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nates a short distance behind the nostril, and passes below the eye in a slight 
ascending curve to the upper edge of the tympanum ; 10 — 12 upper and as 
many lower labials ; a short ridge of spiny scales is in continuation of the 
upper labials directed towards the lower edge of the tympanum, but separat- 
ed from it by a tubercular group of spines ; tympanum slightly smaller 
than the eye, with a group of spines in front of it ; numerous groups or 
irregular short ridges of enlarged spiny scales at the side of the neck, the 
skin on it being rather loose. Lower rostral sharply pointed behind ; first 
pair of chinshields large and nearly touching below the rostral ; one or two 
rows of enlarged scales follows on either side along the labials, separated 
from them by one or two rows of smaller scales. The throat fold extends 
laterally in front of the shoulder, where only a small naked pit of soft skin 
exists. Enlarged dorsal scales moderate, sharply keeled, in about 13 
longitudinal series in the centre of the back ; they are considerably smaller, 
but distinctly continuous on the neck and up to the occiput ; nuchal crest 
small, composed of separate, sharply keeled, compressed scales ; numerous 
enlarged, almost spiny, scales at the side of the body interspersed between 
the smaller ones ; scales on the upper side of the limbs larger than those 
of the body ; on chin small, subtubercular, very sharply keeled ; on breast 
and belly indistinctly keeled or nearly smooth, often with a patch of enlarg- 
ed, hardened, scales in the centre of the belly, where they are arranged in 
about 40 longitunal series. Each thickened scale in the preanal patch is 
soft or spongy in the middle, and evidently secretes a similar fluid, as do 
the preanal and femoral pores of other lizards. Scales on the tail irregular at 
the base, but farther on arranged in verticils ; their size is equal to those on 
the upper side of the feet. 
The fore-limb when laid backward fully reaches the groin, but more 
often extends a little further on the sacral region, the fourth finger is a 
trifle longer than the third ; the hind leg, when laid forward, sometimes 
reaches the snout, but usually only the front edge of the eye ; the fourth 
toe is longer than the third by its claw. 
General colour, in young, above and at the sides pale olive, variegated and 
spotted with black and yellowish white; throat reticulated with dusky 
blackish ; rest of lower side white. Adults are throughout brownish or 
blackish, or with some indistinct darker spots along the back ; head uniform, 
much paler ; body above all over densely spotted with yellow, throughout 
reticulated with bluish, and there is, in adult male specimens always, some 
blue tinged with red, on the chest, on the sides of the head, neck, and 
of the belly, most strongly marked in the breeding season ; sometimes the 
entire throat is purplish blue ; lower side of body and of tail yellowish white ; 
terminal two-thirds of tail blackish. 
Ilab. — I have received some 40 specimens from Dr. Day, who collect- 
