116 LIZARDS OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS 



of scales between the keeled outer rows in widest part; belly- 

 scales strongly keeled, the scales not as large as largest dorsal 

 scales; foreleg brought forward reaches beyond end of snout; 

 hind leg brought forward reaches elbow of adpressed foreleg; 

 fourth finger and toe slightly longer than third; lateral nuchal 

 appendages angular, not prominent. 



Female. — In adult female specimens the head is much larger 

 and wider, the nuchal crest indistinct or wanting; the gular 

 appendage is wanting but on the fold of skin that represents 

 the appendage in the female there is invariably present a small 

 tit or barb of skin about 1 millimeter long and about as wide 

 at base; there is an average of one or two more labials than 

 in males; the hind leg brought forward usually reaches elbow 

 of foreleg, except in the largest specimen. 



Colo7^ in life. — The sexes vary markedly in color and mark- 

 ings. 



Female. — Metallic, iridescent gray, with dim, narrow, black- 

 ish reticulations, sometimes forming dim, irregular, brownish 

 bands across back; a few indistinct whitish spots laterally; a 

 large nuchal and an interorbital dark spot with dark markings 

 or reticulations on side of head ; frequently radiating lines from 

 eye; shoulders with or without a greenish wash; tail gray to 

 brown with broad, fairly distinct bars of darker brown; below, 

 belly cream- white, reticulated with darker; throat and chin re- 

 ticulated with bluish; wing membranes above black, slightly 

 washed with gray, inclosing bright reddish to orange spots; 

 these spots are lighter nearest the body, and are of deeper red 

 color near outer border of wing; below, light, with a light wash 

 of yellow. Several small black spots near upper and outer bor- 

 ders; sometimes small spots scattered on entire undersurface. 



Male, — Brilliant yellow-green, somewhat metallic, with occa- 

 sional scales of a lighter color. Wing membranes darker with 

 numerous (usually) roundish spots of bluish to yellowish green, 

 the outer edge light salmon washed with gray. Head with the 

 interorbital dark spot, the nuchal spot absent; dark markings 

 either present or absent on sides of heaid ; below, belly and wing 

 membranes salmon color to brick red, usually with only one 

 large or small dark spot in outer margin of wing; gular ap- 

 pendage canary yellow at tip, the remainder bright purple to 

 wine color, a green wash at base; throat and chin reticulated 

 with darker ; belly with very dim reticulations of darker, either 

 present or absent. 



