6 G. A. BOULENGER 



REPTILIA. 



Olielonia. 



1 . Pelomedusa galeata, Schoepff. — Eia Gura and Meddo-Erelle, 

 Gallaland. 



Lacerti li a. 



2. Pristurus crucifer, Val. — Milmil, Ogaden ; Elba (13 Fe- 

 bruary 1893), between Webi Shebeli and Ganale Doria (Upper 

 Juba). Two specimens. 



In both the specimen, the nostril is in a single nasal, which 

 is cleft above. 



3. Hemidactylus jubensis, Blgr. — Milmil ; a single specimen 

 in bad condition. 



4. Hemidactylus brookii, Gray. — Coromma, S. E. of Lake 

 Abaia ; two specimens. 



b. Hemidactylus ruspolii , sp. n. — Head oviform ; snout a 

 little longer than the distance between the eye and the ear- 

 opening, once and a half the diameter of the orbit; forehead 

 slightly concave ; ear-opening vertically oval , nearly half the 

 diameter of the eye. Body stout; limbs short. Digits short, mode- 

 rately dilated, free, inner well developed ; 4 or 5 lamellae under 

 the inner digits, 6 to 8 under the median. Head covered with large 

 convex tubercles , largest and obtusely keeled on the occiput ; 

 rostral tetragonal, little broader than deep, cleft above; nostril 

 pierced between the rostral and three or four small scales ; 8 

 or 9 upper and 7 or 8 lower labials; symphysial large, trian- 

 gular, twice as long as the adjacent labials; four chin-shields, 

 inner largest and in contact behind the symphysial. Upper parts 

 with minute granules intermixed with very large , trihedral , 

 strongly keeled tubercles forming 14 or 16 more or less regular 

 longitudinal series ; the largest tubercles a little broader than 

 long; ventral scales small, smooth, roundish, imbricate; a series 

 of small round tubercles borders the belly on each side. Males 

 with a long series of praeanal and femoral pores, not interrupted 



