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with second and third labials, first three suboculars, first supra-preocular, 

 prefrontal, fronto-nasal, and hind nasal. First supraocular in contact with 

 first superciliary, loreal, prefrontal, frontal, and second supraocular. Second 

 and third supraoculars separated from superciliaries by a narrow series of 

 very small scales. Second supraocular in contact with first supraocular, 

 frontal, fronto-parietal, and third supraocular. Third supraocular in contact 

 with second, fronto-parietal, and parietal. Superciliaries of five plates, 

 last small, about equal and all combined onlj^ equal in length to anterior one. 

 A row of narrow occipital plates. Six superior and 5 inferior labials to rictus. 

 Ear-opening not denticulated. First pair of chin-shields in contact, second 

 pair separated only in front by narrow single row of small granules. Three 

 rows of scales on gular fold, front and hind rows of about equal width, median 

 row larger. Scales on upper surface of body and limbs minute. Brachium 

 with one series of very broad plates externally and a narrower inner series. 

 Antebrachium with three series of small plates. On under surface of tibia 

 two rows of enlarged plates, outer row of much larger plates, and one above 

 enormously enlarged. Eight rows of abdominal plates. Three large anals, 

 one in front and two behind. Tail covered with rings of smooth scales. 



Color in alcohol largely black above, with 7 longitudinal sharply defined 

 narrow lines of very pale blue-green, distributed as follows: Median, much 

 broader than the others, extends from tip of snout to tail, where it broadens 



Fig. 6. — Ameiva wetmorei Stejnegcr. 



A, upper surface of head. 



B, lower surface of heal. 



C, side view of head. 



D, transverse lepidosis of trunk in lateral view. 



E, lepidosis of hind limb and ventral region. 



F, lepidosis of fore-arm and fingers. 



