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and one fourth in the distance between axilla and groin. Siipra- 

 nasals in contact behind the rostral ; a postnasal ; frontal longer 

 than broad, frequently in contact with the interparietal ; parietals 

 normally not meeting boliind the interparietal ; fifth upper labial 

 entering the orbit. Ear-opening distinct, small, roundish. 20 (or 

 24) scales round the middle of the body. Yellowish brown, each 

 scale of the eight median dorsal rows with a dark brown spot ; some 

 of the scales on the ilanks- with a brown dot; loreal region and a 

 band from eye to ear closely brown-spotted. 



millim. 



Total length 203 



Head 15 



Width of head 11 



Body 88 



Philippines. 



a-b. Ad. & hgr. 



f. Hgr. 



Philippines. 

 Pliilippines. 



millim. 



Fore limb 11 



Hind limb 20 



Tail 100 



H. Cuming, Esq. [0.]. (Types 

 of Senira bicolor, spec, i, c.) 



2. Brachymeles gracilis. 



Senira bicolor, part., Grat/, Cat. p. 98. 

 Eumeces (Riopa) gracilis, Fischer, Jahrb. Wiss. Anst. Hamb. ii. 

 1885, p. 85, pi. iii. fig. 1. 



The distance between the end of the snout and the fore limb is 

 contained twice and one fourth to twice and a half in the distance 

 between axiUa and groin. Limbs peutadaetyle ; fourth toe slightly 

 longer than third. The length of the hind limb is contained thrice 

 and one fourth to four times in the distance between axilla and 

 groin. Rostral . in contact with the frontonasal ; a postnasal ; 

 frontal not or but very slightly longer than broad ; frontoparietals 

 forming a median suture ; parietals not meeting behind the inter- 

 parietal ; fourth upper labial entering the orbit. Ear-opening 

 distinct, small, roundish. 28 or 30 scales round the middle of the 

 body. Dark brown above, yellowish brown on the sides and below, 

 each scale frequently with a brown dot. 



millim. 



Total length 229 



Head 17 



Width of head 12 



Body 96 



Philippines. 

 a. Ad. 



h-d. Hgr. 



Philippines. 

 S. Negros. 



millim. 



Pore limb 15 



Hind limb 23 



Tail 116 



H. Cuming, Esq. [C.]. (Type of 



Senira bicolor, spec, d.) 

 A. Everett, Esq. [C.]. 



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