PACHYDACTYLUS RUGOSUS.— Smith. 
Reptilia. — Plate 75. — Fig. 2. 
P. superne auranteo-albus, capite postice macula nigro-brunnea falcata niarginato, dorso inter scapulas 
macula ovata et corpora postice tribus fasciis latis nigro-brunneis variegatis ; lateribus nigro-brunneis , 
partibus inferioribus viridi-flavis ; squamis partim tuberculosis conicis, partim parvis granulosis. 
Longitudo h nasi apice ad basin caudee 2J unc. ; cauda; ? 
Colour. — The upper surface of the head rusty orange-coloured white, 
faintly clouded with brownish red, apex of the nose clear orange-coloured 
white ; sides of head pale brownish red, tinted with orange-coloured white. 
Head posteriorly bounded by a deep brownish red, crescent-shaped band 
speckled with white ; this mark extends from one eye to the other, and its 
hinder edge at the middle of the back is bifurcate. On the vertebral line 
between the fore legs, a deep oval brownish red spot, broadly edged with 
orange coloured white, which before and behind is broken into three pro- 
jecting points, anteriorly the outermost on each side prolonged forwards in 
the form of a broad band till it reaches the angle of the mouth. Back 
and sides deep brownish red, the former variegated with three irregular 
transverse orange-coloured white bars, the last immediately behind the base 
of the tail. Extremities externally rusty orange-coloured white. Under 
surface of head, breast, and belly greenish white, speckled with minute 
greenish brown spots. Lips straw-yellow, barred perpendicularly with light 
brownish red. The reproduced tail pale yellowish brown, variegated with 
numerous short black lines placed longitudinally. 
Form, &c.— Head long and subovate, temples rather prominent, sides of 
head nearly perpendicular and converge towards the nose, the latter is 
narrow and rounded ; nostrils small, circular, and situated close to the rostral 
plate, anteriorly formed by the nasal and posteriorly by a narrow post-nasal 
plate. Eyes large ; pupil vertical ; upper eyelid narrow and externally 
covered with small conical scales ; no vestige ot the lowei lid. External ear- 
