14. JAPALURA. 311 



5. Japalura planidorsata. (Platb XXIV. fig. 2.) 



Japalura planidorsata, Jerdon, Proc. As. Soc. Beng. 1870, p. 70 ; 

 Stoliczka, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. xli. 1872, p. 106 ; Anders. Zool. 

 W. Yunnan, p. 804. 



Snout not or scarcely longer than the diameter of the orbit ; 

 canthus rostralis sharp ; upper head-scales irregular, sharply keeled, 

 the largest on the supraorbital region ; a few conical scales on the 

 hinder border of the head ; nine or ten upper and as many lower 

 labials. Body subquadrangular, the back being plane, bordered by 

 a slight ridge of enlarged scales on each side ; dorsal and lateral 

 scales very irregular, keeled, intermixed with enlarged ones which 

 on the back form five angular transverse series, with the point 

 turned backwards ; a very slight serrated vertebral ridge ; ventral 

 scales as large as the largest dorsals, strongly keeled. Limbs above 

 with scales of irregular size ; fourth finger longer than third ; fifth 

 toe as long as third ; the adpressed hind limb reaches the eye or a 

 little beyond the tip of the snout; tibia as long as, or slightly 

 shorter than, the skull. Tail slightly compressed, above with un- 

 equal scales, inferiorly with equal larger ones, the size of which 

 does not exceed that of the ventrals ; all the caudal scales keeled. 

 Olive-brown above, flanks darker ; a band on the upper lip, whitish. 



Total length (tail broken). 95 millim. 



Head 13 „ 



Width of head 10-5 „ 



Body 36 „ 



Fore limb 24 „ 



Hind limb 39 „ 



Khasia. 



a~b. Hgr. (?). Khasia. T. C. Jerdon, Esq. [P.]. (Types.) 



6. Japalura nigrilabris. 

 Otocryptis (Japalura) nigrilabris, Peteis, Man. Berl. Ac. 1864, p. 385. 



Snout very short, shorter than the diameter of the orbit, with 

 angular canthus rostralis ; supraciliary ridge prominent, feebly 

 serrated ; upper head- scales irregular, sharply keeled ; scattered 

 enlarged tubercular scales on the posterior part of the head ; 

 thirteen upper and as many lower labials ; gular scales small, 

 spinose, with enlarged conical ones on the sides. Male with a 

 small gular pouch. A strong transverse gular fold. Body com- 

 pressed, covered above and on the sides with very small keeled 

 scales intermixed with scattered enlarged ones, the points of which 

 are directed upwards and backwards. Nuchal and dorsal crests a 

 slight serrated ridge ; ventral scales as large as the largest dorsals, 

 strongly keeled. Limbs above with scales of irregular size ; fourth 

 finger longer than third ; fifth toe as long as third ; the adpressed 

 hind limb reaches a little beyond the tip of the snout ; tibia longer 



