Vor. II] VAN DENBURGH—REPTILES—CHINA, JAPAN, FORMOSA PAPAT 
Variation.—Four specimens are at hand. The scales 
around the middle of the body are 24, 26, 25, 24. The azygous 
_ postmentals are 1, 2, 2, 2. Scales along back from head to 
back of thighs are 50, 52, 51, 48. The nuchal scutes are 2-3, 
2-3, 3-3, 2-2. The supraoculars in contact with the frontal are 
3-2, 3-3, 2-2, 2-3. The scutes under fourth toe are 14, 15, 
16, 15. Postnasals are absent in Nos. 18603 and 18604. but 
are one on each side in Nos. 18605 and 18606. In all, the 
supralabials are seven, the frontal is not in contact with the 
frontonasal, and the lower temporal is the larger. 
Distribution—The Academy’s specimens were taken at 
San Shi Ka, Taipeh, and Keelung, Formosa, in April, 1909. 
Eumeces kishinouyei Stejneger 
Diagnosis—Normally with two azygous postmentals; no 
patch of much enlarged scales on back of thigh; usually a 
postnasal ; sixteen or seventeen scales under fourth toe; twenty- 
four or twenty-six scales around middle of body; frontal usu- 
ally in contact with three supraoculars; nuchals usually three 
pairs; interparietal much less than twice as long as broad; 
frontoparietals often much larger than broad; dorsal light line 
covering much less than half the width of the scales of one row 
on each side of midline; middorsal line in young bifurcating 
on head. 
Distribution.—We have received two specimens from Ishi- 
gaki shima, and five from the type locality, Miyakoshima, Loo 
Choo Islands, Japan. The species has been recorded also from 
Iriomote shima. 
V ariation.—The specimens at hand seem to be alike except 
that those from Ishigaki have the frontal in contact with the 
frontonasal, while in the Miyako lizards these plates are sep- 
arated. However, at least one of Dr. Stejneger’s specimens 
from Miyako had the frontal touching the frontonasal. All 
have seven supralabials. The number of plates under the 
fourth toe is either sixteen or seventeen. The Ishigaki speci- 
mens have the frontal touching 2-2 and 2-3 supraoculars, 
while in all the Miyako examples it is in contact with 3-3. 
The posterior loreals in the Ishigaki skinks touch 2-3 and 
3-3 labials, while in the Miyako skinks they meet 2-3,2-2, 2-2, 
