50 NATURAL HISTORY. 



Snout longer than distance between eye and car opening, about 

 ] i the diameter of orbit. Forehead concave. Ear opening oblique, 

 less than half the diameter of the eye. Digits moderately dilated, 

 the inner well developed. Rostral grooved, slightly broader than 

 high. Upper labials 10 — 12. Lower labials 9—10. Nostril between 

 the rostral, first labial, and three small tubercles similar to those 

 on the muzzle. Back of head, and between eye and ear-opening, 

 granular, with scattered conical or rounded tubercles. Eyelid 

 distinct, granular. Pupil vertical. Chin-shields two pair, the first 

 largest and in contact with the triangular mental and first labials. 

 Second pair smaller opposite the second labials, reaching their 

 posterior suture, but sometimes touching the first labials. Mental 

 broader than the rostral. A row of decidedly enlarged scales along 

 the lower labials, followed interiorly by others diminishing in size. 

 Chin and throat with small granular scales. Upper labials bordered 

 by a distinct row of tubercles slightly longer than those on the 

 muzzle. Tubercles on the muzzle closely packed, smallest in front 

 of the eye. Scales across middle of abdomen in 32 — 36 rows, each 

 scale minutely 3 — 10 dotted. Back covered with granular scales 

 interspersed with 16 — 20 (14 — 22) rows of keeled trihedral tubercles 

 more conical on the flanks, and all less than half the diameter of 

 the ear-opening in size. Limbs with scattered keeled tubercles. 

 Tail longer than head and body, verticillate, grooved medially above, 

 as far as 10 or more verticels. The first few verticels with 3 — 4 

 sharp conical keeled tubercles on each side, decreasing in number 

 and size towards the tip. Sub-caudals enlarged, about -50 — 60 in 

 number to tip of tail. Femoral pores 6 — 8 on each side, interrupted 

 in the middle. The foreleg laid forward reaches nearly the nostril. 

 Inner toe with 5 (4 — 6) lamelke below. Median toe with 8 (7 — 9) 

 lamellfe. 



Color grey, with several dark bands across the back, the bands 

 shaped somewhat like two crescents back to back, thus X- 

 Markings frequently variable or indistinct. A dark streak from 

 nostril to eye, w T ith three others diverging behind the orbit, the 

 upper one sometimes produced over the shoulder; underparts 

 white ; tail banded. 



Length — Head and body 65 mm. (2| in), tail 75 mm. (3 in). 



The above description is taken from 24 specimens, 8 males and 16 

 females, forming a nearly pure gathering from two localities, Pimpri 

 and Garvi, in the " Dangs," a forest and mountainous region of 



