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122. Cophotis ceylanica. 



Cophotis ceylanica, Peters, MB. Ak. Berl. 1861, p. 1103 ; Giinth. 

 Rept. B. I. p. 132, pi. xiii, fig. II ; Theob. Cat, p. 100 ; Boukng. 

 Cat. Liz. i, p. 275. 



Snout nearly twice as long as diameter of orbit ; upper head- 

 scales rather large, unequal, tubercular; male with a small tubercle 

 on the tip of the snout ; 8 to 10 upper and as many lower labials ; 

 gular scales feebly keeled, smallest on tbe median line. Nuchal 

 crest composed of 3 or 4 lanceolate spines, the longest of which 

 about equals the diameter of the orbit ; dorsal crest non-continuous 

 with tbe nuchal, composed of 12 to 14 similar lobes separated from 

 one another ; in the female the lobes of the crest are shorter and 

 not raised, but bent sideways on the back. Dorsal scales very 

 Large, irregular, imbricate, smooth or shortly keeled, the keels 

 pointing downwards and backwards ; ventral scales small, lanceolate, 

 strongly keeled, mucronate. Scales on the limbs irregular, 

 keeled, some slightly spinose ; fingers and toes not very long, 

 third slightly shorter tban fourtb ; infradigital scales feebly 

 keeled; the adpressed hind limb hardly reaches the axil. Tail 

 feebly compressed, covered with keeled scales which are smaller 

 beneath ; its length is not once arid a half that of head and body. 

 Olive above, with irregular dark-broun cross bands ; a light, 

 reddisb-brown to cream-coloured band from the end of the snout 

 on the upper lip to above the shoulder ; a cream-coloured spot 

 on the nape and a cross band of the same colour on the anterior 

 part of the back ; lower lip with a broad dark-brown margin ; 

 more or less distinct oblique brown lines on the sides ; tail with 

 dark annuli. 



From snout to vent 2'6 inches ; tail 2-9. 



Hob. Ceylon. 



Genus CERATOPHORA, 



Gray, 111. Ind. Zool. ii, 1834. 



Tympanum hidden. Body more or less compressed, covered witb 

 unequal scales. No dorsal crest ; a nuchal crest present or absent. 

 No gular sac ; no gular fold. A large rostral appendage, at least 

 in the males. No femoral or prseanal pores. 



Ceylon. 



Synopsis of the Species. 



a. Gular scales larger than the ventrals, smooth ; 



lateral scales large, unequal ; rostral appen- 

 dage scaleless C. stoddartii, p. 119. 



b. Gular scales larger than the ventrals, feebly 



keeled ; lateral scales large, equal ; rostral 



appendage scaly C. tennentii, p. 120. 



