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of it. Two temporals, one above the other between the exoceipital 
and the posterior margin of the last upper labial. A postocular 
between the two last labials, before the temporals, and with a 
small postocular above and two small shields in front of it. Six 
superciliaries, the third from before backwards being the largest. 
A rather large pentagonal preocular below the first superciliary. 
A vertically oblong loreal with its upper margin wedged in be- 
tween the prefrontal and postfrontals. An hexagonal postnasal 
over the suture of the first and second labials. Two rows of very 
small shields between the upper labials and the scaly disk of the lower 
eyelid. ‘Two transverse chin shields, one before the other, behind 
the mental, the hindermost being the largest and succeeded by 
three pairs of Jarge shields, of which the anterior pair form a 
suture. Har of moderate size with three or four strong denticula- 
tions on its anterior margin, the two uppermost being double the 
size of the others. A dorsal line of transversely broad, longi- 
tudinally narrow, hexagonal scales from over the shoulder to ona 
line with the groin. These scales are as broad as the three 
lines of scales external to them, and are obscurely marked by 
10 or 11 fine grooves, while the small dorsai scales have three such 
fine sulci. Twenty-one rows-of scales round the middle of the 
body. Scales on the under surface of the tail enlarged, those on the 
upper surface the same as on the side of the body. Two large anals 
separated by an oblique suture. Anterior limb when laid forwards 
reaches beyond the anterior angle of the eye ; posterior limb reach- 
es only a short way beyond one-third of the distance between the 
groin and the axilla. Centre of under surface of the feet covered 
with small tubercles ; a line of larger tubercles on the hind foot 
embracing the smaller ones, and curving backwards from the outer 
to the inner toe. About 8 inter-maxillary, and 28 maxillary teeth 
in the upper jaw, as a whole; and five palatine teeth on either side. 
The specimens are much faded, but the coloration appears to 
have been a pale olive grey above with a dark brown band running 
along the large, dorsal scales, and spotted with whitish. A dark 
brown band along the side from the eye and partially prolonged 
on to the tail. This band is ornamented at regular intervals with 
three longitudinal lines of whitish spots. Tail more or less darkly 
speckled, the markings tending to form transverse rings. 
