8. LYeosoma. 287 
being entirely visible when the lid is drawn up. Nostril pierced 
in the nasal ; no supranasal ; frontonasal broader than long, forming 
a broad suture with the rostral, in contact with the anterior angle 
of the frontal ; latter shield nearly as long as the frontoparietal, in 
contact with the first and second supraoculars ; four supraoculars ; 
five or six supraciliaries ; frontoparietal single, followed by a small 
interparietal ; parietals forming a median suture ; .a pair of nuchals 
and a pair of temporals border the parietals ; four labials anterior to 
the subocular. Ear-opening oval, much smaller than the trans- 
parent palpebral disk, with one or two short obtuse lobules ante- 
riorly. 30 scales round the middle of the body; dorsals and laterals 
sharply bicarinate, anterior nuchals tri- or quinquecarinate. Pra- 
anals not enlarged. The hind limb reaches the elbow. Fingers 
four, toes five; subdigital lamelle smooth, 23 to 25 under the 
fourth toe. Olive above, with or without small lighter dots and 
two light lateral lines, the lower beginning below the eye and 
passing through the ear; a whitish spot or streak on the hinder side 
of the base of the thigh ; lower surfaces greenish white. 
millim. millim. 
From snout to vent. 37 Fore limb ........ 13 
Head weeds snes 9 Hind limb........ 18 
Width of head .... 6 
- Queensland. 
a, Ad. Rockhampton. Museum Godeffroy. 
6. Ad. North-Australian Expedition. Dr. J. R. Elsey [P.]. 
83. Lygosoma pectorale. 
Heteropus pectoralis, De Vis, Proc. Roy. Soc. Queensl. i. 1885, p. 169. 
Palpebral disk large. No supranasal ; prafrontals approximate. 
Ear-opening with one small or a few minute free scales on the 
edge. 32 scales round the body ; dorsals sharply tricarinate; afew 
rows of nuchal scales quadricarinate. Fingers four, toes five. 
Olive-grey above, each scale narrowly black-edged all round; a 
bright red lateral stripe on the edge of the back; lower surface of 
fore limb, side of chest, and flanks red; a large patch on chest and 
upper part of abdomen cream-colour or orange ; upper surface of 
head pale golden green spotted with black; throat and side of head 
pale blue, brightly varied with a broad black hinder edge to each 
scale. 
millim. millim, 
Head............ 12 Fore limb........ 14 
Width of head .... 85 Hind limb........ 20 
Body ..........6- o2 
Port Curtis, Queensland. 
