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Color in life. — Above silvery olive to brown, somewhat lighter 
on tail; laterally a broad dark stripe from eye to near end of 
tail, becoming somewhat lighter on tail, bordered above and 
below with a narrow greenish silver line; head uniform dark 
brown; belly dirty greenish white with a few small specks of 
dark color under chin; underpart of tail creamy white; limbs 
mottled brown and yellowish. 
Measurements of Siaphos kempi sp. nov. 
Total length 93 
Tail 53 
Axilla to groin 21 
Snout to vent 40 
Snout to foreleg 14.5 
Foreleg 9 
Hind leg 14 
Variations. — Two other specimens were taken in the same 
locality; both agree with the type in markings save that both 
are lighter above; they are practically identical in scalation. 
Remarks. — This species appears to be intermediate between 
Leiolepisma and Siaphos. I have referred it to the latter rather 
than to the former genus because of its closer superficial resem- 
blance to the other Philippine members of that genus and the 
fewer prefrontals and shorter limbs; the ear opening, how- 
ever, is large and distinct. The known Philippine species of 
Leiolepisma have the divided frontoparietal; the three known 
species of Siaphos have the frontoparietal single. 
The species is named for Ollie C. Kemp, Mangyan agent in 
Mindoro, who accompanied me on the collecting trip to Naujan 
Lake and assisted in making collections. 
The species was found living under the leaves of small, close- 
clinging vines on trees. When these vines were loosened at the 
base of the tree and torn down, the lizards were revealed on the 
