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of the toes on each foot forming an oval disk ; the 

 nextj or second joint, slender; five claws on each foot; 

 beneath the tail with a series of broad scales. 



H. Peronii. Erpet, Gen. pi. 30. Sebae. Shaw, Gen. Zool. 

 ffg. 1. iii. pi. 78. fig. 1. 



Ptyodactylus Cuv. (^.) The extremities of the toes only 

 dilated into a disk_, which is either smooth or stri- 

 ated, with imbricate laminae, like a fan ; the disk 

 cleft in the middle ; claws five on each foot, and 

 much curved, 

 lobatus Riipp. Atl. i. pi. 4. porphyreus. Erpet. G. pi. 33. 3. 



Sphceriodactylus Cuv. Toes sub-cylindrical, without 

 claws, but terminating in a small, entire, circular 

 disk. 



S. sputator. Lac. pi. 28. fig. 1,2. 



Phytodactylus Gray. The extremities of the toes di- 

 lated into a disk, which is flat and smooth beneath, 

 but divided in the middle by a groove. 



P. porphyreus. Erpet. Gen. pi. 33. fig. 5. 



Anolis. Head and body generally compressed ; gular 

 pouch very large, and capable of great dilatation; ante- 

 penultimate joint of the toes enlarged into an oval 

 disk*; tail generally round, moderate, but never flat- 

 tened or prehensile. 



Stenodactylus Cuv. (d) General structure of Platydacty- 

 lus, but the toes are all simple, without any disk ; the 

 tail round, and generally covered with imbricate 

 scales. 



marmoratus5'zo. Erp. G.pl.34.1. flavipunctatus. Rilpp. ii pi. 



pulchellus. Gray, Ind. Zool. 6. fig. 3.f 



Timorensis. Erp. G. iii. 411. Dorbignii. Erp. Gen. 418. 



Gandichandii. lb. 413. fasciatus. lb. 420. 



Mauritanicus. lb. 414. scaber. Riipp. Atl. 4. 2. 

 albogularis iS'2«. Erp. G. 415. 



* Except in the first division, Stenodactylus, which connects Anolis with 

 Platydacfylus, just as Phyllurus effects the same union with Stellio. 



t The compressed tail of this species opens a passage to Dactyloui the 

 head is also flattened. 



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