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ined the specimen and states that he regards it as identical with 

 Gray's P. horsfieldii^^ 



The finding of this rare Mindanao species extends the known 

 range of the genus. It was unknown to the Manobos ; undoubt- 

 edly, its striking shape would have attracted their notice, were 

 it at all common. Repeated trips were made to the locality in 

 the hope of finding other specimens. Very probably the usual 

 habitat of the species is in tall forest trees. 



Genus PSEUDOGEKKO novum 



Digits entirely dilated with infradigital lamellse extending to 

 base, those on tip divided ;t digits except inner with sessile 

 retractile claw; a slight web between digits; no lateral skin 

 fold; no enlarged chin shields; pupil vertical. Body com- 

 pressed, with a narrow abdominal region ; preanal pores (prob- 

 ably) present in males in a single row. 



Type of the genus, Luperosaurus compresicorpus Taylor. 



This genus seems to have its closest relationship with Theca- 

 dactylus as regards the structure of the digits. The elongation 

 of the body and the structure and arangement of the lamellae 

 warrant referring this species to a new genus. 



PSEUDOGEKKO COMPRESSICORPUS (Taylor) 



Luperoisaurus compresicorpus TAYLOR, Philip. Joum. Sci. § D 1 

 • (1915) 96. 



Description of species. — (From No. 1781, Bureau of Science 

 collection; collected at Limay, Bataan, Luzon; collector un- 

 known.) Body elongate, compressed laterally, with a narrow 

 abdominal region; rostral large, nearly twice as wide as high, 

 entering nostril; a slight suture entering medially from above, 

 where there is a small notch in the scale; rostral bordered 

 behind by two supranasals and five smaller scales between them ; 

 dorsal scales granular, those on snout largest; nineteen or 

 twenty upper labials, angle of mouth bordered by small undif- 

 ferentiated scales; first row of scales above upper labials en- 

 larged somewhat; lower labials sixteen; mental smaller than 

 adjoining labials ; first few rows of scales bordering lower labials 

 slightly enlarged, gradually diminishing in size away from la- 

 bials; granules on neck extremely minute; granules on lower 

 jaw below ear enlarged slightly; nostril small; eye large, its 

 diameter one-half its distance from end of snout; auricular 

 opening very small, its distance from eye less than the dis- 



* Gray, Philos. Mag. II 2 (1827) 56. 



t The statement, "digits with undivided lamella," in the original descrip- 

 tion is incorrect. 



