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supraciliaries, first largest; frontoparietals slightly longer than 

 the interparietal; parietals in contact behind the latter; no 

 nuchals, each parietal in contact with four scales; fourth to 

 sixth upper labials below the eye. Body with 36 scales round 

 the middle, dorsals larger than ventrals, laterals smallest, dor- 

 sals and laterals rough with very small granules; the distance 

 between the tip of the snout and the fore limb is contained 

 one time and one third in the distance between axilla and 

 groin; praeanals enlarged. Tail one time and a half the length 

 of head and body. Limbs strong, the hind limb reaches the 

 axilla; digits long, compressed, fourth toe with 20 obtusely 

 keeled lamellae below. 



Pale reddish-brown above, variegated with dark brown; flanks 

 with large dark brown spots, forming vertical bars, below those 

 reticulated with dark brown; a white spot above the tympanum 

 and one above the shoulder; lips dark-spotted. Lower parts 

 lighter; throat dark brown. Length of head and body 45 mm.; 

 tail 72 mm. 



Type-specimen examined in the British Museum. 



Habitat: New Guinea (Albert Edward Range 6000 feet!). 



4. Lygosoma annectens Boulenger. 



Lygosoma annectens, Boulenger, Ann. Mus. Civ. Genova (2) XVIII 1897, p. 698, 

 pi. VII fig. 2. 



Snout very short, obtuse; lower eyelid scaly; ear-opening 

 large, oval, smaller than the eye-opening, tympanum slightly 

 sunk, no auricular lobules. Nostril in the nasal; latter followed 

 by two or three superposed shields, the upper one representing a 

 supranasal; frontonasal more broad than long, broadly in contact 

 with the rostral, narrowly with the frontal; latter as long as 

 frontoparietals and interparietal together, in contact with the 

 three anterior supraoculars; nine supraoculars, first twice as 

 long as second, last minute; twelve supraciliaries; frontoparietals 

 a little longer than the interparietal; parietals forming a suture 

 behind the latter; no nuchals, each parietal in contact with 

 five scales; fifth to seventh upper labials below the eye. Body 

 with 50 smooth scales round the middle, laterals smallest; 

 the distance between the tip of the snout and the fore limb 

 nearly equals the distance between axilla and groin; praeanals 

 enlarged. Tail one time and three fifths the length of head and 



