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ZOOLOGY OF THE VOYAGE OF THE BEAGLE. 
is of a dark brown colour above, with darker, obscure markings on the body. About the head 
are traces of green. The tail and limbs are rich brown, and the under parts dull, pale 
fuscous. 
DIMENSIONS. 
Inches. Lines. 
Length of the head 0 8 
of the neck 0 4 
of the body 2 5 
of the tail 3 7 
Total length .... 7 4 
Length of anterior extremity 1 4 
of posterior extremity 2 0 
Familia — GECKOTIDjE. Gray. 
Geckotiens ou Ascalabotes. Bihr. 
Genus — Gymnodactylus. Spix. 
Gymnodactylus Gaudichaudii. Bihr. 
Plate XIV. -Fig. 1. 
Squama mentali impari penlagonci, sciitiformi ; squamarum labialium inferiorum, 
paribus quinque, superiorimi paribus sex ; caudd medio crassiore. 
Gymnodactylus Gaudichaudii. Bibr. Rept. III. p. 413. 
This species was first brought from Coquimbo by Gaiidichaud, after whom it 
was named by Mons. Bibron, who described it in his work ; but as one specimen 
alone exists in the French National Collection, and as the species has never 
been figured, it is thought desirable that a figure should be given in the 
present work. The characters above given sufficiently distinguish it from all 
other species ; but for a detailed description, the reader is referred to the “ His- 
toire des Reptiles” above quoted. 
DIMENSIONS. 
Inches. Lines. 
Length of the head 0 5 
of the body 1 4 
of the tail 2 3 
Total length 4 2 
