Philochorfvs. 11 



12 to 18 femoral pores on each side. 24 to 30 lamellar scales uuder 

 the fourtli toe. 



Caudal scales iu alternately somewhat longer aud shorter whorls, 

 upper obliijue, strongly aud diagonally keeled, rounded or obtusely 

 poiuted behind, lower keeled ; 24 to 28 scales in the fourth or fifth 

 whorl behind the postanal gi-auules. 



Touug lilaek on the upper surface of the body, with 6 yellow 

 streaks, the median pair diverging towards the occiput, to embrace 

 an additional pair of short streaks, or each streak bifurcating just 

 before reaching the occiput; the upper lateral streak extends from 

 behind the eye to the base of the tail, passing above the tympanum, 

 the lower from the upper lip, through the tympanum aud above the 

 fore limb, to the thigh ; head and upper surface of fore limbs brown, 

 hind limbs aud tail coral-red, throat and belly white. These markings 

 may persist more or less distinct iu the adult, which vary much iu 

 colour ; the blackish bauds between the light streaks may be much 

 spotted with whitish, or broken up into sjwts, or the upper parts may 

 be grey, brown or reddish with 7 blackish longitudinal streaks (9 

 behind the occiput), or merely with two series of blackish spots ou 

 each side. Tail often reddish towards the end. 



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