464 CHAMALEONTID. 
29. Chameleon minor. 
Chameleon minor, Giinth. Ann. § Mag. N. H. (5) iv. 1879, p. 246, 
pl. xiii, 
Casque broad and rounded or obtusely angular, and not much 
elevated posteriorly; a distinct though feeble parietal crest; the 
distance between the commissure of the mouth and the extremity of 
the casque equals or is a little less than the length of the mouth ; 
lateral crest tubercular, surrounding the casque posteriorly ; male 
with two long compressed rostral processes covered with scales, more 
or less distinctly diverging; no trace whatever of occipital lobes. 
Body uniformly granular; aseries of isolated long pointed tubercles 
on the median line of the anterior part of ‘the back; no gular nor 
ventral crest. Tail considerably longer than head and body. A 
white band from chin to vent; female with a white streak along the 
hinder side of the hind limb, continued a short distance on each side 
of the tail. 
milf, millim. 
Total length...............-.00. 202 136 
From end of snout to extremity of 
mandible ..........0-2- eevee 21 14 
From end of snout to extremity of 
CASQUC. acs eel i Kea ce dak e's 29 18 
Length of rostral processes........ 10°5 — 
Greatest width between lateral cranial 
CLOSES (scutes nserd einraevas en atayacelncts a 15 9 
Depth of skull (mandible included).. 20 12 
Width of head .............0..0- 16 10 
Body: iv. escceis alesse senna wa ate 66 50 
DUDA oes tiene: 3 ec SES ale FES aS 16. 10 
Pail, sagen keaae ke Gea awe 115 72 
Madagascar. 
a-d. SQ. Fianarantsoa, Betsileo. Rev. G. A. Shaw [C.]. 
(Types.) 
30. Chameleon furcifer. 
Chameleo furcifer, Vaillant §& Grandid. Bull. Soc. Philom. (7) iv. 
1880, p. 148. 
Casque very low, almost continuous with the dorsal crest; no oc- 
cipital lobes ; a bony rostral process, simple at the base (four sevenths 
of the total length), flat above, channelled inferiorly, ending in a fork; 
this appendage covered with granular tubercles and slightly turned 
upwards; the lateral crest extends to the extremity of the furcate 
rostral process. Skin finely and uniformly granulate ; a dorsal crest 
of conical tubercles. No gular nor ventral crest. Tail slightly 
longer than head and body. 
Total length 150 millim. 
Eastern coast of Madagascar. 
