1872.] F. Stoliczka — On Indian Lizards. 99 



likely refers to some locality in the Western Ghats. Jerdon does not quote 

 it from South India and Kelaart's Ceylon Coctcei is Lesclienaultii. Cantor 

 (Mai. Rep., J. A. S. B., xvi, p. 629) gives it as occurring in Penang, and notes 

 a specimen 7 inches long, the head above being li inches, which is a 

 somewhat unusual size. 



In general structure and coloration, H. Coctcei is very closely allied to 

 Lesclienaultii, differing from the latter by the smaller number of femoral 

 pores, and somewhat more elongated and narrower fingers and toes, with 

 more numerous and thinner plates below, the toes being in Lesclienaultii 

 more broadly oval, shorter and the plates below coarser ; the thumb also is 

 somewhat shorter. Judging from the known geographical distribution, it 

 appears to me very probable that H. Coctcei replaces in the Gangetic delta 

 H. Lesclienaultii, which is a more south ern form ; and both appear to meet 

 together in Western Bengal and the southern part of the N. W. Provinces. 



In Calcutta this is the largest Semidactylus, usually seen on the outer 

 walls of houses or godowns. It is readily known by its coloratioft. The 

 usual size is 6-7 inches, the body being 3-3^ inches, while the tail is often 

 reproduced. On one occasion I obtained two specimens, each of nearly 9 

 inches, the body being 3|-, and the tail (perfect) a little above 5 inches. 



10. H. atjkaktiactts, Beddome, Madras J. Med.Sc, No. 1, 1870, p. 33. 

 A imiformly granular species, without any enlarged chin-shields. 



•Shevaroys and Anamallays, South India. 



11. HeMEDACTYLTTS GIGANTETTS, 11. Sp. PI. II. fig. 2. 



PI. II, fig. 2, 2 a, 2 b, top, side, and lower views of head, 2 c, inside view of the 

 sacral region and right foot ; all figures in natural size. 



General form very similar to that of H. Coctcei. Head and body above 

 uniformly granular, the scales on the snout being* as usually, slightly larger, 

 and sharper, and those on the hinder part of the head smallest ; two enlarged 

 shields behind the rostral, separated by one or two minute scales, nostril situat- 

 ed between the rostral, the suprarostral and a semicircular shield behind, on 

 the lower side in contact with the rostral, excluding the first labial from 

 entering the nostril, 14-17 upper and 11-13 lower labials ; two pahs of 

 chin-shields, the first in contact, anteriorly partially separated by thepantagonal 

 hiferior rostral ; the second chin-shield about half the size of the first, slightly 

 elongate or rounded and followed by a few smaller scales along the labials; 

 scales on belly slightly hexagonally elongate, in 10 to 41 longitudinal series ; 

 some on the pubic region are pointedly elongate, but none are particularly 

 enlarged; in the males 18-20 femoral pores on either side of the thigh, 

 separated in the preanal region by an interspace of about 7 scales width ;. 

 tail indistinctly segmented, generally reproduced and then without any 



