SPHENOMORPHUS 



191 



Fig. 26. Sphenomorphus led- 

 nickyi Taylor ; a, head, 

 dorsal view ; b, head, late- 

 ral view : X 3. 



supranasals; anterior f renal not as high as nasal, much higher 

 than wide; second f renal wider at top than bottom, lower than 

 anterior; three preoculars superimposed, 

 between first superciliary and third labial; 

 six upper labials, fourth and fifth under 

 eye, but separated from orbit by several 

 scales; third labial smaller than second: 

 five lower labials; mental small, followed 

 by a very wide postmental; three pairs of 

 chin shields, only first pair in contact ; four 

 enlarged temporals, that bordering parietal 

 largest ; auricular opening very large, tym- 

 panum very superficial ; forty rows of scales 

 around belly; scales on sides in longitudi- 

 nal rows, all rows subequal in size ; preanal 

 scales distinctly enlarged; limbs well de- 

 veloped, adpressed hind leg reaching wrist 

 of foreleg; latter brought forward reaches 

 middle of eye; twenty-two lamellae under 

 longest toe ; scales below tail scarcely broad- 

 ened; eye a little nearer end of snout than ear; latter nearer 

 foreleg than end of snout. 



Color. — Head and body variegated brown above with dark 

 areas over supraocular region and a median row of irregular 

 black dots, extending somewhat on tail ; a heavy black stripe 

 begins behind eye and continues as a broken series of irregular 

 spots along side of body and tail above legs; legs brown with 

 black variegations and a light spot on knee; toes barred with 

 black; throat and labials muddy white; belly light cream; tail 

 below flecked with dark; a few cream yellow spots above and 

 below the black stripe on neck. 



Measurements of Sphenomorphus lednickyi Taylor. 



Total length 



Snout to vent 



Snout to foreleg 



Tail 



Axilla to groin 



Width of head 



Length of head 



Foreleg 



Hind leg 



Type. 



Cotype. 



mm. 



mm. 



106 



114 



46 



50 



18 



18.5 



60 



64 



27 



28 



7 



8 



8.6 



8.5 



15 



14 



21 



22.5 



