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a. cJ . Formosa. R. Swinhoe, Esq. 



b~c, rf. (J & hgr. Formosa. R. Swinhoe, Esq. 



«-/. (J . Formosa. M. Dickson, Esq. 



(Type.) 



3. Japalura polygonata. 



Diploderma polygonatum, Hallow. Proc. Ac. Philad. 1860, p. 490. 

 Japalura polygonata, Oilnth. Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 134. 



Appears to be very closely allied to the preceding. Seven upper 

 labials. Uniform greenish-olive above, somewhat deeper upon the 

 back, much lighter beneath, with a marked tinge of yfellow ; eight 

 dark bands upon the tail. 



Amakarima Island, Loo Choo. 



4. Japalura yunnaiiensis. 



Japalura swinhoii {non Gthr.), Swinhoe, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1870, 



p. 411. 

 Japalura yunnanensis, Anders. Zool. IF. Yunnan, p. 803, pi. Ixxvii. 



fig. 2. 



Snout a little longer than the diameter of the orbit ; canthus 

 rostralis sharp ; upper head-scales moderately large, irregular, 

 keeled ; a conical scale behind the supraciliary edge, and others 

 scattered on the hind part of the head ; eight upper and as many 

 lower labials. No regular gular pouch ; a well-marked transverse 

 gular fold. A small nuchal crest. Body compressed, covered above 

 and on the sides with small strongly keeled scales intermixed with 

 larger ones which may form rather regular longitudinal series ; upper 

 dorsal scales with their points directed slightly upwards and back- 

 wards ; dorsal crest a very slightly serrated ridge ; dorsal scales a 

 little larger than the gulars, strongly keeled. Limbs above with 

 scales of unequal size ; third and fourth fingers nearly equal ; fifth 

 toe nearly as long as third ; the adpressed hind limb reaches the 

 eye or the anterior border of the orbit ; tibia shorter than the skull. 

 Tail compressed, slender, a little more than twice as long as head 

 and body, covered above with subequal scales ; lower caudal scales 

 larger, larger than the ventrals ; aE. the caudal scales keeled. Olive 

 above, head spotted with dark brown, the back with a series of dark 

 spots or bands separated by narrow light interspaces ; a more or 

 less distinct light longitudinal band on each side of the back ; sides 

 reticulate with dark brown ; limbs and tail with dark transverse 

 bars. 



Total length 288 millim. 



Head 26 „ 



Width of head 19 „ 



Body 62 „ 



Fore limb 46 „ 



Hind limb 73 „ 



Tail 200 „ 



"Western China. 

 a-c. S ? • Szechuen. R. Swinhoe, Esq. [C.]. 



