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sepai-ated from it, l)_v one or two small shields* or by tlie parietals 

 meetiug iu the middle.t vai-ely aliseiit.J Two supraoculars, the first 

 longer than its distance from the anterior loreal, the space in front 

 of it filled by 3 to 8 scales ; G or 7, rarely 5 or 8, supereiliaries, 

 first longest, separated from the supraoculars liy a series of small 

 •granular scales or by one series in front and two behind. Three 

 nasals, lower in contact with the rostral and the first upper labial, 

 posterior small ; anterior loreal 1 ^ to 2 times as long as deep, shorter 

 than the second; 4 or 5, rarely 3 or C, upper labials anterior to the 

 subocular, which is keeled l)elow the eye and largely borders the month, 

 its lower border much shorter than the upper. Temporal scales 

 granular, smooth ; a narrow tympanic shield ; no auricular denticula- 

 tion. Lower eyelid opaque or semitransparent, with numerous enlarged 

 scales in the middle, one of which may be much larger than the others. 



4 pairs of chin-shields, the first three in contact in the middle. § 

 24 to 38 gular scales in a straight line betwci'u the symjihysis of 

 the chin-shields and the median collar-plate; no gular fuld Collar 

 straight, free, composed of 7 to 11 plates. 



Scales juxtaposed, granular, smooth, larger towards the ventrals, 

 47 to 66 across the middle of the body. Ventral plates in 12, 

 riirely 10, regular longitudinal and 28 to 33 transverse series; the 

 plates of the median and outer series as long as broad or longer than 

 broad, the others as long as broad or a little broader than long. 

 Preanal region usually with small irregular plates, exceptionally with 

 one or two enlarged ]ilates, or with three forming a triangle. 



Scales on upper surface of fore limb largo, smooth or (il)tusely 

 keeled; lower surface of forearm with a series of transversely 

 enlargeil scales. Scales on upper surface of tibia rhombic, feebly 

 imbricate, keeled, much larger than dorsals; one series of very 

 large and one of small plates on the lower surface. 10 tn 10 femoral 

 pores on each side, usually 12 to It!. Sulidigit;il lainelhe bicarinate, 

 spinulose, 24 to 30 under the fourth' toe. 



Upper caudal scales oblique, truncate liciiind, strongly and dia- 

 gonally keeled ; basal subcaudals smoofh or olilusely keeled; 24 to 

 32 scales in the fourth or fifth whoil. 



The young is elegauth' streaked with black and white on the body. 

 There are 5 or 7 black streaks as wide as or wider than the inter- 



* In G specimens, 

 t In 11 specimens. 

 X In tiie specimen from Ky Ky. 



§ A male from Ky Ky is exceptional in having' 5 pairs of chin-shields, the 

 first 4 in contact in the middle. 



