220 CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES [Proc. 47H Ser. 
Type.—California Academy of Sciences No. 21628. 
Kikaiga shima, Loo Choo Islands, April 30, 1910. 
Description of the type—Nasal small, in contact with rostral, supra- 
nasal, anterior loreal, and first labial plates. Anterior loreal forming sutures 
with supranasal, frontonasal, prefrontal, posterior loreal, and first and sec- 
ond labials. Posterior loreal longer than high, in contact with three labials. 
Frontal in contact with frontonasal and first to third supraoculars. Parie- 
tals large, separated by interparietal. Three pairs of nuchals, first largest. 
Upper temporal largest. Seven supralabials, seventh largest. One azygous 
postmental. Scales smooth except one behind each corner of vent; 
twenty-eight around middle of body; fifty-five in a row from parietal to 
a line joining backs of thighs; middorsal rows not enlarged. Median sub- 
caudal row broad. No patch of much enlarged scales on back of thigh. 
Nineteen scutes under fourth toe. Hind limb reaching elbow. 
The color above is uniform light yellowish brown. A brick-red band 
runs across the temporal region and the sides of neck and body. Another 
red band extends from the seventh labial to the fore limb, and faintly along 
the side of the body. The lower surfaces are greenish white, clearer yel- 
lowish white on the chin, throat, preanal region, and tail. 
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V ariation—We have twenty-two specimens. All have one 
postmental, no postnasals, upper temporal largest, and frontal 
in contact with three supraoculars and the frontonasal. The 
supralabials are 7-7 in all but three, which have 7-8. One 
specimen has a single pair of nuchals; one has two on one 
side and three on the other; the others all have three pairs, 
the first pair being much larger. The posterior loreal touches 
three labials on both sides in ten, two on one side and three 
on the other in seven, and two on both sides in five specimens. 
The scales around the middle of the body are twenty-eight 
in thirteen specimens, twenty-seven in two, and twenty-six in 
seven. The number of scales in a row from the parietals to a 
line joining the backs of thighs varies from fifty-three to 
fifty-eight :—53 in 2 specimens, 54 in 5, 55 in 10, 56 in 2, 
57 in 2, and 58 in 1. The number of plates under the fourth 
toe is 16-18 in 1 specimen, 17 in 2, 18 in 4, 19 in 11, 20 in 3, 
and 21 in 1. A few specimens have a few slightly enlarged 
scales on the back of the thigh. The young have five light 
lines and blue tails. 
