1. VARANUS. 315 
lips, and continued across the chin; a black temporal band, com- 
mencing from the eye and bordered by a yellow band which some- 
times extends along the side of the neck; lower surfaces yellow. 
The markings most accentuated in the young. 
centim. centim. 
Total length ...... 220 Fore limb ........ 30 
Mead pore venaanad 16 Hind limb........ 34 
Neck sec scene wes 23 Tail (injured) 142 
Body vavasey casca 62 
East Indies to Cape York. 
a, Her. China. J. Lindsay, isq. [P.]. 
6. Her., stuffed. Nepal. B. H. Hodgson, Esq. [ P.]. 
c, Ad., stuffed. Ceylon. 
d. Ad., stuffed. Tenasserim. Dr. Bee 
e. Ye. Siam. C. Bowring, Esq. (P.]. 
f. Ad., stuffed, Sumatra. Sir 8. Raffles [P.] 
g-h. Ad,, skins, Sumatra. H. O. Forbes, ie Rear 
a Her. Java. 
k-l. Ye. Java. G. Lyon, Esq. [P]. 
m. Her. Borneo, 
ee p. Ye. Borneo, L. L. Dillwyn, Esq. [P.]. 
. Ad., stuffed. Cataguan, Philippines. 
. or. Celebes. Leyden Museum. 
t, Ad. Manado. Dr. A. B, Meyer [C.}. 
u. Her. Somerset, Cape York. ‘ Challenger’ Taped. 
v, w, x. Hgr., stuffed. ——? 
. Yg. —? 
z. Skeleton. —-? 
13. Varanus nuchalis, 
Hydrosaurus nuchalis, Giinth. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1872, p. 145, pl. viil., 
and 1878, p. 165. 
— marmoratus, (non Wiegm.) Giinth, l. c. 1878, p. 165. 
Agrees in every respect with V. salvator, except in having the 
nuchal scales very large, larger than the scales on the head, distant 
from one another, frequently intcrmixed with smaller ones; these 
large scales are flat and arranged in eight to twelve longitudinal 
series. The colour agrees with that of V. salvator, but the young 
have the belly reticulated with blackish ; this reticulation becomes 
less distinct in the adult. 
Philippines. 
a, Ad., skin. Philippines. i. ae oe Esq. (P.], 
Type.) 
b. Yg. Philippines. Hr. Salmin [C.}. 
¢. Her. Philippines. A. Everett, Esq. [C.]. 
d-e, f. Ad. & hgr. Negros. Dr. A. B. Meyer [C.]. 
g-h. Ad. & yg. S. Negros. A. Everett, Esq. [C.]. 
a. Ad. Luzon. Dr. A. B. Meyer [C. 
k,l. Ad., stuffed. Cataguan. H. Cuming, Esq. [Cl] 
m,. Ad., stuffed. —P Zoological Society. 
