24. lER^TOLEPIS. 25. PHTLLOPEZTJS. 145 



of the dilated part; all clawed. Ear-opening concealed. Body 



covered with large strongly imbricated scales. Pupil ? 



India. 



1. Teratolepis fasciata. 



Homonota fasciata, Blyth, Journ. As. Soo. Seng. xxii. 1853, p. 468. 

 Teratolepis fasciata, Giinth. I. c. p. 505. 



Body somewhat depressed ; limbs rather long and slender. Head 

 covered" with polygonal flat scales. Seven lower labials; mental 

 large, triangular; two larger anterior chin-shields, in contact 

 behind the mental, followed by others passing gradually into the 

 small gular granules. Dorsal scales large, lozenge-shaped, slightly 

 keeled ; ventral scales much smaller, smooth. Tail depressed, 

 swollen, tapering at the end, covered with imbricate irregular scales, 

 some of those of the upper surface being extremely large. Greyish 

 above, with five brown longitudinal bands, which at regular intervals 

 are interrupted by white spots forming cross bands ; seven of these 

 cross bands on the neck and trunk. Length of head 13 millim., 

 body 25, tail 25. 



Central and JTorth-western India. 



a. Very bad state. Sind. Dr. Leith [P.]. 



25. PHYLLOPEZUS. 



Phyllopezus, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1877, p. 415. 



" A single series of lamellae under the base of the fingers and 

 toes, the two distal phalanges of all five fingers and toes narrowed 

 and furnished with a claw." 



" Distinguished from Oehyra by the first finger and toe being 

 provided with a narrow distal joint and a claw." 



Brazil. 



1. Phyllopezus goyazensis. 

 Phyllopezus goyazensis {Behri), Peters, I. c. pi. — . fig. 1. 



" Head rather elongate, with rather fiat snout ; latter covered 

 with small oval scales to between the eyes, where they gradually 

 pass into the minute granulation of the hinder part of the head. 

 Nine upper labials, the two last small ; also nine lower labials, the 

 three last smallest. Mental very large ; behind it two larger hexa- 

 gonal chin-shields, followed by a second transverse row of three 

 other chin-shields, the median one being almost as large as those of 

 the anterior row. Hinder part of head, neck, and base of tail finely 

 granulate, with scattered roundish tubercles which are not larger 

 than the scales on the snout. The ear-cleft, which is obliquely 

 directed downwards and forwards, is furnished anteriorly and pos- 

 teriorly with short spine-like scales. The reproduced tail, with 

 smooth scales scarcely smaller than the ventrals; on the lower 



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