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RECORDS OF W.A. MUSEUM. 
EGERNIA FORMOSA, sp. nov. 
Plate XXVII, Fig. 2 and Text Fig. 4. 
Head rather broad. Head shields smooth. Rostral once and 
a half as high as broad, pentagonal, forming an arcuate suture with 
each nasal. Nasals slightly swollen, separated or just in contact 
with the rostral. A curved groove behind the nostril. Frontonasal 
slightly broader than long. Praefrontals moderate, forming a 
short median suture or just separated by the frontal. Frontal once 
and a third to once and a half as broad as long, separated from, or 
narrowly in contact with, the frontonasal ; in contact with the first 
and second supraoculars. Four supraoculars, second largest ; six 
to eight supraciliaries. A group of imbricate prae- and postoculars. 
Frontoparietals forming a median suture; in contact with the 
second, third and fourth supraoculars. Interparietal almost twice 
as long as broard, as long as or longer than the frontal. Parietals 
separated by the interparietal. Three pairs of enlarged nuchals 
Text Fig. 4. — Egernia formosa, sp. nov. 
a. Side view of head, enlarged. 
b. Dorsal view of head, enlarged. 
c. Tip of snout of a specimen showing variation in shields 
