Tachydromus. 



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half of the outer row of ventral plates, continued ou the base of the 

 tail. Limbs and tail often reddish. One of the specimens described 

 by Van Denburgh has a dark red- brown baud along- the side from the 

 eye, just above the white streak, to the tail, where it spreads over the 

 upper surface. Lower parts white. 



Measurements (in millimetres) : 



From eud of snout to vent 



„ „ „ fore limb 



Length of head 

 Width of head 

 Depth of head 

 Fore limb . 

 Hind limb 

 Foot 

 Tail . 



Particulars of SpecimenH Examined. 



(^ Cochun 



? „ . . 



Habitat. — Formosa. 



1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 

 52 28 7 6 27 12 22 1 24 



55 32 8 6 28 10 24 1 24 



Closely allied to T. smaragdimis, but readily distinguished by the 

 number of chin-shields, the lower number of plates and scales round 

 the middle of the body, the longer tail, and the position of the light 

 lateral streak. 



9. TACHYDEOMUS SEXLINEATUS. 



Takydronms sexlineatus, Daud. Hist. Kept, iii, p. 256, pi. xxxix 

 (1802) ; Brongn. Mem. Sav. Etr. Ac. Paris, i, 1806, p. 627, pi. li, fig. 8 ; 

 Dum. ct Bibr. Erp. Gcu. v, p. 158 (1839) ; Gray, Cat. Liz. p. 52 

 (1845) ; Gunth. Kept. Brit. Ind. p. 69, pi. viii, fig. c (1864) ; 

 Stoliczka, Jouru. As. Soc. Beng. xii, 1872, p. 87 ; Gi'inth. Nov. Zool. ii, 

 1895, p. 499 ; Laidlaw, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1901, p. 310 ; Aunandale, 

 Jouru. As. Soc. Beng. (2) i, 1905, p. 140 ; Bouleng. Yert. Faun. Mai. 

 Pen., Eept. p. 79 (1912) ; De Eooij, Eept. lud.-Austral. Arch, i, p. 154, 

 fig. (1915) ; Bouleng. Mem. As. Soc. Beng. v, 1917, p. 227. 



Talcydromns quadrili^ieatiis, Daud. t.c. p. 252. 



