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A NEW STONE GECKO FROM THE HIMALAYA. 
By 
Capt. C. M. Ingoldby, R.A.M.C., F.R.G.S., F.Z.S. 
Ill the Suraniei’ of 1921 1 obtained a series of a small Gjinnodactylus at Jutogh 
near Simla. By the kindness of Miss Procter, I have been able to compar d these 
with specimens from the British Museum collection. 1 find that they belong 
to a hitherto unrecognized species, of which one example already existed in the 
■ B. M. collection, incorrectly catalogued as G. stoliczkae. This specimen was 
presented by Colonel Wall, C.M.G., I. M.S., from Chitral. It is a very young spe- 
cimen minus the tail. The new lizaixl appears to be closest to G. stoliczkae but 
is separated by the following points : — 
G. ^toliczhee. 
(a) Infra-femoral scales large, marked- (a) 
ly larger than the ventrals ; 4 or 
5 in transverse series. 
{h) Ventrals larger ; 21 rows. ' (h) 
(c) No prae-anal pores. (c) 
(d) External ear-opening minute. {d) 
(e) Hind limb over 00 per cent, of (e) 
the body length. 
G. sp. 
Infra-femoral scales small not 
larger than the ventrals ; 9-13 
in transverse series. 
Ventrals smaller ; 27-33 rows. 
Prae'-anal pores present in the 
male. 
External ear-openmg moderate. 
Hind limb 50 per cent, of body 
length or under. 
I have great pride and pleasure in naming the new lizard in honour of its dis- 
tinguished discoverer. 
Gymnodactyhis walli sp. n. 
Gymnodactylus stoliczkae Glundachen. Wall. .Journ., Bom. N. 
H. S., Vol. XXI, P. 1.32. 
Specimens. l^J 2 9 1 Hgi'- 1 vg. 
Localities. — Chitral 1. .Jutogh 4. 
Type. — A young specimen from Chitral ; Briti.sh Mu.seum Reg. No. 
1910-7-12-1. 
Description. — Small, elongate, somewhat depressed. Head rather large, liftle' 
depre.ssed, ovoid; snout .slightly longer than distance from eye to eai^pening; ear- 
opening moderate, oval, largest diameter oblique, measuring in adults 1-5 mm, 
when fully expanded'; eye moderate ; limbs moderate ; hmd limb not more than 
50 per cent, of length from snout to vent. Tail cylindrical or slightly depressed. 
Lepidosis. — Head, body and limbs covered with numerous sub-equal granules 
with a few larger granules irregularly intermixed ; granules larger on snout and 
tending to enlargement on the flanks. Subgular scales very small, ventrals 
moderate, in about 30 longitudinal rows ; no lateral fold. Tail ringed with 
imbricating moderate sized scales, larger below. Each fourth ring shows three 
large leaf shaped scales, which form longitudinal series, two scale rows apart. 
Males with five prse-anal pores ; arranged in a flat chevron. 
Colouration. — Grey above, irregularly banded or blotched with blackish. 
Tail with 9 or 10 dark cross bands. 
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