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granules intermixed with large, strongly keeled, trihedral tubercles, 

 forming about 16 very irregular longitudinal series ; these tubercles 

 oval or elliptical on the back, subcircular on the sides. Eostral 

 quadrangular, little broader than deep, with median cleft above ; 

 nostril pierced between the rostral, the first labial, and three nasals ; 

 9 or 10 upper and 8 lower labials ; symphysial large, pentagonal ; 

 two pairs of chin-shields, the inner large and forming a suture 

 behind the point of the symphysial. Ventral scales moderately 

 large, cycloid, imbricate, smooth. Male with an angular series of 

 praeanal pores. The tail of the type specimen is lost ; the base only 

 remains, and shows the organ to have been strongly depressed, 

 covered with small striated scales and transverse series of subconical, 

 striated and keeled tubercles. Brownish grey above; head spotted 

 with bi'own ; three brown dark-edged bands across the body, bifur- 

 cating on the sides ; lower parts white. 



millim. 



Head 22 



Width of head 15 



Body 56 



Fore hmb 25 



Hind limb 32 



A single male specimen from Gran Lebar. 



6. TAKEiSTTOLA EPHippiATA O'Shaughn. — Biji. 



7. Agama vaillatstti Blgr. — Ania. 



8. Agama hartma:?^^! Peters {dorice, Blgr.). — Ania, Gran 

 Lebar. 



9. Agama phillipsii Blgr. — Gran Lebar. 



10. Eremias brbnneri Peters. — Biji. 



11. Mabuia varia Peters. — Gran Lebar. 



12. Chalcides ocellatus Torsk. — Biji. 



Op HID I A. 



13. Eryx thebaicus Eeuss. — Biji. 



14. Zamenis rhodorhachis Jan. — Biji. 



15. Psammophis biseriatus Peters. — Gan Lebar. 



16. EcHis CARiNATUS Schneid. — Gan Lebar. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE VII. . 



Fig. 1. Hemidactylus lasvis, p. 48. 



2. „ barodamis, p. 48. 



a. Side view of head ; b. Chin-shields ; c. Lower view of foot. 



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