Philochortus. 



11 



12 to 18 femoral pores on each side. 24 to 30 lamellar scales under 

 the fourth toe. 



Caudal scales in alternately somewhat longer and shorter whorls, 

 upper oblique, strongly and diagonally keeled, rounded or obtusely 

 pointed behind, lower keeled ; 24 to 28 scales in the fourth or fifth 

 whorl behind the postanal granules. 



Young black on the upper surface of the body, with 6 yellow 

 streaks, the median pair diverging towards the occiput, to embrace 

 an additional pair of short streaks, or each streak bifurcating just 

 before reaching the occiput ; the upper lateral streak extends from 

 behind the eye to the base of the tail, passing above the tympanum, 

 the lower from the upper lip, through the tympanum and above the 

 fore limb, to the thigh ; head and upper surface of fore limbs brown, 

 hind limbs and tail coral-red, throat and belly white. These markings 

 may persist more or less distinct in the adult, which vary much in 

 colour ; the blackish bands between the light streaks may be much 

 spotted with whitish, or broken up into spots, or the upper parts may 

 be grey, brown or reddish with 7 blackish longitudinal streaks (9 

 behind the occiput), or merely with two series of blackish spots on 

 each side. Tail often reddish towards the end. 

 Measurements (in millimetres) : 



1. 

 From end of snout to vent . 71 

 ,, ,, „ fore limb 27 



Length of head 18 



Width of head 11 



Depth of head 9 



B'ore limb 24 



Hind limb . 42 



Foot 22 



Tail . .175 



1. cJ,Wagga. 2,3. cJ, Berbera. 4, 



68 

 25 

 17 

 11 

 8 

 24 

 42 

 23 

 180 



3. 



56 



20 



13 



8 



6-5 

 18 

 29 

 16 



145 



4. 



85 

 25 

 17 

 12 

 9 

 26 

 45 

 25 

 200 



5. 

 53 

 17 

 11 



7 



6 



16 



29 



15 



5. 9 (gravid), Berbera. 



Particulars of 8'pecimens Examined. 



S Wagga 



,i Berbera 



,, Inland of Berbera 



1. 

 76 

 71 



52 

 57 

 43 



2. 



40 

 34 

 36 

 38 

 34 



3. 



30 

 29 



28 

 30 



27 



68 40 28 

 68 37 29 



4. 

 9 

 9 



7 

 7 

 9 



5. 



28 

 27 

 24 

 26 

 22 

 27 



16-14 

 18-17 



14 

 14-16 



12 



16 



7. 

 26 

 30 



27 

 27 

 28 

 29 



25 16-15 27 



