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Rallid^:. 
G-ymnoceex plumbeiventeis, G. B. Gray. 
H-EMATOPODLDiB. 
H^MATOPUS LONGIEOSTRIS, Vieillot. 
Abdeid^:. 
ZONEEODIUS HELIOSYLUS, LeSSOtl. 
Anatid^i. 
Tadoena eadjah, Garnot. 
REPTILIA. 
TEOUBRIANDS. 
Laceetilia. 
Varanidce. 
Vaeanus indictjs, Daudin. 
Agamidcd. 
Goniocephalus papuensis, Macleay. 
Scincidcd. 
Heteeopus fuscus, Dumeril and Bibron. 
Ophidia. 
Dendrophidcd. 
Dekdeophis punctulattjs, Gray. 
SUDEST. 
Laceetilia. 
Geckonidce. 
Gtmis"odacttltjs louisiadensis, n.s. Head much broader than the 
body, depressed, ovate ; body convex ; tail cylindrical, tapering. The 
hind limb protracted reaches the shoulder ; digits moderately depressed 
at the base, strongly compressed beyond ; basal phalanges with ten to 
eleven broad transverse plates. Rostral oblong, nearly twice as long 
as high, with a median groove above. Nostril between rostral, first 
supralabial, a large supranasal, and several nasals. Labials 12/10, 
mental triangular entering between first pair of chin-shields which are 
in contact behind it. Head minutely granular, the granules larger on 
the snout and supraorbital regions ; back finely granular with small 
smooth tubercles disposed mesially in longitudinal, laterally in oblique, 
rows, of which the former are the more regular ; twenty-six rows in all, 
defined beneath by a lateral fold on each side ; tail above with larger 
flat granules and transverse rows of small tubercles at regular intervals 
along the basal half; below with the granules enlarging towards the mid 
line, which is broadly shielded by a series of transverse scutes ; chin 
and throat minutely granular ; breast and abdomen with larger flat 
imbricate cycloid scales. Above pale vinous grey with five broad dark- 
grey cross-bands becoming nearly black on their hinder edges, the first 
cross-band, V-shaped, running from eye to eye over the occiput ; base 
of tail with broad nearly black rings, the intervals and the rest of the 
