898 Mr. G. A. Boulengcr on new 



parietal and parietals small, subequal ; four or five supra- 

 oculars feebly enlarged transversely ; a single series of scales 

 between the labials and the subocular ; two or three projecting 

 granules on the anterior border of the ear. Sides of neck 

 granular, strongly folded. Dorsal scales rather small, rhora- 

 boidal, obtusely pointed, as long as broad or slightly longer 

 than broad, strongly keeled, strongly imbricate ; lateral 

 scales smaller, smooth or feebly keeled ; ventral scales a little 

 larger than dorsals, strongly imbricate, smooth, rounded ; 60 

 to 66 scales round the middle of the body. The adpressed 

 hind limb reaches the shoulder ; digits rather short ; hinder 

 side of thighs uniformly granular. Male with 5 anal pores. 

 Tail about once and one third as long as head and body ; 

 upper caudal scales larger than dorsals, strongly keeled, 

 pointed but not mucronate. Brown or green above, with 

 three light longitudinal streaks with dark bars or square 

 transverse spots between them ; lower parts white, belly 

 uniform or with small greyish spots, throat abundantly 

 spotted with blackish ; hinder side of thighs with white spots 

 between a dark network. 



millira. 



Total length loO 



Head 17 



Width of head 14 



Body 43 



Fore limb 24 



Hind limb 38 



Tail 90 



One male and two young from Tiiapata, E. Peru, 

 13,000 feet, collected by Mr. G. Ockenden. 



Closely allied to L. nndtiformis^ Cope, and L. annectenSj 

 Elgr. Distinguished by the strongly keeled dorsal scales. 



Liohemus Simonsii. 



Nostril supero-lateial. Upper head-scales small, smooth; 

 one to three azygos scales on the frontal region ; interparietal 

 and parietals small, subequal ; four to six supraoculars more 

 or less enlarged transversely ; a single series of scales between 

 the labials and the subocular ; two or three more or less 

 distinct projecting granules on the anterior border of the ear. 

 Sides of neck granular, strongly folded. Dorsal scales rather 

 small, rounded, as long as broad or a little broader than long, 

 more or less strongly keeled and imbricate ; ventral scales a 

 little larger than dorsals, strongly imbricate, smooth, rounded ; 

 60 to 65 scales round the middle of the body. The adpressed 



