﻿On 
  new 
  Reptiles 
  from 
  the 
  Andes 
  of 
  South 
  America. 
  19 
  

  

  III. 
  — 
  Descriptions 
  of 
  new 
  Reptiles 
  from 
  the 
  Andes 
  of 
  South 
  

   America, 
  preserved 
  in 
  the 
  British 
  Museum. 
  By 
  G. 
  A. 
  

   BoULENGEE, 
  F.R.S. 
  

  

  (Published 
  by 
  permission 
  of 
  the 
  Trustees 
  of 
  the 
  British 
  Museum.) 
  

  

  Hemidactylus 
  Jeightoni. 
  

  

  Snout 
  obtuse, 
  longer 
  than 
  the 
  distance 
  between 
  the 
  eye 
  and 
  

   the 
  ear-opening, 
  about 
  once 
  and 
  a 
  half 
  the 
  diameter 
  of 
  the 
  

   orbit; 
  forehead 
  concave 
  ; 
  ear-opening 
  oval, 
  more 
  than 
  half 
  

   diameter 
  of 
  eye. 
  Body 
  and 
  limbs 
  moderate. 
  Digits 
  rather 
  

   short, 
  free, 
  inner 
  well 
  developed; 
  5 
  lamellse 
  under 
  the 
  first 
  

   toe, 
  7 
  under 
  the 
  fourth. 
  Snout 
  granular, 
  the 
  granules 
  much 
  

   larger 
  on 
  the 
  sides 
  of 
  the 
  frontal 
  concavity; 
  back 
  of 
  head 
  

   with 
  minute 
  granules 
  intermixed 
  with 
  round 
  tubercles 
  ; 
  

   rostral 
  completely 
  divided 
  into 
  two 
  by 
  a 
  median 
  cleft 
  ; 
  nostril 
  

   bordered 
  by 
  five 
  small 
  scales 
  ; 
  9 
  or 
  10 
  upper 
  and 
  8 
  or 
  9 
  

   lower 
  labials; 
  symphysial 
  triangular, 
  embraced 
  by 
  a 
  pair 
  of 
  

   rather 
  large 
  chin-shields 
  forming 
  a 
  median 
  suture 
  behind 
  it 
  ; 
  

   a 
  smaller 
  chin-shield 
  on 
  each 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  median 
  pair. 
  Upper 
  

   parts 
  of 
  body 
  granular, 
  with 
  numerous 
  large 
  trihedral, 
  

   strongly 
  keeled 
  tubercles, 
  smaller 
  than 
  the 
  interspaces 
  

   between 
  them, 
  disposed 
  in 
  oblique 
  transverse 
  series 
  ; 
  ventral 
  

   scales 
  smooth, 
  roundish, 
  imbricate, 
  about 
  40 
  across 
  the 
  

   middle 
  of 
  the 
  belly. 
  Tail 
  slightly 
  depressed, 
  with 
  transverse 
  

   rows 
  of 
  enlarged 
  pointed 
  tubercles 
  above, 
  with 
  a 
  series 
  of 
  

   transversely 
  enlarged 
  plates 
  below. 
  Pale 
  greyish 
  above, 
  

   with 
  small 
  dark 
  brown 
  spots 
  and 
  dots 
  ; 
  a 
  rather 
  indistinct 
  

   dark 
  streak 
  on 
  each 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  head, 
  passing 
  through 
  the 
  

   eye 
  ; 
  lower 
  parts 
  white. 
  

  

  mm. 
  

  

  Total 
  length 
  125 
  

  

  Head 
  18 
  

  

  Width 
  of 
  head 
  13 
  

  

  Body 
  42 
  

  

  Fore 
  limb 
  20 
  

  

  Hind 
  limb 
  26 
  

  

  Tail 
  65 
  

  

  A 
  single 
  female 
  specimen 
  taken 
  at 
  Honda, 
  Magdalene 
  R., 
  

   Colombia, 
  300-400 
  feet, 
  by 
  Sir 
  Bryan 
  Leighton 
  and 
  presented 
  

   by 
  him 
  to 
  the 
  British 
  Museum. 
  

  

  Anolis 
  boettgeri. 
  

  

  Head 
  twice 
  as 
  long 
  as 
  broad, 
  as 
  long 
  as 
  or 
  slightly 
  longer 
  

   than 
  the 
  tibia 
  ; 
  forehead 
  concave 
  ; 
  no 
  frontal 
  ridges 
  ; 
  upper 
  

   head-scales 
  rugose 
  and 
  more 
  or 
  less 
  distinctly 
  keeled 
  ; 
  scales 
  

  

  9* 
  

  

  