GERRHOSAURUS SUBTESSELLATUS.— Smith. 
Reptilia. — Plate XLI. Fig. 1. 
G. dorso flavo-brunnoo, lined alba brunncaque tassellata in utroque latere marginato; partibus inferioribus 
carneis cupreo-viride-tinctis ; corpore fortiter depresso ; squanns leevibus. 
Longitudo e naso ad basin caudaa 1 une. 1 1 lin. ; caudse 4 line. 
Colour.— Top of the head umber-brown, variegated with three deep 
orange coloured brown spots, one between the eyes, and the other two on the 
hind head. Eyebrows and lips greenish white, the former connected by a 
narrow white line which edges the anterior part of the head. The middle of 
the back dull yellowish brown, variegated towards the head with two and 
towards the tail with three rows of small, somewhat square, brownish red 
spots, very little darker than the ground colour, and only distinct in fresh 
specimens or in those observed in spirits. The sides of the back chequered 
white and liver-brown, the latter rather the predominant colour, and disposed 
in the form of small irregular quadrangular spots, arranged in two lows, 
each of which, as well as each individual spot, being parted by the interven- 
tion of a narrow streak of white. Sides of body similarly coloured as the 
back, only the different tints are darker. Tail above coloured like the back, 
but the chequered lines diminish in width and regularity as they distance its 
base, and almost disappear towards the tip. Throat and belly pale aurora- 
red tinged with coppery green, the plates towards the sides of the belly 
strongly clouded with brownish red, and the central portion of each of the 
scales of the throat also of that colour ; under surface of tail greenish white 
or' Dale broccoli-brown, and variegated with small irregular spots of light 
brownish red, the centre of each scale being of the latter colour. Legs and 
toes aurora-red, freckled towards body with irregular spots of umber-brown 
Form &c -Figure fusiform, the tail tapered to a point. Head, body, and 
base of tail depressed, and the upper aspect of the two latter slightly arched. 
Head small, muzzle rather lengthened, and its point obtuse and funded 
Frontal plate oblong, five-sided, the anterior side arched. Fronto-nasal 
plate large, and its hinder edge slightly concave ; no distinct mter-ironto- 
