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3. CRICOSAURA. 
Cricosaura, Gundl. § Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1863, p. 862; Bocourt, 
Miss. Se. Mex., Rept. p. 512. 
A series of supraoculars; a single frontal; frontoparietals very 
small ; interparietal in contact with the temporals. Dorsal scales 
uniformly granular. A series of plates on the gular fold, forming a 
collar. 
Cuba. 
1. Cricosaura typica. 
Cricosaura typica, Gundl. § Peters, 1. c. pl. —. figs. 1-6 ; Bocourt, 1. c. 
p. 313, pl. xx. 8, figs. 14-18. 
Rostral.pentagonal, scarcely visible from above, separated from 
the frontonasals by the anterior nasals, which form a short suture; 
a pair of frontonasals and a pair of prefrontals, subequal in size ; 
frontal heptagonal, the largest head-shield; a series of four supra- 
oculars ; a large heptagonal interparietal, not much smaller than, 
and forming a broad suture with, the frontal ; a small frontoparietal 
on each side, between the supraoculars, the frontal, the interparictal, 
and a large temporal, which forms a suture with the interparietal 
and the parietal; latter one pair, smaller than the interparietal; 
nostril pierced between two nasals and the first labial; two loreals, 
second largest; temple covered with small flat squarish scales ; 
seven upper labials; mental trapezoid, followed by a heptagonal 
postmental, and three large chin-shields on each side, the first pair 
forming a suture; lower labials not larger than upper. A strong 
fold separates the head from the neck; the gular scales anterior to 
the fold, squarish, those between the latter and the collar roundish. 
Nuchal and dorsal scales equal, granular, forming transverse series ; 
ventrals large, square, forming eight longitudinal and twenty-six 
transverse series. Four squarish preanals, posterior pair largest. 
Limbs weak; digits short, inferiorly with a double series of tuber- 
cular scales. Eight femoral pores on each side. Tail cylindrical, 
tapering to a fine point, a little longer than head and body; caudal 
scales squarish, verticillate, largest inferiorly. Light brown above, 
yellowish inferiorly. 
millim. millim. 
Total length ...... 81 Body's cise sieges ae 29 
Head ............ 8 Hind limb........ 13 
Width ofhead .... 5 {Dail ce arn eetucarsec eats 44 
Cuba. 
