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Variation. — A second specimen captured in the same imme- 

 diate locality is a male and consequently differs from the type 

 (an adult female containing undeveloped eggs) in the presence 

 of distinct femoral pores. There are thirty-one of these in a 

 continuous series from knee to knee, forming a distinct arch 

 in the preanal region. The tail is missing. The color is brown, 

 with a wide occipital spot of gray and black mixed and five 

 irregular bands across the back of gray and black intermixed. 

 The length from snout to vent is 27 millimeters. 



Remarks. — This species differs much from other known species 

 of this genus. The presence of chin-shields, spiny scales on 

 side of neck and head, the much fewer labials, and the large 

 number and the arrangement of the femoral pores are all distinc- 

 tive characters. 



These two specimens were found at the base of a large tree 

 under bark and small rocks. No other specimens were seen. 



Hemiphyllodactylus insularis sp. nov. Plate I, figs. 6 and 7; text 

 fig. 4. 



Type. — No. 490, male, E. H. Taylor collection; collected at 

 Sumagui, Mindoro, May 20, 1916, by E. H. Taylor. 



Description of type. — Head oviform, much longer than broad, 

 less than twice as high as wide; snout slightly longer than its 

 distance from the auricular opening, one and one-half times 

 the diameter of eye ; eye large, pupil vertical ; auricular opening 

 small, irregular in shape ; rostral much wider than high, subrec- 

 tangular in shape, slightly notched above; nostril surrounded 

 by the rostral, the first labial, and three nasals ; the upper largest, 

 separated from its fellow by two scales; eleven upper labials, 

 last three minute; eleven lower labials; the mental triangular; 

 no distinct chin-shields ; scales bordering labials below, somewhat 

 enlarged; granules on the snout distinctly larger than those on 

 the back ; latter minute, granular, equal ; scales on belly cycloid, 

 imbricate, larger than those on body above; no fold on body 

 from axilla to groin; limbs rather small, failing to touch when 

 adpressed; digits rather broad; the penultimate digit has two 

 series of lamellae, about four under the longest finger, followed 

 by one or two paired scalelike lamellse; longest toe with four 

 lamellae followed by two paired scales ; a straight series of femoral 

 pores on each side, ten on right, nine on left side, and a slightly 

 angular series of eight preanal pores; tail cylindrical, tapering 

 gradually. 



Color in life. — General body color above light brown made up 

 of varicolored scales — some brick red, whitish, black, brown. 



