84 LIZARDS OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS 



tinct posteriorly; a narrow, bright golden yellow line from tip 

 of snout through eye to near insertion of foreleg; tip of tongue 

 black; belly powdered with brown. After being kept a few 

 hours these colors changed markedly ; the back became yellowish 

 green, the spots very indistinct, and a few blackish dots ap- 

 peared about the latter ; the abdomen became greenish, and much 

 of the brown disappeared ; when first taken, the tail was marked 

 with reddish brown spots; on the underside it was brick red, 

 densely flecked with brown, with indications of narrow horizontal 

 bars. The tail did not change in color with the balance of the 

 body. 



Measurements of Lepidodactylus aureolineatus Taylor. 



mm. 



Total length 76 



Tail 42 



Axilla to groin 17 



Width of head 7 



Length of head 11 



Foreleg 9 



Hind leg 15 



Variation. — The various specimens taken show but little varia- 

 tion ; the upper labials vary between eleven and twelve, the lower 

 between ten and eleven, the usual numbers being twelve upper 

 and ten lower labials. The regenerated tail is very much flat- 

 tened, with a much broader fringe, its sides parallel for some 

 distance, and then tapers suddenly toward the tip. A young 

 specimen taken on a branch floating in the river was light 

 yellow-green, with no markings of any sort save the line through 

 the eye. 



Remarks. — From L. luguhris this species differs in the tail 

 having the free, serrated, lateral fringe, and the larger series 

 of preanal and femoral pores ; from L. lahialis in the number and 

 arrangement of the pores (L. lahialis having only nine preanal 

 pores on each side) and in the shape of the tail ; from L. brevipes, 

 also in the number and arrangement of the pores and in the 

 shape of the tail. It is not very easy to distinguish the species 

 from L. planicaudus Stejneger, since a complete description of 

 this is not at hand, and I have access to no specimen of the spe- 

 cies. The digits of the present species do not appear to be wider 

 in proportion to their length than do those of L. luguhris. From 

 L. divergens and L. woodfordi it differs in the size and the shape 

 of the tail; the head is longer in proportion to its width, and 

 the number of preanal pores is larger. The species is arboreal, 

 and most of the specimens were taken from the tops of felled 



