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LYGOSOMA (SIAPHOS) ^QUALE, Gray. 

 Some years ago this was doubtfully recorded for Queensland in our register, 

 but there was some difficulty as to locality. Three specimens, however, were 

 recently secured at Mount Tambourine by Mr. H. Hacker. 



HEMISPH^RIODON GERRARDII, Gray. 



Living specimens of this large skink-lizard demonstrate the somewhat 

 surprising fact that the caudal extremity is prehensile. The animal is able to 

 circle its long tail around a suitable object and can hang thereby. This muscular 

 flexibility is in marked contrast to the brittleness of the tails of most skinks. 

 Tiliqua longicauda, De Vis, 4 is a synonym of this species. It should be noted 

 that the colour characteristics as stated by Boulenger 5 are not constant and 

 occasionally the throat markings are absent. 



4 De Vis, Pro. Lin. Soc. N. S. Wales, 1887, ii, p. 836. 

 = Boulenger, B. M. C. Lizards, iii, p. 148. 



