8. LYGOSOMA. 287 



being entirely visible when the lid is drawn np. Xostril pierced 

 in the nasal ; no supranasal ; frontonasal broader than long, forming 

 a broad suture with the rostral, in contact with the anterior angle 

 of the frontal ; latter shield nearly as long as tlie frontoparietal, in 

 contact with the first and second supraoculars ; four supraoculars ; 

 five or six supraciliaries ; frontoparietal single, followed by a small 

 interparietal ; parietals forming a median suture ; a pair of nuchals 

 and a ])air of tem])orals border the parietals ; four labials anterior to 

 the subocular. Ear-opening oval, much smaller than the trans- 

 parent palpebral disk, with one or two short obtuse lobules ante- 

 riorly. 30 scales round the middle of the body ; dorsals and laterals 

 sharply bicarinate, anterior nuchals tri- or quinquccarinate. Prse- 

 anals not enlarged. The hind limb reaches the elbow. Fingers 

 four, toes five ; subdigital lamelte smooth, 23 to 25 under the 

 fourth toe. Olive above, with or without small lighter dots and 

 two light lateral lines, the lower beginning below the eye and 

 passing through the ear ; a whitish spot or streak on the hinder side 

 of the base of the thigh ; lower surfaces greenish white. 



millim. millim. 



From snout to vent. 37 Fore limb 13 



Head SJ Hind limb 18 



^Yidth of head .... 6 



Queensland. 



a. Ad. Rockhampton. Museum GodeflEroy. 



b. Ad. North- AustraUan Expedition. Dr. J. R. Elsey [P.]. 



83. Lygosoma pectorale. 

 Heteropus pectoralis, De Vis, Proc. Roy. Soc. Queensl. i. 1885, p. 169. 



Palpebral disk large. No supranasal ; praefrontals approximate. 

 Ear-opening with one small or a few minute free scales on the 

 edge. 32 scales round the body ; dorsals sharply tricarinate ; a few 

 rows of nuchal scales quadricarinate. Fingers four, toes five. 

 Olive-grey above, each scale narrowly black-edged all round ; a 

 bright red lateral stripe on the edge of the back : lower surface of 

 fore limb, side of chest, and tlanks red ; a large patch on chest and 

 upper part of abdomen cream-coloar or orange ; upper surface of 

 head pale golden green spotted with black ; throat and side of head 

 pale blue, brightly varied with a broad black hinder edge to each 

 scale. 



Port Curtis, Queensland. 



