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1-adiating from behind the eye, the uppermost curving behind and nearly 

 meeting on the occiput, the next or central one extends from above the 

 ear opening to the shoulder, and the third or lowest to below the ear 

 opening. Back with 5 imperfect transverse bands. Tail with from 12 

 to 15 bands. 



Length. — Head and body 1-75, tail from the anus 2-5. 



Hab. — Eantah forests in Sind, (Jerruck division) lives under the 

 bark of Babool (Acacia) trees. Collected by Mr. ]?. Grleadow, Deputy 

 Conservator of Forests, after whom I have much pleasure in naming it. 



Hemidactylus karachiensis, Sp. Nov. 



Plate 



Rostral grooved, slightly broader than high. Upper labials 9-10. 

 Lower labials 8-10. Nostrils between the rostral, first labial and three 

 small shields behind. One pair of chin shields in contact with the 

 mental and first labial, and in some specimens just touching the front 

 edge of the second labial. An enlarged shield behind the chin shield 

 in contact with the second labial, and a row of smaller ones along the 

 edges of the others. A row of enlarged scales about the size of those 

 covering the muzzle along the superior edge of the upper labials. 

 Eyelids covered with granular scales. Pupil vertical. The muzzle, or 

 between the nostril and eye, covered with closely-packed granular 

 scales, larger than those on the head. Ear opening moderate. Occipital 

 portion of the head, back, limbs and tail covered with granular scales 

 and studded with tubercles, those on the head small and round, on the 

 back about one-third the size of the ear opening, sub-trihedral and in 

 Ifi rows across the middle of the back. Tail verticillate. The tubercles 

 on it are 3-4 on each side of the verticels, and also slightly trihedral; on 

 the first four rings about as large as those on the back. Tubercles on 

 the hind limbs large and rounded. Sub-caudals 38-40 in specimens with 

 unreproduced tails. Of 30 specimens the tails of all except two are 

 wholly or partially reproduced. Pras-anal pores six, arranged triangu- 

 larly, and interrupted by a single scale. Scales on the chin granular ; 

 on the abdomen nearly rounded, with one or two dark spots terminally, 

 and arranged in 38-40 longitudinal series across its middle. In most 

 specimens there is a longitudinal fold of skin along the middle of the 

 back between the fore and hind limbs ; the base of the tail is dorsally 

 grooved ; the fore limbs laid forward reaches the hind edge of the 

 eye, and the hind limb to about one-third the distance from the axil of 

 the fore limb. Plates beneath the toes 12-14. 



Colour in life pinkish grey, a dark line from the nostril through the 

 eye, extending above the ear opening, and to the shoulder in some well- 

 marked specimens ; in others slightly beyond the ear opening only, or 

 to above its posterior edge. A small dark patch on the muzzle; the 

 rest of the facial portion greyish white ; back and tail with imperfect 

 transverse bands. 



Length. — 3-5 to 4 inches, of which the tail is from 1-75 to 2 inches. 



Hab. — Sind. Numerous at Kurrachee ; found during the day, with 

 Gymnodactijlus petrensis, under stones which have lain on the ground 



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