NAULTINUS PUNCTATUS. 3Q9 



STN. XaHltinus, GRAY, Zool. Misc. 1842, 72; in Die/. Trav. into N. Zeal. II, 1843, 

 202 ; &, Catal. Lizz. Brit. Mas. 1845, 169. 

 Kakariki, Natives of Xew Zealand. 



OBSEBV. Whether Naultinus elegans and N. graii are really dis- 

 tinct from one another, as well as from the species described further 

 on, we are not prepared to tell from direct observations. They are, 

 at any rate, very closely allied, all of which being, so far as known, 

 natives of New Zealand. Their coloration assumes various shades of 

 green, sometimes purplish or pinkish, with paler spots. 



The brown species alluded to in the " Catalogue of Specimens of 

 Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum," have been trans- 

 ferred to the genus Hoplodactylus. 



The genus Naultinus is a Stenodactylian : hence, widely distinct 

 from Hoplodactylus, which, as already stated, is a Platydactylian. 



NAULTINUS PUXCTATUS, Gray. 

 (Plate XVI, figs. 17-26.) 



SPEC. CHAR. Femoral pores disposed upon a double series; inter- 

 femoral pores, upon a large patch. Four ovate, subconical scales, on 

 either side of the base of the tail, arranged upon an oblique series. 

 Bright green, with very small, scattered, black specks. 



SYX. XaultiiiKs punctatus, GRAY, in Die/. Trav. into N. Zeal. II, 1842, 204 ; &, 

 Catal. Lizz. Brit. Mus. 1845, 170. 



DESCR. The general aspect of this species is rather short and thick- 

 ish, than slender and elongated. The head is very much depressed, 

 very broad across the temporal regions, tapering towards the snout, 

 under the shape of an acute triangle when viewed from above. The 

 neck is somewhat contracted, and the body depressed, much broader 

 than deep, especially in full-grown specimens. The legs are stoutish, 

 though rather short ; the anterior pair being nearly as large as the 

 posterior pair. The tail is elongated, subcouical, slightly depressed, 

 and longer than the body and head together. 



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