CORDYLUS (HEMICORDYLUS) CAPENSIS. 



upper parts of the neck, and the lower portions of sides covered with small, 

 somewhat circular, prominent scales like small granulations, constituting a 

 strong diagnostic character. The upper and anterior surfaces of the extre- 

 mities coated with large somewhat diamond-shaped scales., each scale strongly 

 carinated, the anterior and under surfaces of the fore-legs towards the body 

 with small granular scales, and towards the toes with large and smooth 

 ones ; the under surface of the hinder legs covered with large smooth scales, 

 excepting in front of the femoral pores, where they are small and somewhat 

 circular, hinder surface coated with minute granular scales. Tail surrounded 

 by circles of hard rugged quadrangular scales, each scale strongly keeled and 

 each keel, especially towards the base of the tail, elongated posteriorly into a 

 sharp prominent spine, most developed superiorly at the lateral angles ; the 

 keels of the scales on under surface of tail obtuse, only slightly indicated 

 and without the elongations which on the upper and lateral parts form spines. 

 Space between rami of lower jaws covered with scales of two kinds ; those on 

 the central portion quadrangular, rather large, and disposed in irregular 

 rows, those at the sides, and which edge the lower jaw, small, and granular. 

 Scales of the under surface of the neck moderately large, ovate, and irregu- 

 larly placed ; the plates on the under parts of the body arranged in regular 

 transverse rows, eight in each. Pre-anal space covered partly with small and 

 partly with large scales or plates ; the large ones, which are two in number, 

 lie immediately over the anus, and are four-sided. Femoral pores small, 

 prominent, circular, closely set, eighteen in number on each side, and 

 arranged in a single row, (Plate XXX. fig. 6b.) Feet moderately large; toes 

 long, slender, and armed with short curved and pointed claws ; the scales of 

 the under surface of the feet rather prominent, or subgranular. Nostrils small, 

 circular, and opening laterally in the centre of the naso-rostral plates. The 

 specimen described, the only one I have seen, measured nine inches and 

 three quarters. 



This species is rarely met with in South Africa, and the only specimen I saw in that 

 country, and which is now in the museum of the Army Medical Department, at Fort Pitt, 

 Chatham, was captured on the Hottentot Holland Mountain, near Cape Town, and preserved by 

 Mr. Ford, surgeon of the 49th Regiment. 



