18 W. T. Blanford — On some Lizards from Sind. [No. 1, 



II. — On some Lizards from Sind, tvith Descriptions of 'new Species q/Ptyo- 



dactylus, Stenodactylus, and Trapelus. — By W. T. Blanfokd, F. B. S. 



(Reed. November 8 ; — Read December 1, 1875.) 



(With Plates I and II). 



A collection of reptiles which I made in Western Sind in the months 

 of January, February, March, and April, 1875, comprises several species 

 not noticed in the province by previous observers. Five lizards are new 

 to the fauna of India, and three of these have not, so far as I can ascertain, 

 been previously described. Two of the three represent genera of Geckotidcs 

 not hitherto detected so far to the eastward : indeed, it is doubtful if either 

 of the two has before been found in Asia. 



The only additions to our knowledge of the herpetology of Sind made 

 since the publication of Dr. Giinther's great work on Indian Reptiles, are 

 contained in papers by Dr. Giinther and Dr. Stoliczka. The former de- 

 scribed (P. Z. S., 1869, p. 500) some specimens collected by Dr. Leith, 

 and the latter (P. A. S. B., 1872, p. 121) gave an account of a collec- 

 tion made by Dr. Day. 



I am obliged to refer occasionally in these notes to my hitherto unpub- 

 lished work on the zoology of Persia. This has been more than a twelve 

 month in type and I hope it will appear before this paper. 



Fam. GFGKOTIB-JE. 



1. Hemidacttltts CoCTiEI. 



Not common ; obtained also by Day . 



2. Hemidacttlus maculatus. 



This is not common in Sind, I think. I have only one specimen, the 

 exact locality of which I have omitted to note. 



3. Hemidacttlus Persicus. 



Anderson, P. Z. S., 1872, p. 378.— W. Blanf., Zoology of Persia, p. 342. 

 This species is close to the common and well known hi. maculatus, 

 but is rather stouter. Head above granular, supraorbital region sunk. 

 Granules on snout larger than on occiput. Upper labials about 11 or 12, 

 lower 9 or 10, but as usual the small hinder ones vary in number. Back 

 with numerous trihedral tubercles, not very regularly arranged, about 11 or 

 15 being to be counted across the back, none of them equal to the ear-opening 

 in size. Cross bands of small pointed tubercles on the upper part of the tail, 

 none of them as large as those in the middle of the back, and none of them 

 coming to the lower portion of the tail at the side ; they are confined to the 



