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 in the females. A youn^' rtpeciineu' had blaek l),irs ii[)ou the iiiern- 

 !)i'aiies. Gular pouch in tlie males con.-iiderably long-ei' than tlie head.. 

 in the females a short tag. 



Mr. Gairdner tells nie these lizards were found chietiy upon tret^s 

 of the genus Shorea, with the hark of which their iMjlnration harmon- 

 ized very closely. The maU^ woidd frecjuently V)e seen to puff out his 

 gular pouch, whicli then extended forwards beneatli and beyon<l the 

 <-,hin, parallel with the head. 



One female specimen contained two eggs. 



ACANTllOSAl K.\ CKUCIGKU.A, BUir. 



Four specimens of this somewhat I'are li/ard were o))tained in 

 dense evergreen jungle. It has not previously been recorded from 

 Siam. 



CaLOTKS VEKSICOI.OK, BdiuL 



Calotes EMMA, Graij. 



Calotes ckistatellus, KahL 

 This lizard, the common "■ chameleon "' of the IVninsnla. has not 

 })een ]n'eviously recorded from Siam. 



Calotes mystace[:s, JJuni A Ih'hr. 



LiOLEPis belliana, Gray. 



Varan us aebulosus, Gray. 



Ly(;osoma OLiVACEUM, Grai/. 

 1 have received specimens of this lizard also from l^angtaj^lian, 

 but it has not previously been recorded from the (•ountr^^ 



Lygosojia vittigerum, Blip: 

 Two specimens of this very handsome skiidc were caught on tree;, 

 in the Bong Tee Valley. It has not been previously recorded from 

 Siam. One specimen had 28 scales round the body, tlie other o<), 

 Ooloration (in spirits) : — A greenish white vertebral stri})e l^ordered 

 on either side by a black one. A less distinct and narrower dorso- 

 lateral stripe starting from behind the eye. Sides pale greenish, 

 thickly powdered with dark grey. Jielow greenisli wliite. Digits with 

 alternate light and dark bars, tail light brown. 



LVGOSOMA MACUI.ATCM, lilijtil.. 



This widely distribute(^l li/ard does not yet ap|)ear to have l)een 

 recorded from Siam. 1 have since seen other specimens from variou?f 

 I tarts of the country. 



LiV(K)soMA l)0\vuiN(;ii. iuiitllier. 



