142 DR. J. ANDERSON ON MANOURIA AND SCAP1A. ["Feb. 6, 



the ramus being nearly parallel with a line drawn along the upper 

 surface of the head. The cutting-edge of the lower jaw has a sharp- 

 pointed hook at its extremity ; and the margin of the upper jaw is 

 slightly crenulated. The external ear is large, oval, and placed ob- 

 liquely downwards and forwards, its upper margin being in a line with 

 the lower border of the visible portion of the eyeball. The eyes are 

 well developed, and the distance between their anterior angles and 

 the nostril is about one third less than the interval between their pos- 

 terior angles and the ear. The anterior frontals are subtruncately 

 triangular, their posterior margins, on the upper surface of the head, 

 being halfway between the anterior angles of the eyes and the tip 

 of the snout ; but their lateral margins are in contact with the upper- 

 most line of small scales which occur on the eyebrow and arch down- 

 wards and forwards to the anterior angle of the eye. The postfrontals 

 are broadly truncated in front; and their united posterior margins only 

 equal the anterior margin of one shield. Two or three large super- 

 ciliary shields, with three or four lines of small shields or scales ex- 

 ternal to them. Vertical about the size of one of the postfrontals, 

 with some enlarged occipital shields behind it ; the upper surface of 

 the head posterior to this covered with elongated, or sometimes nearly 

 quadrangular plates, which rapidly decrease in size from before back- 

 wards, and cease on the occiput. A. very long plate over the ear, with 

 one or two rather large postocular plates before it, and two or three 

 rows of small shields below the former. A few small shields on the 

 chin. Neck, throat, and the skin of the body, with the exception of 

 the parts to be mentioned, covered with small granular scales. Ante- 

 rior surface and upper border of fore limbs covered with large, trian- 

 gular, strong scales, about one inch in length, like the scales of Manis. 

 Posterior surface of hand covered with much smaller, transverse rows 

 of rounded scales ; two or three large, strong, somewhat pointed scales 

 between the outer and inner claws, with two rows of small scales between 

 them and the bases of the other claws. Claws strong and pointed, the 

 longest (the third) about one inch and a quarter in length. 



The fore surface of the hind limb covered with small flat plates, 

 which are largest on the knee, and a few small, but larger, scales at 

 the base of the claws. Heel and external surface of sole covered 

 with a group of eleven or twelve large, thick, strong, pointed scales, 

 those on the margin slightly recurved*. The internal surface of 

 the lower part of the limb clad with rather large rounded flat scales 

 or plates, which rapidly diminish in size as they are traced upwards, 

 degenerating into granules halfway between the sole and the knee. 

 External to the tail there is a group of three large powerful spines, 

 with two or three smaller ones around them ; the largest spine is 

 the spine nearest but one to the anus. The area surrounding these 

 spines is covered with moderately large flat scales. 



The tail is 2 inches in length, and is covered, on its upper surface, 

 with two or three rows of small plates. 



* The area between these large spines and the base of the claws is covered 

 with small flat plates. The claws are strong and pointed, and resemble those 

 on the fore foot. 



