1, DEACO. 257 



2. Draco reticulatus. (Plate XX. fig. 1 , the head.) 



Draco reticulatus, Gilnth. Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 125 ; Peters 8f Doria, 

 Ann. Mus. Genov. xiii. 1878, p. 374. 



Head small ; snout as long as the diameter of the orbit ; nostril 

 directed outwards and slightly upwards ; tympanum naked, smaller 

 than the eye-opening. Upper head-scales very unequal, keeled ; a 

 J^-shaped series of enlarged scales on the forehead ; a compressed 

 prominent scale on the posterior part of the supraciliary region ; 

 eight upper labials, the last twice as large as the preceding. The 

 male's gular appendage as long as the head. Male with a distinct 

 nuchal crest and with a similar crest along each side of the neck. 

 Dorsal scales irregular, very feebly keeled, the largest at least twice 

 as large as the ventrals ; on each side of the posterior half of 

 the trunk a continuous series of keeled scales, some of which are 

 larger than the rest. The fore limb stretched forwards extends 

 beyond the tip of the snout ; the adpressed hind limb reaches 

 slightly beyond the elbow of the adpressed fore limb. Brownish, 

 with metallic lustre above, with darker reticulation ; wing-membranes 

 above with a dark-brown meshwork enclosing round greenish-white 

 spots, below immaculate ; throat and wattles with purplish-brown 

 reticulation. 



Total length 225 millim. 



Head 16 „ 



Width of head 11 „ 



Body 69 „ 



Fore limb 35 „ 



Hind limb .... 41 „ 



Tail 140 „ 



Philippines ; Sanghir Islands. 



a. c?. Philippines. (Type.) 



3. Draco gnentheri. (Plate XX. fig. 2, the head.) 



Head larger than in D. volans ; snout a little longer than the orbit ; 

 nostril lateral, directed outwards ; tympanum naked, as large as 

 the eye-opening. Upper head-scales very unequal, keeled; a 

 J^-shaped series of enlarged scales on the forehead ; a compressed 

 prominent scale on the posterior part of the supraciliary region ; 

 twelve upper labials, subequal. Dorsal scales irregular, keeled, the 

 largest at least twice as large as the ventrals; on each side of the 

 back a series of enlarged keeled distant scales. The fore limb 

 stretched forwards extends to the tip of the snout ; the adpressed 

 hind limb reaches the elbow of the adpressed fore limb. Greenish 

 grey with metallic lustre above, with very indistinct darker markings ; 

 a black spot between the orbits ; wing-membranes largely black- 

 marbled above, immaculate inferiorly except near the outer border, 

 where there are one or two small black spots ; lower surface of neck 

 whitish, blackish-dotted. 



