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and tail, is similarly black and white speckled. The throat and head 

 beneath are densely speckled with black ; the abdomen and under 

 surface of the tail being unicolor, of a light yellowish hue. The labials 

 exhibiting a saffron reflect. 



Log. — Bay of Islands, New Zealand. Brought to the exploring party 

 on the 29th of February, 1840, when a colored sketch from life was 

 made by Mr. Prayton. 



Plate XXYI, fig. 9, represents Gyclodina aenea, size of life, 



Fig. 10, the upper surface of the head j 



Fig. 11, a profile; and. 



Fig. 12, an under view of the same region, 



Fig. 13, the left hand from above ; 



Fig. 14, the same hand from beneath, 



Fig. 15, a group of dorsal scales; 



Fig. 16, a group of abdominal scales. 



Figs. 10-16 are somewhat magnified. 



Genus HOMBRONIA, Girard. 



Char. gen. — Goiyore suhtetragonali et depresso ; squamis modicis et 

 btriatis coopertOj qaarum ditae praeanales sunt reliquis majores. 

 Capite depresso, suhtriaiigulari. /Sciitis parietalibus diiohus ; scuto 

 occipitali mediano sejimdo ; latero-occipitalihus duobns. Nare in 

 scuto uno ; scutis supranasallhus nullis. Dentibus maxillarihus sub- 

 conicis ; palatinis mdlis. Palpebra inferiori disco translucido prae- 

 dita. Apertara auditoria simplici ; tympano sat profande sito. Mem- 

 hris debilibus, valde disfantibus ; in unoquoqiie membro quinque digitis 

 inaequalibvjS, siibtus scutellis transversis et carinatis praeditis ; palmis 

 et ptlantis granidosis. Cauda longa, sat robusta, sid)cylindrica, 

 squamis subaequalibus cooperta. 



Gen. CHAR.-^Body subtetragonal and depressed, protected by mode- 

 rate and striated scales ; the two preanal ones larger than the rest. 

 Head depressed, subtriangular. Two parietal plates. A middle occi- 

 pital, and two latero-occipitals. Nostril in one plate ; no supra- 

 nasals. Maxillary teeth subconical. Palate toothless. Lower eye- 

 lid with a transparent disk. Auricular aperture simple ; tympanum 

 rather deeply seated. Limbs weak, far apart ; ^\q fingers and five 



