THE LIZARDS OF THE GENUS TACHYDROMUS. 227 
Measurements, in millimetres. i Se 
From end of snout to vent .. BE Sis a ys GO) 55 
East 5). store limb sie 2: a es Ig Ig 
Head.. a aie oe as ae as 13 13 
Width ofhead .. Ses os x es i 7 OFF 
Depth of head .. of at ae : = O = 55 
Fore limb ‘ : St : ‘ts 2220) 
Hind limb ; ee de 2: ae ae 260 26 
Foot .. I5 14 
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Particulars of specimens examined. 
2 OA On 27 Se? 
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Table as on p. 212. 
Habitat. Formosa. 
Closely allied to T. smaragdinus, but readily distinguished by the number of 
chin-shields, the lower number of plates and scales round the middle of the body, the 
longer tail, and the position of the light lateral streak. 
3, Cochun oie is os 5 2 
39. S258 0, 2s) SO Oak 
g. Tachydromus sexlineatus, Daud. 
Takydromus sexlineatus, Daud. Hist. Rept. iii, p. 256, pl. xxxix (1802); Brongn. Mém. Savy. 
Etr. Ac. Paris, i. 1806, p. 627, pl. ii, fig. 8; Dum. et Bibr. Erp. Gén. v, p. 158 (1839); 
Gray, Cat. Liz., p. 52 (1845); Gtinth. Rept. Brit. Ind., p. 69, pl. vili, fig. C. (1864); Stoliczka, 
Journ. As. Soc. Beng. xii, 1872, p. 87; Giinth. Nov. Zool. i1. 1895, p. 499; Laidlaw, Proc. 
Zool. Soc. Igor, p. 310; Annandale, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. (2) i. 1905, p. 140; Bouleng. Vert. 
Faun. Mal. Pen., Rept., p. 79 (1912) ; De Rooij, Rept. Ind.-Mal. Arch. i, p. 154, fig. (1915). 
Takydromus quadrilineatus, Daud. t. c., p. 252. 4 
Tachydromus ocellatus (Cuv.), Guér. Icon. R. An., Rept. pl. vi, fig. 3 (1829); Duvern. R. An., 
Rept. pl. xi (1836). 
Tachydromus typus, Gray, Ann. N.H. i. 1838, p. 389. 
Tachydromus sexlineatus, var. @neofuscus, Peters. Mon. Berl. Ac. 1863, p. 405. 
Tachydromus meridionalis, Giinth. Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 70, pl. viii, fig. D, and Ann. and Mag. 
N.H. (6) i. 1888, p. 167. 
Tachydromus sexlineatus, part., Bouleng. Cat. Liz. iii, p. 4 (1887), and Faun. Ind., Rept. p. 169 
(z890) ; Gtinth. Ann. and Mag. N.H. (6) i. 1888, p. 167. 
Lachydromus stkkimensis, Giinth l.c. 
Body not depressed. Head about twice as long as broad, its depth equal to the 
distance between the centre of the eye and the tympanum, its length 3? to 4} times 
in length to vent in males, 4 to 44+ times in females; snout acutely pointed, with 
sharp canthus and nearly vertical loreal region, as long as the postocular part of the 
head. Pileus 25 to 2} times as long as broad. Neck narrower than the head. Hind 
limb reaching the elbow or the axil ; foot as long as or a little longer than the head 
Tail 3 to 5 times as long as head and body. 
Nostril pierced between 3 or 4 shields. Rostral sometimes entering the nostril ; 
upper head-shields smooth or feebly rugose ; frontonasal as long as broad or longer 
