AGAMID^. 5o 



Tongue short, thick, not or but shghtly uicked in front, villose. 

 Eye small, pupil round ; eyelids well developed. Scales usually 

 imbricate, sometimes granular ; no symmetrical shields on the top 

 of the head; ornamental appendages, such as crests, gular 

 poaches, &c., frequently present. Limbs well developed, l^emoral 

 pores absent in most of the genera. Tail usually long and not 

 fragile. 



Agamoids are mostly oviparous ; eggs with parchment-like 

 shell. Some are arboreal, others terrestrial. Inhabitants of 

 Africa, Asia, and Australia. 



Only six genera are known to have representatives in the Malay 

 Peninsula. 



Fig. 17. — Pectoi'al arch of Ccdoiesjubatus. 



'jl. Clavicle. CO): Coracoid. id. Interclavicle. st. Sfcermun 

 e.cor. Epicoracoid, sc. Scapula. 



Synopsis of tlie Oenera. 



I. No femoral pores. 



A. Ribs much prolonged, supporting a 



wing-like dermal expansion Draco, p. 56. 



B. No wing-like lateral expansion; a 



dorsal denticulation or crest. 



1. Tympanum hidden Aphaniotis, p. G4. 



12. Tympanum distinct. 

 A transverse gular fold ; males with a gular 



S^;: sac Gonyockphaltjs, p. 65. 



No gular fold ; no gular sac ; dorsal scales 



small, heterogeneous Acanthosaura, p. 68. 



No gular fold; males with a more or less 



distinct gular sac; dorsal scales equal .... Cai.otes, p. 09. 



II. Femoral pores present ; body depressed ; 



scales very small ; no dorsal crest. Liolepis, p. 73. 



