152 LIZARDS OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS 



E. H. Taylor.) Head elongate, nostril rounded, much nearer 

 end of snout than eye; distance of nostril to end of snout less 

 than half the distance of snout to eye; rostral scale very small, 

 scarcely larger than the adjacent labials, a little higher than 

 wide; scales on snout small, pentagonal, fairly regular; nine 

 scales surround nostril ; nine scales between nostrils ; a few trans- 

 versely elongate scales, which do not extend to superciliary 

 edge, in the supraocular region which is only slightly raised; 

 two rather prominent raised areas above nostrils; about four- 

 teen scales on superciliary edge; nostril separated from labials 

 by three scale rows; a curved row of very slightly enlarged 

 scales below orbit, which are separated from labials by a single 

 row of scales ; thirty-two small upper labials ; scales in temporal 

 region very small, regular, arranged in about fifteen rows; 

 scales in occipital region very irregular, the (pineal) ''eye-spot" 

 usually prominent; tympanum large, its diameter about four- 

 fifths eye; mental about size of rostral, followed by a distinct 

 groove ; lower labials as numerous as upper, of about same size ; 

 scales on dorsal surface of neck smaller than occipital scales, 

 not keeled, somewhat larger than those on back, arranged in 

 twenty or more rows ; an indistinct skin fold from tympanum to 

 shoulder, and a fold on throat; latter with minute scales; belly 

 with scales elongate, arranged in definite transverse bands, 

 about seventy rows from axilla to groin and about an equal 

 number of scales in the widest rows; limbs strong, well devel- 

 oped; anterior brought forward reaches anterior border of or- 

 bit, posterior reaches axilla; third and fourth fingers equal; 

 fourth toe longest with numerous rows of small rounded tuber- 

 cles below ; a row of enlarged tubercles on fourth toe near base, 

 on side next third toe; scales on anterior aspect of thigh much 

 larger than those on posterior; tail compressed with a slight 

 indication of a caudal crest; scales * underneath tail strongly 

 keeled; scales on belly, sides, and back very slightly keeled. 



Color in life. — Above deep black with numerous small yellow 

 spots, usually arranged in transverse rows, with numerous, 

 scattered, yellow scales ; tail barred with yellow bands, much 

 narrower than the black intervening bands; neck more yellow- 

 ish than black; a distinct black stripe from eye to above ear; 

 black spots or lines on neck; head with irregular transverse 

 dark bands, dimly visible on chin and throat; belly and neck 

 crossed with very numerous, irregular, dark lines, separated by 

 yellow lines of nearly the same width. 



