CLASS REPTILIA. 



IV. Head angular ; body with smooth scales^ larger be- 

 neath ; back simple ; tail round ; toes simple ; femoral 

 pores distinct. Polychrus, Cuv. 



Common Marble. Polychrus Marmoratus, Lac. Lac. Mar- 

 morata, Lin. Spix, Wagler, t. 21. 



Eyelids black rayed ; scales above, small, blunt, beneath 

 lanceolate, keeled, of the tail largest. P. Virescens and P. 

 Strigiventer, Wagler, and P. Acutirotris. Spix, t. 14. appear 

 to be scarcely distinct, though they are said to have no femoral 

 pores. Polychrus Fasciatus, La Porte, if from Molucca, must 

 be an Jgama. See also Jgama Molinaii, Lesson. Bui. Sci. 

 from Chili. 



Genus III. — Gecko. 



Head and body depressed ; scales small, tubercular, usually 

 larger beneath ; toes five, sub-equal, generally furnished with 

 transverse scales beneath ; claws retractile ; throat simple ; 

 palate toothless ; eyes large, nocturnal. 



Toes with a single row of broad cross scales beneath ; last 

 joint compressed, attached. Platydactylus nob. 



A. Toes free, clawless, dilated; thumb small. Phelsuma. 



Clawless Platydactile. GecTco Inunguis, Cuv. R. A. t. f. 1. 



Femoral pores none. Violet; beneath white, with a black 

 streak on each side. Isle of France. 



Eyed Platydactyle. Plat. Ocellatus. Gecko, Cuv. R. A. 



t. f. 4. 



Femoral pores none. Grey, with white-eyed brown spots. 

 Isle of France. 



Cepedian Platydactyle. Plat. Cepedianus. Gecko, Merr. 

 Cuv. R. A. t. f. 5. 



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