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rows of scales which are flat and as large as the ventrals; supraocular 

 disk consisting of about ten polygonal keeled scales, separated from 

 the semicircle by one row of smaller scales or granules; one large 

 shield in front of the supraocular granules between the superciliaries 

 and the supraocular semicircle; can thus rostralis consisting of five 

 elongated scales gradually increasing in size posteriorly, the last two 

 subequal; superciliary ridge consisting of one very long anterior shield 

 followed b}^ a very small one, the granules of the supraocular disk 

 continuing behind the superciliaries into the granules surrounding the 

 eye uninterrupted by any row of differentiated scales; loreal rows 

 five; subocular semicircle strongly keeled, broadly in contact with 

 supralabials; supralabials eight, suture between sixth and seventh 

 being under the center of the eye; temporals granular in the center, 

 bordered above by the curved supratemporal line of two rows of 

 enlarged scales, being the posterior continuation of the subocular 



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Figs. 105-107.— Anolis stratulus. 105, top of head; 106, side of head. 2| natural .size. 107, side 

 of tail at level of fifth verticil. 5J x natural size. No. 26865, I'.S.N'^r. 



semicircle; dorsals minute 1}' granular, of same size as the laterals and 

 with no median line of larger granules; ventral scales small, slightly 

 imbricate, rounded behind, fiat; those on the throat nearby granular, 

 elongated, flat; fore legs above with small nearly smooth scales; scales 

 on anterior aspect of femur enlarged, smooth, abruptly set off from the 

 granules of the upper side; large scales covering the upper side of 

 hand and feet feebly unicarinate; digital expansions large, about 19 

 lamella? under phalanges ii and iii of fourth toe; tail moderately 

 compressed with distinct verticils, with eight to nine vertical rows of 

 feebly keeled scales between; upper edge strongly serrated, five spines 

 to each verticil gradually increasing posteriorly, the last one sur- 

 mounting the enlarged vertical row of the verticil being greatly 

 enlarged; dewlap naked with series of distant scales, edge thickened; 

 postanal plates well developed. 



