostral 

 and longitudinal dark stripes. 



Japalura bengalensis, sp. nov. 

 (Plate V, fig. 4.) 

 Japalura yunnanensis, Annandale {nee Anderson), J.A.S.B., 



1906, p, 288. 

 In the paper cited I referred to the specimen here described 

 as the male of Japalura yunnanensis, Anderson, but having since 

 had an opportunity of examining an example of that species and 

 having partially dissected the one from Buxa, I find that the 

 latter is a female and differs from the Chinese form. It may be 

 described as follows : 



Habit stout; body moderateh' compressed; size large. 

 Head triangular ; its dorsal surface sloping downwards and 

 forwards from behind the eyes, slightly concave between the 

 orbits; scales of dorsal surface irregular, keeled, largest on snout; 

 9 upper and 9 lower labials; snout longer than diameter of e^'e, 

 bluntly pointed. A small gular pouch, no transverse fold across 

 the throat. 



Scales of back and sides small, almost granular, mixed with 

 much larger keeled scales which tend to be grouped in small 

 patches ; no dorso-lateral rows of enlarged scales ; ventrals larger 

 than largest dorsals, strongly keeled, imbricate, pointed behind ; 

 scales on upper surface of limbs irregular in size, leaf-shaped, 

 strongly keeled. 



Crest. — A well-developed nuchal crest (in the female) consisting 

 of upright lanceolate scales shorter than half the diameter of the 

 eye rising from a fold of skin covered with almost granular scales ; 

 no dorsal crest on the anterior half of back, a very slight one on 

 the posterior half. 



Limbs moderate. Adpressed hind limb reaches anterior bor- 

 der of orbit ; tibia about as long as skull ; third and fourth fingers 

 equal. 



Colouration. — Head dull olivaceous with two narrow brown 

 cross-bars on the dorsal surface, one just in front of, the other 

 just behind the eye; dark lines radiating from the eye; lips with 

 dark vertical bars; sides of head irregularly marked with dark 

 brown; back and sides (in spirit) livid bluish-grey with a fine 

 reticulation of dark brown ; tail obscurely barred ; limbs marked 

 irregularly; ventral surface yellowish; a black patch on the gular 

 pouch. 



