1870.] Reptilia and Amphibia from Central India. 363 



ration dirty grey, whitish beneath, head and back elegantly mark- 

 ed with black spots, often subquadrangular, which form bands, 

 especially down the sides of the back. A pale line runs from the 

 nostril down each side of the back and along part of the tail, be- 

 low this the sides are marked with longitudinal dark lines, broader 

 above than below, and in some specimens there are narrow rather 

 faint dusky lines along the belly ; tail more or less longitudinally 

 striped throughout. Length 3 inches ; of which the tail is If. 



This species has a smooth tail like Hemidactylus (Leiurus) Berd- 

 morei, B 1 y t h, and two allied species, described byTheob aid, 

 but in those forms there are no enlarged tubercles on the back, and 

 they are of the usual broad depressed shape, not slender like II. 

 gracilis. 



Loc. I only obtained four specimens of this new form, two from 

 S. E. Berar and two from near Eaipur. 



15. Hemidactylus marmoratus, sp. nov. PI. xvi, Pigs. 1-3. 



H. robustus, dorso minute granulate-, lateribus serie unicd longitudi- 

 nali tuber culorum distantium planulatorum omatis, cauda depressa an- 

 nulata, tuherculis elongatis squamceformibus utrinque duobus vel tribus 

 ad later a annulorum singulorum armata, scutis subcaudalibus magnis ) 

 ports femoralibus utrinque circa 12, intervallo prceanali lato disjunctis, 

 digitis omnibus unguibus prceditis : superne griseus, fasco-marmoratus i 

 subtus albescens. Long, circa 3.3, corporis 1.85, cauda nuper renovate 

 1.5 unc. 



Habit stout as in H. maculatus. Back uniformly granular, 

 sides with one sub-distant series of very small flat tubercles from 

 thigh to shoulder, and a few others irregularly scattered about the 

 loins, all very inconspicuous. Tail depressed, distinctly ringed, each 

 ring with one large scale shaped tubercle behind at each side of 

 the base, and one or two others, rather smaller, above, but none on 

 the top. Subcaudal scales very broad. Pemoral pores 12 on 

 each side, separated by a broad space in front of the anus. Scales 

 of the abdomen in about 38 rows. Upper labials 11-12, 

 lower 7-8. Two pairs of enlarged chin shields, the first irregularly 

 pentagonal and truncated behind, the hinder pair much smaller. Ear 

 opening rather large. Pupil narrow, vertical edges deeply waved. 



