TARENTOLA BIBRONII.—S m ith.
Reptilia.—Plate, L. Fig. 1.
T. pallide flavo-brunnea; dorso fasciis lunatis nigro-brunneis, et caudS. superne fasciis rectis ejusdem colons
notatis; partium superionim squamis partium magnis, triangularibus prominentibus et carinatis,
partim minutis subcircularibus, et tenuibus; capite magno triangulari; digitis brevibus, sine
unguibus; pupilld verticali; cauda semi cylindracei,
CoLouriM-The upper and lateral parts of the head, the back, the sides,
and the upper and lateral parts of the tail intermediate between yellowish-
brown and flesh-red ; the back, the sides, and the tail variegated with
transverse liver-brown bars, those of the back arched or zigzag, those of
the tail straight. In many specimens several of these dark bars, particularly
those on the anterior portion of the back, are either edged posteriorly with a
white band or are white spotted; the bars of the tail are much broader than
those of the back. Hind-head variegated with small liver-brown spots
arranged in short lines, and some of a like kind exist on the upper surface
of the head towards the nose. The large triangular, protuberant scales,
scattered on the body and tail, are invariably of a lighter colour than
the small ones, being in many instances nearly white. Eyes light orange,
coloured brown, with a strong metallic lustre.
F orm, &c.—Figure rather clumsy. Head large, depressed, and sub-
triangular; the nose rounded; the hind-head wide and considerably broader
than the neck; the upper surface of the head, posteriorly, flat, anteriorly,
inclined to the nose. Body depressed, and above convex ; sides bulging;
tail semicylindrical, thick and slightly depressed at the base, slender at
the point, below flat; nostrils almost contiguous, close to the tip of the
nose, the openings circular, directed laterally, and each surrounded with
an elevated horny ring; Meatus externus ovate; pupil vertical and ovate; toes,
five on each foot, free, and all flattened, particularly towards the point, where
they are slightly broader than at the base; no claws; the under surface