232 SPHAERODACTYLUS. 
nasal and a distinctly larger supranasal which is separated from its fellow on the 
opposite side by a single median scale not very much smaller than one of the 
supranasals, these three scales border the rostral above; four large supralabials, 
on one side the third is divided, a common occurrence, the fourth supralabial 
below the centre of the eye; a spine on the superciliary margin above the centre 
of the eye; head above and on the sides covered with minute granular scales, 
slightly larger and flatter on thé snout; scales of back very minute and granular; 
mental larger than rostral; two large and one small infralabial to below the 
centre of the eye; head above and on the sides covered with minute granular 
scales, slightly larger and flatter on the snout; scales of back very minute and 
granular; mental larger than rostral; two large and one small infralabial to 
below the centre of the eye; two small pentagonal chin-shields bordering mental 
between the large first infralabials followed by smaller flat scales which decrease 
in size and become extremely small on middle of throat; scales of chest and belly 
small, rounded, slightly imbricate; scales on upper surface of tail granular, below 
flatter with a median series of enlarged flat transverse plates. 
Colour (in life) :— Slaty gray above, rather light in tone; the head with two 
narrow bands between the eyes of much darker slate, the nape with two, the 
neck with two, and the body between fore and hind limbs with six cross-bands. 
On the tail there are five bands but the three hinder ones are simply spots. The 
distal three fifths of the tailis unmarked. The tail distally where unbanded, and 
wholly below, is rosy red. The belly is pinkish gray. The bands on the head 
extend to the chin but do not quite meet. 
Dimensions:— Total length 34 mm. 
Tip of snout to vent 17 mm. 
Vent to tip of tail 17 mm. 
Greatest width of head 4mm. 
Tip of snout toear 4.5 mm. 
Fore limb] 5.5 mm. 
Hindilimb 6.5 mm. 
Remarks:— The most beautiful member of the genus and the smallest 
lizard in the world. Common in houses it is so extremely small and so retiring 
in its habits that securing a series is no easy task. It is rarely seen out of doors, 
but its minute size may also in part account for this. 
