548 jMr. G. A.. Boulenger 07i new 



series of transverse^ rhomboidal, darker spots ; scapular region 

 darker, with a light vertical line; a dark, light-edged, oblique 

 streak on the upper lip, below the eye ; male with the chin, 

 the breast, the prfeanal region, and the lower surface of the 

 limbs whitish, the throat, the flanks, and the middle line of 

 the belly grey, the belly and the lower surface of the tail of a 

 bright pink ; female with the throat greenish and the rest of 

 the lower parts whitish. 



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Total length 210 



Head 20 



Width of head 15 



Body ^5 



Fore limb 39 



Hind limb 70 



Tail (reproduced) 125 



Two specimens (male and female) from Merced, Peren^ 

 River, 3250 feet. 



Most nearly related to L. erythrog aster, Hallow., but 

 distinguished by the smaller scales. 



Liocephalus scapularis. 



Upper head-scales moderately large, feebly keeled or 

 striated ; nostril supero-lateral ; nasal separated from the 

 nostril by one series of scales; four transversely enlarged 

 supraoculars, separated from the supraorbitals by one series 

 and from the supraciliaries by three series of scales ; a pair 

 of interparietals followed by two occipitals ; parietals broken 

 up into small shields ; a feebly serrated ridge above the 

 temple ; two or three feebly projecting scales on the anterior 

 border of the ear. Sides of neck not folded, covered virith 

 small, imbricate, keeled scales. A feeble but very distinct 

 dorsal crest ; a weaker lateral crest on each side of the ante- 

 rior part of the back and on the sacral region. Dorsal scales 

 moderately large, pointed, smooth ; lateral scales smaller, 

 feebly keeled ; ventral scales as large as dorsals, strongly 

 keeled ; 57 scales round the middle of the body. Gular 

 scales as large as dorsals, strongly keeled. The hind limb, 

 stretched forwards, reaches the nostril. Tail scarcely com- 

 pressed, with a serrated upper edge at the base. Greyish 

 brown above, with a series of chevron-shaped darker markings 

 pointing backwards; scapular region dark brown, sharply 

 defined above and behind by an angulate white line; a large 

 round dark brown spot between the shoulders; a broad dark 



