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LIZARDS OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS 



Remarks. — Lizards of this species, unlike L. semperi, lay eggs, 

 usually two in number. They are common in the Agusan Valley. 

 They are not shy, and can, be seen crawling about over tree 

 trunks, near their base, sometimes as many as half a dozen on a 

 single tree. On approach they frequently put themselves in an 

 attitude of defense, twisting their tails slowly about over their 

 backs and pirouetting about as if intending to attack. I have 

 found them rather common in similar habitats near the base of 

 Mount Maquiling, Laguna. 



The type specimen was collected by H. Cuming, the exact 

 locality unknown. I surmise that it was taken in Luzon as 

 the drawing of the type by Boulenger shows the presence of the 

 lateral stripe and only four supraoculars. 



LEIOLOPISMA PULCHELLUM GRANDE Taylor 



Leiolopisma pulchellum grande Taylor, Philip. Journ. Sci. § D 12 

 (1917) 374. 



Description of subspecies. — (From the type, No. 899, E. H. 

 Taylor collection; collected on Canlaon Volcano, December 22, 

 1915, elevation 900 meters, by E. H. Taylor.) Head less pointed 



Fig. 



Leiolopisma pulchellum grande Taylor ; a, head, dorsal view 

 c, chin ; X 3. 



h, head, lateral view ; 



than L. pulchellum and not narrowed and flattened so abruptly in 

 front of eyes; distance between nasals proportionately less; 

 rostral broadly visible above, the length above much greater than 

 height of snout ; frontonasal large, not rectangular in shape, but 

 distinctly rounding in front ; prefrontals almost as large as fron- 

 tonasal, forming a median suture about one-third of their greatest 

 length ; frontal twice as long as wide, narrowed to a long point 

 behind; frontoparietals distinct, their suture much larger than 

 in L. pulchellum; parietals moderate, inclosing an elongate in- 

 terparietal ; nasal large, pierced by nostril ; no supranasals ; first 



