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covered with scales, not deeply sunk ; six or seven lower labials ; 

 mental rather large, followed by a large undivided postmental, 

 which is followed by three pairs of chin shields; the first in 

 contact, the second separated by a single scale, the third pair sepa- 

 rated by three scales and followed by one enlarged scale; scales 

 in 24 rows around body, the two median greatly enlarged; two 

 enlarged anals ; the fourth toe slightly longer than third ; adpres- 

 sed limbs fail to meet; 20 lamellae under fourth toe; lower eye- 

 lid with an undivided transparent disk. 



Color in life. — Above grayish brown with a median stripe of 

 dark brown, covering part of the two median scale rows, con- 

 tinuing as a dotted stripe on the tail, dim on the neck; a dark 

 brown stripe begins behind the eye and continues laterally to 

 near end of tail, this does not involve the ear and is about three 

 scales wide on the sides ; it grows dimmer on the tail ; head gray- 

 ish brown with irregular darker markings, laterally quite dark 

 with a lighter area on each labial; below rather dirty whitish; 

 fingers and toes barred with blackish brown. 



Measurements of the type of Siaphoa auriculatum sp. nov. 



nun. 



Length 97 



Snout to vent 43 



Axilla to groin 24 



3jiout to foreleg 17 



Foreleg 8.5 



Hind leg 14 



Width of head 6 



Width of body 7 



Variation. — Two other specimens were obtained in the same 

 locality. Each has 22 rows of scales around the body. In No. 

 893 the interparietal is partially fused with the parietal. The 

 median stripe is very dim and the color is iridescent olive-brown 

 with suggestions of a narrow greenish line just above the lateral 

 brown stripe. In No. 895 the stripe appears as a double row 

 of dots. It is the largest specimen, and measures 47 millimeters 

 from snout to vent. 



Remarks. — This species has no close affinities. The absence 

 of prefrontals, the size of the auricular opening and the tym- 

 panum free from scales are characteristics that clearly differen- 

 tiate it from other members of the genus. Three specimens 

 were taken in the type locality. It is an arboreal species. 



Brachymeles gracilis Fischer. 



Specimens were obtained both from Canlaon and Isabela. 

 They agree fairly well with specimens from Mindoro, save that 



