Zoology.'] 



NATURAL HISTORY OF VICTORIA. 



[Reptiles. 



scales quadrate, with a slight keel, obsolete on many of them ; over the neck small 

 conical tubercles with compressed summit ; scales on sides of neck keeled, rhomboidal, 

 with posterior angle forming a straight spine ; scales of sides of body and upper part 

 of tail in vertical bands of little quadrate tubercles, each with a keel, most prominent 

 at the posterior angle; not imbricated; amongst these the irregular vertical rows of 

 three-sided spinous tubercles with wide rounded base ; scales of legs strongly keeled, 

 except on under-side of thighs and legs, where they are smooth, large on front of 

 thighs, small behind, moderate elsewhere; a few much larger, rhomboidal, more 

 strongly keeled plates among the others; scales of sides of tail in vertical bands, and 

 so strongly keeled as to form conspicuous longitudinal ridges. Color; — Entire 

 upper surface and sides of head, body, and toes dark-olive (sometimes with a 

 brownish upper skin, below which the dark color is seen), with a row of 20 large 

 rounded jet-black spots along the dorsal crest, those of tail extending downwards 

 as dark-olive bands separated by narrow, much lighter bands; a dark band from eye 

 to ear, which it encloses with a jet-black patch, another round black spot over the 

 shoulder ; pouch irregularly marked with broad longitudinal bands of dark indigo- 

 blue and the richest cadmium yellow; breast and belly blackish in figured specimen, 

 but dirty yellow with occasional small black flecks in other individuals ; sides of 

 head light-olive ; a few irregular black spots on head and back and sides. 



Measurements 



















Queensland 



GlPPSLAND 



GlPPSLAND 





Specimen. 



Specimen. 



Specimen. 





Ft. 



ins. 



lines. 



Ft. ins. lines. 



Ft. ins. lines. 



Length from snout to end of tail 



3 



1 







2 



5 







2 



5 6 



„ „ nostril 











4 











4 







4 



„ ,, anterior edge of orbit 







1 















11 . 



.. 



11 



ear 







2 



3 ., 







2 



1 







2 



Diameter of ear-drum ... 











3 











3 







3 



Length from snout to anterior limb 







4 



9 ., 



,. 



4 







.. 



3 10 



„ „ posterior limb ... .;. 







10 







.. 



8 



. 



.. 



8 2 



Length of body 







11 







,. 



9 



. 



.. 



9 3 



„ tail 



2 



2 







1 



8 







1 



9 3 



„ head 







2 



9 .. 



,. 



3 



. 







2 10 



Width across superciliary ridges 







1 











1 



2 



.. 



1 2 



Length of anterior limb from shoulder to end of 



















longest toe 







4 



9 .. 



. 



3 



5 . 







3 9 



„ posterior limb to end of longest toe ... 







8 



3 .. 







6 



9 







6 10 



„ free portion of inner anterior toe and claw 











8 ., 



,. 







6 . 







6| 



„ „ second „ „ 











11 



. 







10 







10 



„ „ third „ „ 







1 



3 







1 



1 



.. 



1 



„ „ fourth „ „ 







1 



4 



,. 



1 



n . 







1 



„ „ outer „ „ 











11 



. 







9 







9 



„ anterior toe and claw of hind foot 







1 



3 











6 



,. 



6 



„ second „ „ 







1 



2 .. 











10 . 







11 



„ third „ „ 







1 



7 .. 



. 



1 



4 







1 3 



„ fourth „ „ 







2 











2 



4 



.. 



1 8 



„ posterior toe and claw of hind foot 







1 



4 .. 



. 



1 



2 







1 2 



Greatest depth of body 







2 



9 







2 



2 







2 



„ width „ 







2 



6 .. 



. 



2 



3 ., 



.. 



2 3 



Depth of base of tail ... 







1 



6 .. 







1 



3 







1 5 



Width 







1 



4 



. 



1 



1 







1 2 



Depth at middle of tail 











8 .. 



. 







8 



. 



9 



Width „ 











6 .. 











5 .. 



. 



4 



Depth at end of tail 











n .. 











IS .. 







n 



Width 













. 







1 







1 



Height of highest scales of dorsal crest on nape 











3 .. 



. 







3 







3 



„ „ at base of tail 











3 .. 











2 







H 



„ „ at middle of tail 











2h .. 



. 







2 







2 



where doubled 











1 











1 



. 



0£ 



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