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pierced in the centre of asingle nasal; no supranasal ; frontonasal. 
broadly in contact with the rostral and with the frontal; preefrontals 
small ; frontal narrow ; a little longer than the frontoparietal, which is 
single ; parietals forming a suture behind the interparietal ; three pairs 
of nuchals ; fourth and fifth upper labials below the eye. Har hidden 
under scales, indicated by a mere depression. 20 smooth scales round 
the body, the two dorsal rows largest. Preeanals scarcely enlarged. The 
length of the hind limb equals the distance between the nostril and the | 
fore limb. Fourth toe longest, with 15 lamellee inferiorly. Uniform 
dark brown above, greyish beneath. 
Total length 117 millim. ; from snout to vent 50; head 10, fore limb 
10 ; hind limb 14. 
Two specimens were obtained by Mr. Butler. The first in October, 
1898, on the Sungsi Buloh River, among the roots of a large epiphytic 
plant ; the second in August, 1899, at Kuala Lumpur, under the dead 
fibre round a Palm tree. 
EXPLANATION OF THE PLATE, 
Fig. 1. Gehyra butleri, natural size. 
hase » Upper view of head, & 3. 
LE) Oe us Side view of head, x 3. 
er Berks, i Chin, x 35. 
MU ates » . Lower view of foot, x 6. 
2.  Lygosoma surdum, natural size. 
2a. a », Upper view of head, x 3. 
20. 4 a Side view of head, x 3. 
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