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series. Preaual plate small, sometimes replaced by three plates 

 forming a triangle ; o semicircles of smaller plates on the pi'eanal 

 region, and granules bordering the preanal shield posteriorly. 



Scales ou upper surface of tibia similar to doi*sals, l>ut smaller and 

 sometimes tricarinate. 24 to 31 femoral pores i>n each side. 31 to 

 35 lamellar scales under the fourth toe. 



Caudal scales very narrow and keeled, strongly above, truueate or 

 rounded behind, the whorls not very unequal in length, and those ou 

 the anterior part of the tail separated by minute granules in several 

 rows ; 54 to 66 scales in the fifth whorl. 



Young greyish brown above, with a more or less distinct light dorso- 

 lateral streak from the outer border of the parietals to above the 

 shoulder, where it l)reaks up into a series of 10 or 11 round spots ; a, 

 second light streak may l)e present from the eye to above the tym- 

 panum, and a third from beloAv the eye to the shoulder, passing 

 through the lower third of the tympanum ; the dorso-lateral streak 

 bordered inwards by a dark brown streak breaking up into spots 

 coi'responding to the light ones, each bearing one or two light 

 dots ; small dark spots or ocelli on the back between the dorso- 

 lateral streaks ; sides with vertical series of 3 or 4 ocelli corres- 

 ponding to the dorso-lateral series ; upper surface of head with small 

 dark brown spots ; limbs with ocellar spots ; base of tail with two 

 dorsal series of dark spots and a light, dark-edged lateral streak ; 

 lower parts whitish, throat with oblique grey streaks forming chevrons 

 open behind. 



According to Steindachuer a light vertebral streak is sometimes 

 present on the posterior half of the body. 



With age the longitudinal arrangement of the inai-kings disappears 

 and the greyish or reddish Ijrown back is covered by transverse series 

 of very numerous small ocelli which may run together to form 14 or 15 

 narrow light cross-bars, more or less broken up. Adult males with the 

 head and tail reddish brown, uniform or the latter with round yellowish 

 spots. The markings on the throat disappear in the males, which 

 are grey or greyish brown beneath, the lower surface of the head 

 sometimes yellowish ; belly of adult females also grey, or bluish 

 grey. 



Particulars of Specimens Examined. 



1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 



S (Vienna Museum) , . 152 85 16 35 14 47 28-29 34 



.117 93 18 34 10 49 31-30 34 



9 „ „ . . 122 84 16 34 12 44 27-29 31 



