BY C. W. DE VIS, M.A. 



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posteriorly close to the ground it raises its forequarters and 

 elevates its head and snout as high as it conveniently can. The 

 black blotch on the side of the neck is then conspicuous. 



DIPOHOPHORA ORNATA. 



The length of the head is of the hind limb ^, of the fore 

 limb -| in the length of the trunk : the tail three times and a 

 thirteenth longer than the trunk : the distance between the 

 limbs f of the trunk. The head slopes from the vertex forward 

 with a curved profile. The eye is much nearer to the ear than 

 to the tip of the snout, the nostril nearer to the latter than to 

 the angle of the eye. The dorsal ridges are one central, two 

 sub-central, and two lateral. A ridge above and a second below 

 the ear, both faint anteriorly, distinct behind. Pi-eanal pores not 

 distinguishable. The head and mid-line of the back dark brown, 

 the sides of the back and upper surface of the tail grey, the 

 former with six chesnut triangular paler-centred spots descend- 

 ing from the dark median band, upper part of flanks coffee red 

 in a band beginning behind the ear : upper surface of tail ringed : 

 hinder side of thigh with a white sti-eak blacked-edged above 

 and with stains of coffee i-ed above the streak. 



DIPOROPHORA BREVICAUDA. 



The length of the head is f of that of the trunk. The fore- 

 limb and the distance between the limbs aie each three-fifths of 

 the same. The hind-limb is equal to the trunk in length, the 

 tail 2f times as long. The snout is 21, the interobit 1* in the 

 length of the head. The eye much nearer to the car than to 

 the tip of the snout — the nostril central between those points. 

 Postmental pair of shields as large as the mental. Ear bordered 

 anteriorly by unkeeled sometimes triangular scales. The keels of 

 the dorsal scales in twelve rows, inclusive of the stronger lateml 

 keel. Preanal pores, one on each side. 



Dark grey, without markings ; tail, faintly ringed. A distinct 

 pale dorso-lateral band from behind the ear continued interruptedly 

 to the snout. Head sometimes light-brown with a light sti-eak 

 from the nostril to the angle of the mouth : or both streaks may 

 be absent, and the head stained with black, especially on the 

 cheeks. 



Length, 7j inches. Locality, Cape York ; collected by Mr. 

 K. Broadbent. 



DIPOROPHORA PENTA LINE ATA. 

 The length of the head is | i>f that of the trunk. The fore- 

 limb f , the distance between the limbs f of the same, tlu^ hind 



