1872.] F. Stoliczka — On Indian Lizards. 99 
likely refers to some locality in the Western Ghats. Jerdon does not quote 
it from South India and Kelaart’s Ceylon Coctcei is Leschenaultii. Cantor 
(Mai. Rep., J. A. S. B., xvi, p. 629) gives it as occurring in Penang, and notes 
a specimen 7 inches long, the head above being 1-jf inches, which is a 
somewhat unusual size. 
In general structure and coloration, S. Coctcei is very closely allied to 
Leschenaultii, differing from the latter by the smaller number of femoral 
pores, and somewhat more elongated and narrower fingers and toes, with 
more numerous and thinner plates below, the toes being in Leschenaultii 
more broadly oval, shorter and the plates below coarser ; the thumb also is 
somewhat shorter. Judging from the known geographical distribution, it 
appears to me very probable that 11. Coctcei replaces in the Gangetic delta 
II. Leschenaultii, which is a more southern form ; and both appear to meet 
together in Western Bengal and the southern part of the N. W. Provinces. 
In Calcutta this is the largest llcmidactijlus, usually seen on the outer 
walls of houses or godowns. It is readily known by its coloration. The 
usual size is 6-7 inches, the body being 3-3* inches, while the tail is often 
reproduced. On one occasion I obtained two specimens, each of nearly 9 
inches, the body being 3|, and the tail (perfect) a little above 5 inches. 
10. H. attract r a crs, Beddome, Madras J. Med. Sc., No. 1, 1S/0, p. 33. 
A uniformly granular species, without any enlarged chin shields. 
Shevaroys and Anamallays, South India. 
11. Hemidacttlits oigantets, n. sp. PI. II. fig- 2. 
PI. II, fig. 2, 2 a, 2 b, top, side, and lower view's of head, 2 o, inside view of the 
sacral region and right foot ; all figures in natural size. 
General form very similar to that of II Coctcei. Head and body above 
uniformly granular, the scales on the snout being, as usually, slightly laip,u, 
and sharper, and those on the hinder part of the head smallest ; tw o enlarged 
shields behind the rostral, separated by one or two minute scales, nostril situat- 
ed between the rostral, the suprarostral and a semicircular shield behind, on 
the lower side in contact with the rostral, excluding the first labial from 
entering the nostril, 14-17 upper and 11-13 lower labials ; two pairs of 
chin-shields, the first in contact, anteriorly partially separated by tliepantagonal 
inferior rostral ; the second chin-shield about half the size of the first, slightly 
elongate or rounded and followed by a few smaller scales along the labials; 
scales on belly slightly hexagonally elongate, in 40 to 44 lougitudmal series ; 
some on the pubic region are pointedly elongate, but none are particularly 
enlarged ; in the males 18-20 femoral pores on either side of the thigh, 
separated in the preanal region by an interspace of about 7 scales width ; 
tail indistinctly segmented, generally reproduced and then without any 
