NAULTINUS PUNCTATUS. 3H 



rest. The limbs are covered with scale-like granules, or granular scales, 

 as the case may be : and the upper surface of the fingers and toes, with 

 subimbricated small scales ; whilst their under surface is protected by 

 transverse, thin, and narrow plates : their margins appear denticulated 

 or serrated by the raising of the scales adjoining the plates. Four 

 ovate, subconical scales, are disposed upon an oblique series on each 

 side of the base of the tail. The tail itself is granular above, like the 

 back, and scaly beneath, like the belly. 



The color of the largest specimen is bright green above (dark green in 

 spirits), and yellowish-green beneath, with very small, black specks, one 

 upon the centre of the granules or scales, as the case may be, though 

 not upon each one. and more conspicuous on the belly than on the 

 back. A somewhat smaller specimen (altered) is pinkish above, and 

 pale beneath, with a white streak on each side of the crown. Other 

 specimens, still smaller (altered), are likewise pinkish above, and pale 

 beneath, exhibit, on each side of the back, three or four distant, ovate, 

 white spots, besides the white streaks over the crown. The side of 

 the head is also of a pale hue. 



Loc. Bay of Islands, New Zealand. Brought on board by the 

 natives ; hence the inference that the animal is rather rare. 



Plate XVI, fig. 17, represents Xaulttnus punctatua, size of life. 



Fig. 18, is an upper view of the head ; 



Fig. 19, an inferior view of the same. 



Fig. 20, a finger, seen from above ; 



Fig. 21, the same, seen from beneath. 



Fig. 22, a toe, seen from above ; 



Fig. 23, the same, seen from beneath. 



Fig. 24, the caudal group of conical scales. 



Fig. 25, a group of dorsal granules. 



Fig. 26, a group of abdominal scales. 



Figs. 18-26, are somewhat magnified. 



