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black spot. The abdomen is unicolor. The under surface of the head 

 and limbs, dotted with black. The limbs and tail above are barred 

 with dark and yellow or yellowish-olive ; beneath, the tail being uni- 

 color, like the abdomen. 



Log. — New South Wales, Australia. 



Genus OREODEIRA, Girard. 



Char. gen. — Capite dejoresso, latiori, et hreve; scuds parvis, suhtiibercu- 

 losis, et subimhricatis, cooperto. Scuto occipiiali ampliori. Naribus 

 lateralibus, intra porcae supraciliai^is prolationem sitis. Scatis siipra^ 

 labialihus et squamis temporalibas carinatls. Lingua crassa, antice 

 emarginata vel hifurcata. Dentihus compressis et acutis ad laterem 

 maxillae; iiicisoi'lis sid:)Conicalibus. Apertura auditoria modica, ejus 

 margine anteriori suhserrato ; tympano prope orificium exteriorem 

 sito. PUcaturis transversalihusj gidari et pectoj-ali. Colli lateribus 

 diverse plicatis seu corrugatis. Crista parva cervicali, secundum 

 regionem dorsualein evanescente. Squamis dorsualihus modicis, p>ror- 

 sus aequalibus, carinatis, in series ohliquas dispositis ; abdominallbus 

 parvis, subaequalibus et carinatis ; occipitalibus et cervicalibus parvis- 

 simis, sidjgranulosis, Cruribus gracilibus, elongatis ; digitis jpalma- 

 rum plantarumque gracilibus, compressis, inaequalibus, et uncinatis, 

 Cauda gracili, subconicali, minuente. Fbris femoralibas et praeana- 

 libus 7iullis. 



Gen. Char. — Head depressed, rather broad and short, covered with 

 small, subtuberculous, and subimbricated plates. Occipital plate 

 rather large. Nostrils lateral, situated within the extension of the 

 supraciliary ridge along the snout. Supralabial plates and tempo- 

 ral scales carinated. Tongue fleshy, anteriorly notched or bifid. 

 Compressed and cutting teeth on the sides of the jaws, and sub* 

 conical incisors anteriorly. Auricular aperture moderate, subser- 

 rated ; tympanum situated near its surface. A gular and a pec- 

 toral 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 



