Vor. III] VAN DENBURGH—REPTILES—CHINA, JAPAN, FORMOSA BEM 
In the nine Chinese lizards the frontal is separated from the 
frontonasal in three or 33%; while in the eighty-two from 
Formosa this condition is found in only three or 3.6%. 
In the both series three supraoculars normally are in con- 
tact with the frontal, but in two of the Chinese and three For- 
mosan examples, only two supraoculars touch the frontal on 
one side of the head. No specimen has the number reduced to 
two on both sides. 
The supralabials normally are seven in both Chinese and 
Formosan lizards, but may be 7-8 or 8-8. All have a single 
unpaired postmental and individual preanal. 
Spenomorphus indicus formosensis Van Denburgh 
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Diagnosis.—Like S. indicus but with fewer scale rows, usu- 
ally thirty-four or thirty-six about middle of body, and not 
more than seventy-eight (average 71) between parietal plate 
and line joining backs of thighs; frontal very rarely separated 
from frontonasal. 
Type.—California Academy of Sciences No. 18622. 
Kanshirei, Formosa, March 24, 1909. 
Description of the type-—Snout short and rather blunt. Rostral mod- 
erate, in contact with frontonasal. Frontonasal touching anterior loreal, 
prefrontals, and frontal. No supranasals. Frontal long, very narrow 
behind, in contact with anterior three large supraoculars. Four large 
supraoculars. Frontoparietals and interparietal distinct. Parietals short, 
with a short suture behind small interparietal. No nuchals. Nostril in 
a single nasal. Three loreals, anterior high, in contact with frontonasal 
and prefrontal; middle largest. Seven supralabials, fifth and sixth largest. 
Largest temporal touches parietal. Lower eyelid covered with scales, no 
single transparent disk. Ear-opening moderate, without lobules. A single 
azygous postmental. Thirty-four scale rows around middle of body. 
Seventy scales in a row from parietal to a line joining backs of thighs. 
Two very large central preanals, with small lateral pair. No patch of 
enlarged scales on back of thigh. Inferior midcaudal scales enlarged. 
Twenty-one scales under fourth toe. Longest toe reaches elbow. 
The color above is olive brown, lighter on the tail and just above the 
lateral dark band, with scattered blackish dots. A light brown lateral dark 
band from nostril to eye and from eye to above hind limb, relieved with 
many lighter dots. Limbs olive with a few dark and light dots. Lower 
surfaces greenish white. Labials without distinct dark spots. 
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