17. EBENAVIA. 18. DIPLODACTTLTJS. 



97 



scales on the snout, and form about twelve very irregular longitu- 

 dinal series. Abdominal scales small, larger than the dorsal 

 granules, hexagonal, juxtaposed, tricarinate. Tail cylindrical, 

 reproduced in the unique specimen. Reddish brown above, with, 

 darker dots and four rather indistinct dark lines along the back ; a 

 dark band on each side of the head, passing through the eye ; lower 

 surfaces brownish grey, with scattered brown dots. 



Total length 61 millim. 



Head 9-5 



Width of head 5-5 



Body 24-5 



Fore limb 9 



Hind limb 12 



Tail 27 



Madagascar. 

 a. Ad. 



Madaerascar. 



18. DIPLODACTYLUS *. 



Diplodactylus, Gmi/, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1832, p. 40 ; Fitz. Si/st. Rept, 



p. 94. 

 Phyllodactylus, part., Dum. i^- Bibr. iii. p. 388. 

 Strophurus, Fitz. I. c. ^. 96. 

 Strophura, Gray, Cat. Liz. p. 148. 

 Diplodactylus, part., Oray, I. c. 

 Stenodactylopsis, Steindachn. Sitz. Ak. Wien, Ixii. i. 1870, p, 343. 



Digits free, not dilated at the base, slightly at the apex, all 

 clawed, the claw retractile between two plates under the extremity 

 of the digits ; the basal portion of the digits inferiorly with trans- 

 verse lamellae or tubercles ; the upper surface of the digits covered 

 with uniform small tubercular scales. Upper surfaces covered 

 with juxtaposed scales, uniform or intermixed with larger tubercles ; 

 abdominal scales juxtaposed. Pupil vertical. 



Australia. 



Synopsis of the Species. 



I. Back covered with granular scales intermixed with larger 

 tubercles ; rostral divided ; males with praeanal pores. 



Supraciliary border and tail with long 



spines 1. dliaris, p. 98. 



* Diplodactyhis annulafiis,M.n,c\ea,y, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S.VV. ii. 1877, p.97.— 

 Palm Islands.— Nothing is said of the structure of the digits, and, from tiie 

 other characters given, I doubt whether the species has been referred to the 

 proper genus. 



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