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The Philippine Journal of Science 



1918 



usually the series is curved; the two median scales are largest 

 and frequently are slightly separated. Upper and lower labials 

 vary between ten and twelve. The scales between the suprana- 

 sals are usually reduced to one large circular scale (only four 

 specimens show exception). The arrangement of the chin- 

 shields is usually in two irregular curved rows, most of the en- 

 larged scales are anterior to a line drawn from the posterior part 

 of third labial across jaw. The regenerated tails have the scales 

 arranged irregularly, the annulations not marked; the tail is 

 much wider than deep in cross section. In color the specimens 

 range from brown with rather heavy dark zigzag bars with 

 lighter bars between to very light gray specimens with a few 

 darker markings on back and no trace of zigzag lines ; the young 

 are dark laterally. 



Remarks. — I have referred this group of specimens to Boulen- 

 ger's species, since I can find no differences of any import be- 

 tween them and the published description and drawings of the 

 type by Boulenger.- The color pattern shown on Boulenger's 

 figure is almost identical with markings of living adult speci- 

 mens taken. If the specimens are correctly identified, as I 

 believe they are, they represent an interesting addition to our 

 fauna. The nearest territory where they are known is New 

 Guinea, the type locality being Faro Island, Solomon Islands. 



Table II. — Specimens of Lepidodactylus woodfordi Boulenger. 



No. 



Locality. 



Sex. 



■*-» 



C 



> 



2 



c 



Head. 



c 



2 

 to 



2 



_« 



'S 

 < 





B 



X 



m 



"5 



1 



o, 

 a 



t3 



Lower labials. 



"is 

 -J 



0. 



c 

 o 



■a 









mm. 



mm. 



mm. 



m.m.. 



mm. 



mm.. 







1526 



Santa Cruz Island 



d- 



40 



10 



6.8 



20 



10.5 



16.2 



10 



U-12 



24 



1527 



do 



d" 



39 



10 



7.5 



18 



11.8 



17 



11 



10 



21 



1529 



Great Govenen Island 



9 



41 



10.2 



7.3 



21.2 



11.5 



16 



11 



" 



22 



1530 



Babuan Island 



? 



40 



10 



7.1 



20 



12 



16 



10-11 



11-12 



23 



1531 

 1532 



. do -. 





37 

 38 



10 

 10 



7.2 

 7.2 



19 

 20 



11 

 11.2 



15.6 

 16.4 



12 

 11 



11 

 11 



25 

 23 



do 



1534 

 1537 



._. do -■ 



? 



40 

 36 



10 

 9.2 



7.5 

 6.3 



20 

 , 19.1 



12 

 10 



17 

 14 



12-12 

 10 



11 

 10-11 



24 

 24 



do 



1540 



Dipolod Island 



rf 



35 



9 



7 



17 



11 



15.5 



11-10 



12-10 



22 



1541 



Sipayu Island 



9 



35.5 



9.5 



7 



17.5 



9.8 



14.5 



10-12 



10 



24 



Lepidodactylus divergens sp. nov. Plate I, figs. 1, 2, and 3. 



Type. — No. 2026, female. Bureau of Science collection; col- 

 lected on Great Govenen Island, 1917, by E. H. Taylor. 



- Loc. cit. Boulenger states that his specimen has no distinct web, but 

 his fig. 12 shows a distinct rudiment as is present in Sulu specimens. 



