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the upper lip to the thigh, passing through the t3'mpanum and 

 above the fore limb, reappearing on the back of the thigh ; upper 

 surface of head pale brown, with or without darker mottling; 

 upper surface of fore limb pale brown, the shields dark-edged, of 

 hind limb brown with round white spots ; lower parts white ; tail 

 coral-red. These markings may entirely disappear in the adult, 

 or the dai'k spaces between the light streaks may be replaced by 

 longitudinal series of dark brown or black spots on a yellowish- 

 brown ground. 



Measurements, in millimetres. 



1. 2. 3. 



From end of snout to vent 55 49 52 



foi-e limb ... 19 17 18 



Head 12 12 12 



Width of head 7 7 7 



Depth of head 6-5 6 6 



Porelimb 19 17 17 



Hindlirab 34 31 31 



Foot 17 16 16 



Tail s. — 122 123 



1. <?,RugdeiaSog-heira. 2. c?, Gliinda. 3. ? , Ghinda. 



Particulars of specimens examined. 



1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 



J, Rngdeia Sogheira, Adal... 55 34 29 8 26 13-12 29 



„ Gbinda 53 34 29 9 21 14-15 30 



„ ., 49 33 27 9 24 12 27 



;.... 49 37 29 7 22 14-15 28 



?, „ 55 37 32 8 29 15 29 



52 38 32 7 22 12 28 



„ 47 36 32 7 25 13 28 



1. Length to vent (in millimetres). 2. Plates and scales across middle of body. 

 3. Transverse series of ventral plates. 4. Plates in collar. 5. Gular scales in a 

 straight line between sj-mphysisof chin-shields and median collar-plate. 6. Femoral 

 pores (right and left). 7. Lamellar scales under fourth toe. — Same tabulation for 

 the follovs'ing species. 



Habitat. Eritrea. The type-specimen is from Bogos. 



I have examined the type-specimen and one from Adal in 

 the Berlin Museum, two from Rugdeia Sogheira, and 59 from 

 Ghinda, in the Genoa Museum. 



2. Philochortus phillipsii. (PI. I. figs. 3, 4.) 



Latastia phillipsii Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. 

 131. 



(7) ii. 1898, 



Head and body rather depi'essed. Head about 1| times as long 

 as broad, its depth equal to the distance between the centre of 

 the eye and the tympanum, its length a little more than 4 times 

 in length to vent ; snout obtusely pointed, as long as postocular 

 part of head, with obtuse canthus. Pileus twice as long as broad. 



