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scales, femur with unequal ones ; fourth finger very slightly longer 

 than third ; the adpressed hind limb reaches the eye or the nostril. 

 Tail compressed, If or 1| times as long as head and body, covered 

 with uniform strongly keeled scales, which are larger beneath. 

 Brownish olive above, with roundish lighter spots, or with a 

 series of large dark-brown spots on each side of the back ; a 

 large dark-brown marking on the nape, in some specimens be- 

 coming wider in front ; hind limbs and tail with dark transverse 

 bars. 



From snout to vent 4-25 inches ; tail 6-8. 



Hob. Pegu and Tenasserim. Perhaps only a variety of the 

 preceding. 



134. Acanthosaura minor. 



Calotes minor, Gray, Cat. Liz, p. 244. 



Oriocalotes minor, Gilnth. Rept. B. I. p. 147. 



Charasia minor, Theob. Cat. p. 113. 



Acanthosaura minor, Bonleng. Cat. Liz. i, p. 304, pi. xxiii, tig. 2. 



Snout a little longer than diameter of orbit ; canthus rostralis 

 and supraciliary edge angular; tympanum smaller than eye-opening; 

 upper head-scales keeled, of very irregular size, enlarged on the 

 supraorbital region ; a small spine, measuring a little less than 

 the vertical diameter of the tympanum, behind the supraciliary 

 edge ; two other similar spines on each side of the back of the 

 head, the foremost nearly equally distant from the tympanum and 

 the nuchal crest, the other just above the tympanum ; 7 or 8 upper 

 and as many lower labials. Gular scales a little smaller than the 

 ventrals. An oblique fold on each side of the neck, in front of 

 the shoulder. Nuchal and dorsal crests continuous, low, reduced 

 to a serrated ridge on the back. Dorsal scales rather large, strongly 

 keeled, the upper with the points directed obliquely upwards and 

 backwards ; some enlarged scales are scattered on the sides ; 

 ventral scales very strongly keeled, smaller than dorsals. Limbs 

 above with subequal strongly keeled scales ; fourth finger very 

 slightly longer than third ; the adpressed hind limb reaches between 

 the neck-fold and the temple. Tail scarcely compressed, nearly 

 twice as long as head and body, covered with uniform stronglv 

 keeled scales, which are not larger beneath. Pale brownish olive 

 above, with irregular dark-brown spots or marbliugs, frequently 

 forming irregular cross bands ; several dark streaks radiate from 

 the eye ; throat with more or less distinct irregular dark trans- 

 verse lines. 



From snout to vent 2-9 inches ; tail 5'8. 



Hob. Sikhiin and Khasi Hills. 



135. Acanthosaura kakhienensis. 



Oriocalotes kakhienensis, Anders. An. Zool. Res. Yunnan, p. 806, pi 



Ixxvi, fig. 1. 

 Acanthosaura kakhienensis, Bvuleng. Cat. Liz. i, p. 305. 



