HEMIPHYLLODACTYLUS 67 



Description of species. — (From the type, No. 490, E. H. Taylor 

 collection; collected at Sumagui, Mindoro, May 20, 1919, by 

 E. H. Taylor.) Head oviform, much longer than broad, less 

 than twice as high as wide; snout slightly longer than its dis- 

 tance from auricular opening, one and one-half times diameter 

 of eye ; eye large, pupil vertical ; auricular opening small, irregu- 

 lar in shape; rostral much wider than high, subrectangular, 

 slightly notched above ; nostril surrounded by rostral, first labial, 

 and three nasals, the upper largest, separated from its fellow by 

 two scales ; eleven upper labials, last three minute ; eleven lower 

 labials; mental triangular; no distinct chin shields; scales 

 bordering labials below somewhat enlarged; granules on snout 

 distinctly larger than those on back; latter minute, granular, 

 equal; scales on belly cycloid, imbricate, larger than those on 

 body above; no fold on body from axilla to groin; legs rather 

 small, failing to touch when adpressed ; digits rather broad, the 

 dilated portion with two series of oblique lamellae, about four 

 under longest finger, followed by one or two paired scalelike 

 lamellae ; longest toe with four lamellae followed by two pairs of 

 scalelike lamellse; a straight series of femoral pores on each 

 side, ten on right, nine on left, and a slightly angular series 

 of eight preanal pores; tail cylindrical, tapering gradually. 



Color in life. — General body color light brown above, made up 

 of varicolored scales, brick red, whitish, black, brown, and 

 yellow; a series of dark-edged brick red spots begins behind eye 

 and continues to tail; upper and lower labials dark, with a 

 series of red spots along each jaw; pupil vertical, coppery red; 

 belly and chin yellowish brown, with numerous brown scales. 

 Tail above with a large, basal, black-edged red spot; tail lighter 

 with a dim series of paired lighter spots to tip. 



MeasureTTients of Hemiphyllodactylus insularis Taylor. 



mm. 

 Total len^h 56 



Snout to vent 30 



Tail 26 



Head length 9 



Head width 5 



Foreleg 8 



Hind leg 10.5 



Axilla to groin 19 



Variation. — Very little variation is shown in the three other 

 specimens taken in Mindoro. Five specimens from Cancuman, 

 Dipolod, Marongas, and Bubuan (Tapian group), in Jolo Archi- 

 pelago, have been referred to this species. They differ some- 



