from Omhaai, East Indian Archipelago. 123 



2. Hemidactylus Brookii^ Gray. 



I am now convinced that H. Gleadovii, Murraj, cannot be 

 regarded as specifically distinct from H. Brookii, the range of 

 which extends across tropical Africa to India, Ceylon, Further 

 India, Southern China, and the Malay Archipelago, where it 

 is on record from Borneo, whence the type specimens are 

 stated to have been obtained. 



3. Qehyra mutilata, Wiegm. 



4. Gecko verticiUatus, Laur. 



5. Draco timorensis^ Kuhl. 



6. Mahuia multifasciata^ Kuhl. 



7. Lygosoma florense^ M. Weber. 



8. Lygosoma smaragdinum^ Less. 



9. Ahlepharus Boutonii, var. furcatuSj M. Weber. 



Snakes. 



10. Lycodon auh'cus, L. 



11. Coluber subradiatus, Schleg. 



It not unfrequently happens that the subocular below the 

 preeocular is not separated from the fourth labial, in which 

 case three labials enter the eye, as in C. enganensis^ which 

 differs only in the deeper rostral. We have now eight speci- 

 mens in the British Museum, with the following number of 

 scales and shields : — 



Upper labials Ven- 



entering eye. Scales, trals. Caudals. 



1. d • Timor. Levden Mus 4th, otli 23 233 93 



2. 2 . Atapupu, Timor. Everett. 4th, oth 23 246 91 



3. $. Ombaai. Everett 3rd, 4th, 5th 23 242 88 



^•?- " ' \-^:^hJ{ 23 228 90 



6. Hgr. „ „ 3rd, 4th, 5th 23 226 97 



6. c?. Sumba. „ 4th, 5th 25 233 102 



'■cj-ri-es. 1 ':!'/th';'i.t ! ^^ 2*» ' 



8. Hgr. ? Bleeker 4th, 5th 23 230 96 



12. Dendrophis pictuSj Boie. 



13. Naia tripudtans, Merr. 



A female specimen uniform brown above and whitish 



