Butrachians and Repti/es from l^e.rak. 191 



Several specimens were obtained in the Luriit IlilU by 

 Mr. A. L. Hiitlfr at t-levations varyinj^ between ir)00 and 

 3000 feet. 



Intermediate between ]). Blanfordii^ J^'[?'-> •>"' ^- t'fi'io- 

 pierus, (itlir. D. 7^/(</</l'/v/iV occurs also in the L:iriit Hills. 



Ltf(jusoma proesujue. 



Section llinulin. Habit lacertiform ; the <listance brtwecn 

 the end ot the snout ami the tore limb is contained once and 

 a halt in the distance between axilla and groin. Snout 

 short, obtusely pointed. Lower eyelid scaly. Nostril pierced 

 in a single nasal ; no supranasal ; rostral forming a straight 

 transverse suture with the frontonasal, which is broader than 

 long; pra^frontals forming a median suture; frontal very 

 narrow behind, as long as frontoijarietals and interparietal 

 together, in ciMitact with the three anterior supraoculars; 

 four su|)raoculars, followed by a very small tifth ; nine or ten 

 supraciliaries, tirst and last largest ; frontoj)arietals and inter- 

 parietal distinct, latter longer than former ; parietals forming 

 a very short suture behind the interparietal ; three pairs of 

 nuchals ; fifth u|)per labial below the centre of the eye. Ear- 

 opening oval, nearly as large as the eye-opening ; no auri- 

 cular lobules. 28 smooth scales round the middle of the 

 body ; dorsals largest, especially those of the two median 

 series, which are more than twice as broad as long. A pair 

 of enlarged prfeanals. The hind limb stretched forwards 

 reaches the elbow of the adpressed fore limb. Digits rather 

 long, compressed ; subdigital lamellfe smooth, 20 under the 

 fourth toe. Reddish brown above, with scattered black dots, 

 grey on the sides, spotted with black and white; a series of 

 large roundish black spots on each side of the neck on ante- 

 rior part of body ; lips spotted with black ; tail black above 

 and on the sides, with irregular annuli of whitish scales; 

 lower parts white. 



millim. 



Total length 240 



Head 25 



Width of licad 17 



Body 85 



Fore limb 34 



Hind limb 47 



Tail (reproduced) l;!0 



A single specimen from the Larut Hills at 4000 iVet. 

 Selan^or Museum. 



