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13. Sphaerodactylus copii. 



Sphserodactylus copei, Steindachn. Novara, Bept. p. 18, pi. i. fig. 5. 



Closely allied to S. fantastieus. The dorsal scales are rather 

 larger and much more strongly keeled ; all the head-scales keeled ; 

 ventral scales slightly keeled. 



• Ad. ? E. Laforest, Esq. [P.], 



Probably the species described under this name by Steindachner, 

 though no mention is made of the slight keel on the ventral scales. 



14. Sphaerodactylus anthracinus. 



Sphserodactylus anthracinus, Cope, Proc. Ac. Thilad. 1861, p. 500. 



Snout acuminate, elongate, longer than the distance between the 

 eye and the ear-opening, once and two thirds the diameter of the 

 eye. Ear-opening oval, oblique, nearly as large as digital pallet. 

 Rostral large, with median cleft above ; nostril pierced between 

 the rostral, the first labial, and three scales ; four upper and as 

 many lower labials, anterior very long ; mental large, truncate 

 posteriorly. Upper eyelid with a small spine-like scale. Head 

 covered with granular scales, larger and slightly keeled on the snout. 

 Dorsal scales very large, much larger than ventrals, rhomboidal, 

 imbricate, strongly keeled, in ten rows on each side, separated on the 

 median dorsal line by a narrow zone of minute granular scales. 

 Gular scales granular, minute ; ventral scales moderate, imbricate, 

 smooth. Caudal scales strongly imbricate, rather pointed, those on 

 the anterior half of the tail keeled ; inferiorly a median series of 

 transversely enlarged scales. Cope describes the colour as black, 

 the large dorsal scales tinged with blue. The present specimen, 

 which agrees well in other points with Cope's diagnosis, is light 

 brownish above, with dark brown spots on the back, limbs, and tail ; 

 head with whitish spots and three whitish streaks, one longitudinally 

 between the orbits and the others from the nostril to the orbit j 

 inferiorly brownish white. 



Total length 79 millim. 



Head 10 „ 



Width of head 6 „ 



Body 27 „ 



Fore limb 11 „ 



Hind limb 15 „ 



Tail 42 „ 



Mexico ; West Indies. 

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