37(> On new Lizards from JSew Zealand. 



mm- 



Total length 183 



Head 19 



AVidth of head 14 



Body 81 



Fove limb 25 



Hind limb 32 



Tail (reproduced) 83 



A single specimen from Great Barrier Island, received on 

 loan from Mr. Henry Siiter. 



Tliis species is closely allied to L. Smithii, Gray. 



Lygosoma homalonotum. (PI. X. figs. 2, 2a.) 

 Section Liolepisnia. Body subquadrangular, back quite 

 flat. The distance between the end of the snout and the fore 

 limb is contained once and two thirds in the distance between 

 axilla and groin. Snout rather elongate, obtusely pointed. 

 Lower eyelid with an undivided transparent disk. Nostril 

 pierced in a single nasal; no supranasal; frontonasal broader 

 than long, broadlj- in contact with the rostral, narrowly with 

 the frontal; latter shield a little shorter than frontoparietals 

 and interparietal together, in contact with the two anterior 

 supraoculars ; four supraoculars, second largest ; eight supra- 

 ciliaries; frontoparietals and inter|iarietal distinct, subequal 

 in size; parietals in contact behind the interparietal, bordered 

 by a j>air of nuchals and a pair of temporals ; fourth, fifth, 

 and sixth upper labials below the eye. ijar-opening oval, a 

 little larger than the trans]iarent palpebral disk. 30 scales 

 round the body, dorsals, especially the two rnedian rows, 

 largest and faintly striated. Prajanal scales slightly enlarged. 

 The adpressed limbs nearly meet. Digits moderately long, 

 subcylindrical ; subdigital lamellfe smooth, 20 under the 

 fourth toe. Brown above, on the body the scales with darker 

 strise, head darker, tail yellowish; a series of A-shaped dark 

 brown spots along the middle of the back and tail ; a series 

 of large 3'ellowish spots on each side, most distinct on the 

 neck and above the fore limbs; limbs with yellowish spots; 

 two black vertical bars below the eye, with a yellowish bar 

 between them ; lower parts yellowish, dotted with brown, the 

 dots crowded on the gular region, forming striolations; chin 

 spotted with black. 



mm. 



Total length 243 



Head . . /. 23 



Width of head 16 



Body 85 



Tore limb 29 



Hind limb 43 



Tail (reproduced) 125 



