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Habitat. — Loo Choc Islauds : Okinawa, Miyakoshima, Aiiiami 

 Oshima, aud Kikaiga. 



According to Vau Deuljurgh the specimens from Miyakoshima have 

 the veotrals in 8 longitudinal series aud no light lateral streak, 

 whilst those from the other islands have the ventrals in 6 series, rarely 

 8, and the light lateral streak is present. 



This is a very sharply defined species, equally remote from T. septen- 

 frionalis and from T. sexUneatus, although occupying a somewhat 

 intermediate position between the two as regards form and lepidosis. 



8. TACHYDROMUS SAUTEEI. 



Tahydromns sauteri, Van Denburgh, Proc. Calif. Ac. (4) iii, 1909, 

 p. 50, and t.c. 1912, p. 251 ; Bouleug. Mem. As. Soc. Beng. v, 1917, 

 p. 225, pi. xlvii, fig. 2. 



Body scarcely depressed. Head twice or nearly twice as long as 

 broad, its depth equal to the distance between the centre of the eye 

 and the tympanum, its length 4 times in length to vent in males, 4i 

 times in females ; snout acutely pointed, with sharp canthus and 

 nearly vertical loreal region, a little longer than postocular part of 

 head. Pileus 2^ to 2^ times as long as broad. Neck narrower than 

 the head. Hind limb reaching the elbow in females, the axil in males ; 

 foot a little longer than the head. Tail oh to 4 times as long as head 

 and body. 



Nostril pierced between 4 or 5 shields. Eostral entering the 

 nostril ; frontonasal longer than broad ; prefrontals forming an 

 extensive suture ; frontal a little shorter than its distance from the 

 end of the snout, 1§ times as long as broad, narrower behind than in 

 front ; parietals Ij times as long as broad ; interparietal H to It 

 times as long as broad, separated from the very small occipital by the 



