210 MB. G. A. BOUfiENGER ON THK [Peb. 2, 



supraoculars ; six supraoculars, first much longer than second ; 

 11 to 13 supraciliaries ; frontoparietals and interparietal distinct, 

 subequal, or former longer than latter ; parietals forming a short 

 suture behind the interparietal ; nuchals absent or one pair ; 

 fourth and fifth, fifth and sixth, or fourth, fifth, and sixth 

 upper labials below the eye. Ear-opening large, oval, a little 

 smaller than the eye-opening ; no auricular lobules. 40 to 50 

 scales round the middle of the body ; dorsals largest and feebly 

 keeled, laterals smallest. A pair of enlarged prseanals. The hind 

 limb reaches the axilla, the shoulder, or a little beyond the latter. 

 Digits elongate, compressed ; subdigital lamellae unicarinate, 20 to 

 27 under the fourth toe. Tail once and a half to once and three- 

 fourths the length of head and body. Brown above, with very 

 variable markings. A more or less distinct dorso-lateral series 

 of yellowish spots ; back sometimes with blackish cross-bars ; 

 a black lateral streak ou the head and neck, passing through 

 the eye, often extending along the side of the body, where it may 

 be edged above with a yellowish streak, replacing the dorso-lateral 

 series of yellowish spots ; a large black spot, or ocellus with light 

 centre, sometimes present above the shoulder ; the flanks may be 

 dotted with whitish ; upper lip yellowish white, uniform or with 

 a black streak, or with blackish spots or vertical bars ; a black 

 streak often present along each side of the base of the tail. 

 Lower parts yellowish white, throat sometimes bluish in males; 

 throat and breast sometimes much spotted with black. 



mm. 



Total length 235 



Head 21 



Width of head 15 



Body 74 



Fore limb 35 



Hind limb 52 



Tail 140 



The type specimen was obtained at Manado by Dr. A. B. Meyer. 

 The Drs. Sarasin's specimens, 24 in number, are from the Sudara 

 Volcano, Tomohon, Matinang Mts. (2600-3400 ft.), Kmgdom of 

 Luhu (1000-1600 ft.), L. Posso and Mapane on the Tomini Gulf. 

 Specimens were also obtained in South Celebes by Mr. Everett. 



As the description shows, this species varies remarkably in 

 scaling and in coloration. The Drs. Sarasin's specimens have from 

 40 to 48 scales round the body, and from 20 to 27 lamellae 

 under the fourth toe. One specimen with 40 scales agrees in 

 coloration with the type, and others also show the absence of 

 correlation between the two characters. I am therefore unable to 

 maintain as a distinct species Miiller's L. amabile, which was 

 founded on specimens with 40 scales, 21 lamellae under the fourth 

 toe, and a large black spot above the shoulder. 



23. Lygosoma SAEASiNORrM, sp. n. (Plate X. fig. 2.) 



Section Hinulia. Habit lacertiform ; the distance between the 



