1887.] 



MR. G. A. BOULENGER ON A NEW LIZARD. 



641 



rows anteriorly, in three posteriorly ; a row of five elongate pectoral 

 shields, median triangular and pointing backwards. Dorsal scales 

 very narrow, strongly keeled, ending in a sharp point. 32 scales 

 round the middle of the body, ventrals included ; 29 scales from 

 occiput to base of tail ; nuchal scales large, broad, smooth. Ventral 

 scales in 6 longitudinal and 16 transverse series. Five praeanal 

 shields, of which one pair are large and form a niedian suture. The 

 adpressed limbs just meet. Tail nearly twice as long as head and 

 body, covered with annuli of hexagonal-lanceolate keeled scales. 

 Brown above, with four longitudinal series of lighter dots ; vertebral 



Stcnolcpis ridleyi. 

 b. Side view. 



c, d. Lower view. 



a. Upper view. 



line and sides blackish ; two series of light dots along the tail ; 

 lower parts white, throat with black dots. 



millim. 



Total length 128 



Head 9 



Width of head 6-5 



From end of snout to fore limb 15 



From end of snout to vent 45 



