Lizard from Western Australia. 415 



witli obtuse canthus rostralis ; nostril nearer tlie eye than 

 the end of the snout, sij;uated below the canthus rostralis ; 

 tympanum large, its vertical diameter two thirds the hori- 

 zonttil diameter of the orbit ; upper head-scales subequal, 

 strongly keeled, smallest on supraocular region ; a series of 

 large, keekd, tubercular scales from the orbit to above the 

 tympanum. Skin of neck strongly plicate, the folds bearing 

 short erect spines. Gnlar scales much smaller than ventrals, 

 obtusely keeled. Body feebly depressed, covered with small, 

 uniform, sharply keeled scales, smallest on the sides; on the 

 back the keels directed obliquely towards the vertebral line, 

 which bears a low crest ; a well-developed nuchal crest ; a 

 fold along each side of the back ; ventral scales sharply 

 keeled. Limbs and digits very long, the hind limb reaching 

 the tip of the snout ; foot as long as the fore limb. An 

 uninterrupted series of 44 femoral and pra3anal pores, ex- 

 tending along nearly the whole length of the thighs and 

 forn)ing an angle on the praeanal region. Tail slender, 

 slightly compressed, twice the length of head and body ; 

 caudal scales small, equal, strongly keeled. Reddish brown ; 

 the adult with dark vermiculations and fine longitudinal lines 

 on the sides, a very dark streak on each side of the back, and 

 black bars across the neck and anterior part of body. 



mm. 



Total length 350 



Head 25 



Width of head 17 



Body 90 



Fore limb 41 



Hind limb 90 



Tail 235 



Two specimens, a male and a young, formed part of a 

 collection of reptiles made by Mr. L. Clarke Webster in the 

 Coolgardie District,in the interiorof West Australia (400 miles 

 inland of Perth). Mr. Webster's collection contains besides 

 examples of some little-known species : — Diplodactylusciliaris, 

 Tih'qua occipitalis, Egernia striolata (var.), Egernia depressa, 

 Jjygosoma prapeditum, and a second example of the death- 

 adder described by me a ^qw years ago as Acanthophis pyrrhus. 

 This example agrees very closely with the type, from Station 

 Point, South Central Australia, and has 141 ventral shields 

 and 53 caudals, of which the last 26 are in pairs. 



