GEKO WALBERGII. —Smith. 
Reptilia. — Plate LXXV. — Fig. 1. Young. 
G superneflavo-griseus; dorso lineis nigris brevibus et maculis ovatis albis, in linca vertebrali notato ; 
caudd superne fasoiis transversis albis nigro-marginatis variegatd ; partibus infenonbus rubro-albis 
purpureo-tinctis ; digitis brunneo-rubro anguste marginatis. 
Longitudo k nasi apice ad basin caudse 2 unc. 8 lin. ; caudse 1 unc. 10 lm. 
Colour.— The upper and lateral parts of the head, the hack, the sides, the 
outer surface of the extremities, and the upper and lateral parts of the tail, 
yellowish grey, faintly tinged with pale, rusty oil-green, and variously 
variegated. The variegation on the upper and lateral parts of the head are 
small liver-brown dots ; on the centre of the back, greenish white ovate spots 
edo-ed with liver-brown, seven in number, in a longitudinal series, the second 
spot exactly between the fore legs, the last between the hinder legs ; on the 
lateral parts of the back, sides, and outer surface of extremities, small liver- 
brown spots or short lines, longitudinal or transverse, but not arranged in 
anv regular order. On the upper surface of the basal half ot the tail, they 
consist of three or four zig-zag transverse pale sienna-yellow bars, each 
more or less edged anteriorly with liver-brown, the dorsal halt with a tew 
longitudinal light sienna-yellow streaks, and some liver-brown stripes or 
spots. The under surface of the head, neck, body, tail, and inner surface ot 
extremities, reddish white, more or less tinged with lilac-purple. Toes gene- 
rally margined with brownish red. Lips sienna-yellow, vertically barred 
with pale brownish red. 
Form, &c. — Head long, subovate, and posteriorly wider than the neck. 
Body rather slender, and subcylindrical. Tail cylindrical, tapered from the 
base to the point, which is slender and acute. The upper surface ot the 
head posteriorly, nearly flat, anteriorly, sloped to the nose ; rostral canthus, 
indistinct. The upper and the lower lips project beyond the sides of the 
head Nose rounded ; nostrils small, and situated close to the nose, imrne- 
