1. VARANUS. 317 
Monitor doreanus, Meyer, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1874, p. 180. 
indicus, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1876, p. 531; Peters § Doria, 
Ann, Mus. Genov, xiii, 1878, p. 330, pl. i. figs. 1, 2. 
Teeth acute, compressed. Snout depressed at the tip, long, the 
distance from its end to the anterior corner of the eye equalling the 
distance from the latter point to the anterior border of the ear; 
canthus rostralis obtuse. Nostril round, a little nearer the tip of 
the snout than the eye. Digits rather long. Tail strongly com- 
pressed, keeled above. Scales of head rather large, much larger on 
snout and forehead than on temples; supraocular region with a 
series of four to six large transversely dilated scales. Scales on 
upper surface of body and limbs small, oval, keeled ; abdominal 
scales smooth, in ninety to one hundred and ten transverse rows. 
Caudal scales keeled; the caudal ridge with a very low, doubly- 
toothed crest. Olive-brown or blackish above, dotted all over with 
yellow; lower surfaces uniform yellowish. Young: spots larger, 
sometimes forming ocelli; belly frequently with anastomosing 
blackish lines. 
centim, centim. 
Total length ...... 185 Fore limb ........ 17 
Head: ces sce eeicas 9 Hind limb........ 22 
NOC yar a iewiin ea 12 lait. Batenner sented nd 82 
Body se tities cnsaan 32 
Celebes, Moluceas, New Guinea, Polynesia, North Australia. 
a. Her., skin. Celebes. 
b,c. Ad. & yg. N. Ceram. 
d. Ad., skin. Timor Laut. H. O. Forbes, Esq. fet 
e. Her. N. Guinea. Rev. 8. Macfarlane [C.]. 
f. Ad., stuffed. Thaitoro Bay, N. Guinea. — Comree, Esq. [C.]. 
g-h, Ad. & her. Murray Island. Rev. 8. Mactarlane tot 
a, k-l. Ad. & hgr. Cornwallis Island. Rey. 8. Macfarlane [C.]. 
m. Ad., stuffed, Cape York. Hr. Dimel (C. ]. 
n-g. Her. & yg. Duke of York Island. Rev. G. Brown [C.]. 
r-s. Yg. Solomon Islands. G. Krefft, Esq. 
t-u. Ad. & yg. Shortland Islands, H. B. Guppy, Esq. [P.]. 
v Ye. San Christoval. E. Brenchley, Esq. [P.]. 
w. Yg. Santa Anna Island. H. B. Guppy, Esq. [ P.1. 
a-y. Ad. Ke Dolau, Ki Islands. ‘Challenger’ Exped. 
z. Ad. Wild Islands, Admiralty. ‘Challenger’ Exped. 
a. Ad., stuffed, —?P Paris Museum. 
B. Yg. —?P Sir E, Belcher [P.]. 
18. Varanus niloticus. 
Monitor niloticus, Gray, Cat. p. 12. 
Hasselq. Reise nach Palast. p. 361 ; Geoff. Descr. Egypte, Rept. p. 121, 
1, iii. fig. 1. 
Lacerta nilotica, Zinn. SN. i. p. 869; Forshk. Descer. An. Afgypt. 
p. 18. 
Stellio saurus, Laur. Syn. Rept. p. 56. 
Lacerta capensis, Sparrmann, Resa t. G. H. p. 749. 
