ADDENDA. 413 



anteriorlj'. Auricular aperture moderate, subserrated ; tympanum 

 situated near its surface. ' A gular and a pectoral cross fold. Sides 

 of the neck variously folded or rumpled. Nape with a small crest, 

 vanishing away along the back. Scales on the back moderate, 

 homogeneous, keeled, disposed upon oblique series ; on the abdomen 

 small, subequal, and keeled also ; on the occiput and neck very 

 small, subgranular. Limbs slender and elongated, terminated by 

 slender, compressed, unequal, clawed fingers and toes. Tail slender, 

 subconical and tapering. Femoral and praeanal pores wanting." 



OkEODEIEA &EACILIPES, Gir. II. cc. 



" Three complete series of supralabials, smaller than the labials ; 

 infralabials exiguous, constituting likewise three series. Mental 

 shield quite small, scarcely distinguishable from the infralabials. 

 Posterior aspect of thighs scaly. Caudal scales conspicuously larger 

 than the dorsal and abdominal ones. Brownish olive above, ante- 

 riorly maculated ; beneath yellowish olive ; chin obsoletely spotted." 

 , New South Wales. 



ADDENDA. 



^j|(j. Page 119. Hemidactylus reticulatus. 



h. $ . High Wavy, Madura. Col. Beddome [0.]. 



^^^ . Page 121. Hemidactylus frenatus. 



# ?. Qilolo. Dr. Platen [0.]. 



^^^. Page 186. Gecko stentor. 



i-h, ^ . Nias. Hr. Sandemann [C.]. 



Page 196. The Synopsis of the species of Tarentola is to be 

 modifled as follows : — 



I. A supraorbital bone. 



A. Tail rounded on the sides, elliptical in section. 



Dorsal tubercles strongly keeled ; scales on the 

 throat much smaller than those on the 

 occiput 1. mauritaiiica. 



