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15. DlPLODACTYLUS OCELLATUS. 



The Eyed Diplodactyle. 



Of this rare Lizard a few solitary specimens were captured, 

 and these were in bad preservation and scarcely to be recognized. 

 The Museum has, however, lately received well preserved speci- 

 mens from the Murrumbidgee, through the kindness of Mr. 

 William MacLeay, M.L.A., so that I am able to enumerate this 

 Gecko, as inhabiting the Murray Plains. 



16. PHTLLURUS PLATURUS. 

 Broad-tailed Gecko. 



17. PHYLLURUS INERMIS. 

 Spineless Gecko. 



18. PHYLLURUS MILIUSII. 

 Thick-tailed Gecko. 



Have been obtained in the Mclvor ranges and near Mount 

 Hope ; on the Murray Plains, no specimens were observed, 

 though they may exist there. These three Geckos are common 

 near Sydney and at the Clarence and Richmond Rivers ; the last 

 mentioned species also occurs in Western Australia. 



19. GRAMMATOPHORA CRISTATA. 

 Crested Grammatophora. 



The distribution of the present species does not extend, as 

 far as my experience goes, beyond the mountainous districts ; 

 upon the dividing range specimens were frequently observed, but 

 in the plain country they disappeared. The natives informed me 

 that this lizard existed near Mount Hope, but they never cap- 

 tured it. 



Near Sydney, where this species is common, it is generally 

 found in the neighbourhood of water, diving into it when dis- 

 turbed and remaining at the bottom for a considerable time. 

 Specimens which I have in captivity, would lie at the bottom 

 of a water vessel for hours without coming to the surface to breathe. 

 I have watched one under water for more than forty minutes, 

 I was then called away, but on my return half an hour afterwards 

 I could not see the least indication that the lizard had stirred ; 



