1. CHAMELEON. 451 
. millim millim. 
From end of snout to extremity of casque. 43 47 
Greatest width between lateral cranial 
CREEES: che: getrgha relearn wie ass aad pal ie! sebtials 16 17 
Depth of skull (mandible included) .... 30 33 
Width of head .... 0... 0... eee eee 21 24 
DBO: See ale atte sete tah Sten cela st 96 120 
MLADIA®, s526uytai/sGulsereled eimai savers 27 31 
CLAM ecsia uanay a's oranda ens wee ak aca ged asce he ss 122 150 
Tropical Africa. 
a 2. Gaboon. T. E. Bowdich, Esq. [P.]. (Type.) 
b-c. 9 & her. Eloby district, H. Ansell, Esq. [P.]. 
Gaboon. 
ad. 3. Mossamedes. Dr. Welwitsch [P.]. 
e. 9. E. Africa. Sir J. Kirk (C.]. (Type of C. petersii, 
var. kirk.) 
j. Several spec.: E. Africa. Sir J. Kirk (C.]. 
g- g “ stuffed. E. Africa. Sir J. Kirk fat 
h-k, l-m. 3, @, Zanzibar. Sir J. Kirk [C.]. 
& yg. 
n 2 : Zanzibar. Sir Lambert Playfair ae 
o-g. Q. Mozambique. — McLeod, Esq. [P. i (Types of C. 
rm Q. Mozambique. Prof. Peters [P.]. petersit.) 
10. Chamzleon monachus. 
Chameleo cucullatus (non Gray), A. Dum. Cat. Méth. Rept. p. 33, 
and Arch. Mus. vi. pl. ii. fig 9. : 
Chameleon monachus, Gray, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1864, p. 470, pl. xxxi.; 
Blanf. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1881, p. 464. 
Casque moderately raised posteriorly; a strong parietal crest ; 
the distance between the commissure of the mouth and the extremity 
of the casque equals or slightly exceeds the length of the mouth ; 
no rostral appendages ; lateral crest strong, not extending to the 
occiput ; occipital lobes very large, united behind the extremity of the 
casque, covered with large, flat, roundish tubercles separated by fine 
granulation. Body and throat covered with small granules inter- 
mixed with strongly enlarged, round, flat or subconical, equidistant 
tubercles; large conical tubercles form a distinct crest along the 
vertebral line; a crest of long pointed tubercles along the throat ; 
a series of slightly enlarged granules along the ventral line, not 
forming a crest. Male with a tarsal process or spur. Tail as long 
as, or a little longer than, head and body. Gular-ventral line 
white; many of the tubercles of the dorsal crest white; mouth 
margined with white; sides with white spots or marblings. 
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