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ing the Andamans and Nicobars. From all these parts I have examined 
specimens. It occurs in houses as well as on trees, and among stones. Ac- 
cording to Peters it is also found at the Seychelles. 
I am strongly disposed to believe that Jerdons II. punctatus was 
based upon a young female specimen of frenatus. I possess specimens 
which in every point of colouration, and structure and measurement, agree 
with Jerdon’s description, the only apparent discrepancy lying in Jerdon s 
statement to the effect that “ the thumb appears as well developed as in 
maculatus! In some respects this is really the case, the basal portion 
of the thumb being in the two species nearly equally developed, occasionally 
almost more so in frenatus, but the free claw hearing portion ol the thumb 
is always somewhat shorter in frenatus than in maculatus. 
7. H. LESCHENAtriiTI, D. AND B. 
Gunther, I. R., p. 109. — Idem, Jerdon, J. A. S. B., xxii, p. 468. — 3. Oocteci, apud 
Kelaart, Prod. F. Ceyl., 1852, p. 160, — H. KelaarUi and Leschenaultii, Theobald, Cat. 
Kept. Asiat. Soc. Mas., p. 29 and 30. — H. marmoratus, Blf., Jour. As. Soc. Bengal, vol. 
xxxix, part ii, p. 363, pi. xvi, figs. 1-3. — 3. marmoratus, Kelam-ti and Leschenaultii, 
Blanford in Proc. A. S. B. for August, 1871, p. 173. 
The present species generally has, like the previous one, some enlarged, 
rounded tubercles on the hack, at least on the femoral region, more rarely 
are the tubercles scattered over the entire body. The colour is rarely uni- 
form silvery grey, generally there are some transverse, zigzag dark marblings 
traceable, and there is usually a dark band through the eye present ; 10-16 
femoral pores on each side, widely separated in the preanal region. 
The species can readily be distinguished from frenatus by the well de- 
veloped thumb, and from Coctmi by the greater number of femoral pores, 
somewhat less widely separated in the preanal region. Kelaart s Coctmi is 
evidently this species, and was named Kelaarti by Theobald, as pointed out 
by Mr. Blanford, who formerly separated a small Central Indian variety, 
with a nearly uniform granulation, as II. marmoratus. 
II. Leschenaultii occurs in Ceylon, whence some years ago specimens 
have been identified by Professor Peters* and Dr. Steindachner ; it is com- 
mon all through South India according to Jerdon and in Central India ac- 
cording to Blanford. I have obtained a few specimens on the Parisnath hill 
and near Ranigunj in Bengal, and others from near Patna and Agra. It is 
not known from North-Eastern Bengal, and thus may he regarded as a true 
Indian species. 
8. H. Mortoni, Theobald, Journ. Linn. S., Zool. X, p. 32. Close to 
frenatus, but having the thumb and inner toe well developed. — Burma. 
* Berlin Akad. Monatsb. 1860, p. 183. 
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