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in shape, posteriorly angular, and margined with whitish. Obsolete 

 brown bars are observed across the legs, fingers, and toes. The tail 

 has a serniannulated appearance : the same dark spots extending over 

 it in the form of transverse bands. Beneath, the coloration is uniform 

 yellowish-white. 



Loc. Several specimens were collected in the vicinity of Rio de 

 Janeiro, Brazil. 



Plate XXV, fig. 9, represents Hemidactylus mabuia, size of life. 



Fig. 10, is an upper view of the head; 



Fig. 11, its profile; and, 



Fig. 12, an under view of the same region. 



Fig. 13, the left hand, from above; 



Fig. 14, the same hand, from beneath. 



Fig. 15, a group of dorsal scales; 



Fig. 16, a group of abdominal scales. 



Figs. 10-lb', are somewhat magnified. 



2. HEMIDACTYLUS CYANODACTYLUS, Grd. 

 (Plate XXV, figs. 17-24.) 



SPEC. CHAR. Subtrihedral tubercles scattered over the upper regions 

 of the body. Digital disks rather narrow. Series of femoral pores 

 separated by one scale. Greyish above, marmorated with brown ; 

 beneath unicolor. 



SYN. Gecus cyanodactylus, RAFIN. Caratt. nuov. gen. &c. 1810, 9. 



Hemidactylus verruculat.us, Cuv. R6gn. Anim. 2d ed. II, 1829, 54; &, ed. illustr. Kept. 

 77. BORY & BIBR. Exped. Sc. Moree. Ill, i, 1832, 68. Tab. xi, fig. 2 a b, 3e serie. 

 DUM. & BIBR. Erpet. gen. Ill, 1836, 360. GRAY, Catal. Lizz. Brit. Mus. 1845, 

 154. 



Hemidactylus granosus, RUPP. Atlas.'Rept. 1827, 17. PL V, fig. 1. 



Gecko verruculatus, GRIFF. Cuv. Anim. Kingd. IX, 1831, 146. 



Hemidactylus verrucosus, GRAY, Synops. Rept. in Griff. Anim. Kingd. IX, 1831, 50. 



Hemidactylus triedrus, BoNAP. Faun. Ital. 1840. (Fig. 2.) 



Hemidactylus lurtonii, GRAY, Brit. Mus. (Vid. Catal. Lizz.) 



Le petit lizard yris et mouchete, EDW. Hist. Nat. Ois. Rar. 1751. PI. cciv. 



