314 AOAMID^. 



and backwards, the others straight backwards or backwards and 

 downwards ; ventral scales very strongly imbricate, strongly keeled, 

 and ending in a spine. The adpressed hind limb reaches the neck. 

 Tail strongly compressed, in its anterior half with an upper crest 

 nearly as much developed as the dorsal ; caudal scales rather un- 

 equal in size, keeled. Pale olive above, with four broad angular 

 dark-brown cross bands on the back, separated by narrow inter- 

 spaces ; head to the lip dark brown, with small light spots ; Hmbs 

 and tail with more or less regular dark-brown cross bars. 



Total length 271 millim. 



Head 33 „ 



Width of head 19 „ 



Body 78 „ 



Fore limb 47 „ 



Hind limb 68 „ 



Tail (injured) 160 „ 



Southern India. 



cJ. Anai 



b-c. ,3 . Pulney hills. Col. Beddome [C 



a. cJ . Anamallays, 6000 ft. Ool. Beddome [C.l (Type.) 



16. CALOTES*. 



Calotes, Cuv. M. A. ii. p. 35 ; Fitzing. N. Classif. Hept. p. 17 ; Kaup, 

 Isis, 1827, p. 618 ; Wagl. Syst. Amph. p. 152 ; Wiegm. Herp. Mea: 

 p. 14; Hum. S/- Bibr. iv. p. 891 ; Fitzing. Syst. Rept. p. 46; Oray, 

 Cat. Liz. p. 242 ; CHinth. Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 139. 



Bronchocela, Kaup, I. c. p. 619 ; Dum. Sf Bibr. iv. p. 394 ; Fitz. Syst. 

 JRept. p. 45 ; Gray, Cat. p. 240; Giinth. Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 137. 



Lophodeira, Fitz. I. c. p. 46. 



Pseudocalotes, Fitz. I. c. 



Tympanum distinct. Body compressed, covered with equal-sized 

 scales. A dorso-nuchal crest. A more or less developed gular sac 

 in the male ; no transverse gular fold, or a very feebly marked one. 

 Tail round or feebly compressed. No femoral or prseanal pores. 



Indian Eegion. 



Synopsis of the Species. 

 I. No fold in front of the shoulder. 



A. Lateral scales pointing backwards and downwards. 

 1. Yentral scales larger than latero-dorsals. 



a. Pourth finger nearly the same length as the fifth toe. 

 a. Upper dorsal scales pointing upwards and backwards. 

 57 to 97 scales round the middle of the 

 body ; tympanum at least half the 

 diameter of the orbit 1. cristatellus, p. 316. 



* Salea gularis, Blytb, Journ. As. Soo. Beng. xxii. 1853, p. 473. — Mirzapore ? 



