48 LIZARDS OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS 



scale separating them from second labial ; usually a second pair 

 of small chin shields, in contact with first pair and with each 

 other; granules on throat small, increasing slightly in size 

 toward labials; region behind nostrils depressed, forming a 

 ''nose;" snout depressed above, the granules here larger than 

 those on occiput or body ; body covered above with minute gran- 

 ules intermixed with about twenty rows of enlarged (sometimes 

 keeled) tubercles; tail with rows of tubercles marking caudal 

 annulations ; belly covered with small, cycloid, imbricating scales ; 

 abdominal region limited by a fold of skin with an almost con- 

 tinuous series of slightly enlarged scales, sometimes with en- 

 larged scattered tubercles ; about sixty rows of abdominal scales 

 across belly; males with preanal pores in two parallel series 

 in a deep longitudinal groove, bordered by three rows of enlarged 

 scales, of which the outer are smaller; a small group of slightly 

 enlarged scales in outer femoral region; three or four strongly 

 enlarged tubercles at base of tail ; females with a series of sim- 

 ilarly enlarged preanal scales without pores, sometimes with 

 a slight groove filled in with minute granules ; legs long, hind leg 

 reaching axilla or beyond; digits strong, somewhat depressed 

 at base, remaining portion strongly compressed; transverse 

 plates under toe not or but slightly differentiated in basal por- 

 tion. 



Color in life. — Above yellowish brown traversed with several 

 brown, irregular, darker-edged bands; a distinct brownish line 

 from snout through eye which usually joins its fellow on oc- 

 ciput; labials spotted with yellow; belly yellowish, yellowish 

 brown, or blackish gray; tubercles above usually light, some- 

 times yellowish. 



Measurements of Gymnodactylus philippinicus Steindachner. Male from 

 Mindoro, female from Negros. 



Snout to vent, tail missing 



Width of head 



Length of head 



Foreleg 



Hind leg 



Axilla to groin 



Variation. — The largest specimen examined was taken from 

 the stomach of a snake, Boiga dendrophila, from Polillo; the 

 tail is missing as is also most of the flesh from the head. The 

 measurements are: Snout to vent, 94 millimeters; foreleg, 35; 

 hind leg, 45. Negros specimens are lighter in color; specimens 



Male. 



Female. 



mm. 



mm. 



83 



86 



16 



16 



24 



25.5 



32 



32 



42 



43 



36 



39 



