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LACERTILIA GECKONES 



CHAP. 



small scales arranged in verticils. This species is devoid of 

 femoral or anal pores. General colour above grey-brown, with 

 darker and lighter markings ; a dark streak on the side of the 

 head, passing through the eye. Under parts whitish. Total 

 length up to 3 inches. The eggs are almost round, measuring 

 8*7 by 7 mm. 



Hemidactylus, likewise a widely distributed genus, with many 

 species. The digits are dilated, inferiorly with two rows of 



FIG. 120. Hemidactylus turcicus (left), and Tarentola mauritanica (right), x 1. 



lamellae ; the clawed joints are slender, bent at an angle, and 

 rising from within the extremity of the dilated portion. H. 

 turcicus, between 3 and 4 inches long. The upper parts of 

 the body are covered with minute granules, mixed with larger 

 tubercles. The abdominal scales are small and slightly imbri- 

 cating. The male has several pre-anal pores. The tail is 

 covered above with minute scales and tubercles, below with a 

 series of large transversely dilated plates. The general colour is 

 white below, brown above, with darker spots, and with white 

 specks on many of the tubercles. This species extends from 



