1. From end of snout to vent (in niillimeti-es). 2. Scales round middle of 

 body. 3. Longitudinal series of dorsal plates, in middle of body. -i. Longi- 

 tudinal series of ventral x^lates. o. Transverse series of ventral plates. G. 

 Gular scales, collar included, in longitudinal median series. 7. Femoral pores 

 (right ami left if differing). 8. Lamella? under fourth toe. 



In addition to the above, I have examined the type specimen, a 

 male from the Gaboon, preserved in the Museum of the Academy 

 of Philadelphia. 



ifa&iYa^. — Cameroon, Spanish Guiuea, French Congo. 



10. APELTONOTUS. 



Apeltonotm, Bouleng. Mem. As. Soc. Beng. v, 1917, p. 233. 



Head-shields iioniuil. Nostril pierced between the 

 nasal, a postnasal, and the fii'st upper labial. J^ower 

 eyelid scaly. Collar distinct. Dorsal scales small, 

 hexagonal, siibimbricate, keeled ; ventral plates obtusely 

 pointed, imbricate, of median rows smooth oi' faintly 

 keeled, of outer row strongly keeled. Digits compressed, 

 with smooth scales interiorly. Femoral pores reduced 

 to 2 or o on each side. Tail very long, cylindrical. 



Loo-Choo Islands. 



This genus is very closely allied to Tachydromus, to which it stands 

 in the same relation as Bedriagaia to Poromera. Could we find a form 



