KTTNOL. SV. VET. AKADKMIKNS HANDLINGAR. KAND 47. No G. 



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Lygosoina kutuensis n. sp. 



Limbs rather short, the length of the hind-limb being contained more than twice 

 in its distance from the axilla. Distance between end of snout and forelimb almost 

 contained twice in the distance between axilla and vent. Four fingers and five toes, 

 all provided with claws. Ear-opening narrow, almost covered. Supranasals present, 

 forming a median suture with each other behind the rostral. Snout short obtuse. 

 Rostral large; nostril pierced in the nasal; supranasals 

 much larger than pra?frontals which are small ; no fronto- 

 nasal ; frontal about as long as frontoparietals and inter- 

 parietal together, broadly in contact with supranasals as 

 well as with first and second supraoculars; four supra- 

 oculars, second a little larger than third, first and fourth Fig. 3. Lygosoma kutuensis n. sp., 

 still smaller. Frontoparietals distinct, subequal with or a ieaf sia^ftMiHr^edT 

 little smaller than interparietal. Parietals forming a suture 



behind interparietal; two large nuchals and a temporal on either side börder the 

 parietals. Loreal region vertical. Five upper labials, third and fourth below the eye. 

 Five lower labials. 22 scales round the middle of the body, all smooth. Fingers 

 and toes short. Tail a little longer than head and body. Brown above with strong 

 gloss. The sides dotted with small blackish brown döts from behind the eye and 

 backwards, such döts, although less conspicuous, can be traced on the back; uniformly 

 light-coloured below : 



Total length 83 mm. 



Tail 43 » 



Före limb 6 » 



Hind limb 9 » 



Width of body. . . . 27a— 3 mm. 



This lizard was collected not far from the native village Kutu which is situated 

 on the road between Embu borna and Fort Hall. Only one specimen was obtained. 



Ablepharus wahlbergi (Smith). 

 Blgr.: Cat. Lizards B. M. III, p. 350. 



A specimen from Embu borna, and another from the acacia steppe at Lekiundu 

 river, south of Guaso Nyiri Z U 1911. 



It is a widely distributed species. 



Rhiptoglossa. 



The collection comprises five different kinds of Chameleons, which all were caught 

 either in the cultivated country or in the forest on the slopes of Kenia, none was 

 found in the Guaso Nyiri district. All five species were known from East Africa 



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