one behind the apex of the nose, a transverse waved bar on the forehead, a semicircular bar surrounding
the hindhead, stretching from one eye to the other; five scolloped broad bands on the back, some
of them consisting of two large oviform spots, united on the vertebral line by a narrow bar; five transverse
bands on the tail, each more or less angular behind, at the mesial line; most of the variegations
edged anteriorly and posteriorly with liver-brown. Under parts pale cream-yellow. Nostrils small,
margined anteriorly by the nasal plate, posteriorly by two scales, the innermost tubercular. Toes sub-
cylindrical, rather widest towards the point; under surface, behind the point, crossed with three more
or less angular, transverse, membranous folds; the remaining portion covered with three longitudinal
rows of moderately large granular scales. Scales of back small and granular, of tail rather larger,
transversely subovate, and slightly imbricate; of belly, somewhat circular and slightly imbricate.
Length from nose to base of tail, 2 inches; of tail, 1 inch 3 lines. Inhabits the interior of Southern
Africa, towards the Tropic of Capricorn.
PACHYDACTYLUS FORMOSUS, n. s.
Head subovate and rather lengthened, the temples somewhat protuberant; the neck slightly
contracted. Body nearly of equal thickness, arched superiorly, flat beneath. Tail cylindrical and
sharp pointed. Colour, above, pale cream-yellow, variegated with light brownish red—the variegations
are irregular spots or longitudinal stripes on the upper surface of the head, a semilunar bar crossing the
anterior part.of the neck, with the hinder edge emarginate; a second semilunar deeply indented bar in
front of the fore-legs; four broad bars on the back, the last between the hinder extremities, and a
number of narrow ones on the upper surface of the tail, edged before and behind with liver-brown.
Under part bluish white. Toes at and near the point considerably depressed, towards the base nearly
cylindrical; the under surface of the depressed portion with, four or five transverse angular folds ; the
other portion covered with four or five rows of large granular scales. Scales of the back partly large,
subovate, and strongly keeled, with the hinder edge projecting', partly small and granular—the former
interspersed among the latter; scales of upper and lateral parts of tail partly three-sided tubercles, and
partly small subconical scales, the former arranged in transverse rows. Seales of the belly and under
surface of tail small, ovate, and slightly imbricate; those of the former flat, of the latter slightly
convex. Length from nose to base of tail, 1 inch 10 lines; length of tail, 2 inches. Inhabits the
interior of Southern Africa, near the Tropic of Capricorn.
PACHYDACTYLUS MACULATUS, Gray. Cat. of Specimens of Lizards in British Museum.
Page 167. London, 1845.
Head rather short, narrow before the eyes, broad behind them. Body subcylindrical. Tail
cylindrical. Extremities slender; toes but little dilated at the point, the apex of each covered above with
a large, flat, pointed scale, on each side of which is a smaller one; the under surface, at the point with
three transverse folds, and behind those four longitudinal rows of granular scales. Colour of. the
upper parts either rusty lavender-purple, rusty cream-yellow, rusty buff-orange, or light reddish orange;
the variegations are four longitudinal series of spots, two on the back and one on each side. The spots
generally are liver-brown, occasionally pale brownish red, in some instances margined with white, in others
with liver-brown. Scales of the back granular, with a number of subconical tubercles, about three times
as large, scattered among them. Scales of the tail triangular, arranged in circular rows, and slightly
imbricate; scales of the belly small, subcircular, and flat. Length from nose to base of tail nearly
2 inches; length of tail, 1£ inch. This species abounds in most parts of Southern Africa, and individuals
are often seen escaping from decayed wood when being used as fuel.
PACHYDACTYLUS BERGII, Wiegm. Erpet. Mexicans, page 19. Geko inunguis et Platydac-
tylus .ocellatus, Cm, Reg, Animal, plate 5, fig. ,4. Platydactylus ocellatus, JDum. et Bib. Erpet.
General, tom. 3, page 298. Pachydactylus ocellatus, Gray. Cat. Lizards, British Museum*
page 167. 1845.
Found in decayed vegetable matter, in the thatch of houses, in old walls, and among loose
stones.
PACHYDACTYLUS ELEGANS, Gray. Cat. Lizards, British Museum, page 168. 1846.
Colour, above, pale yellowish brown.or cream-yellow,, variegated with light brownish red; the
variegations.are small spots, and oblong streaks on the upper surface of the head; on the back longitudinal
brokenlines, or irregularly scattered spots; on the tail, spots or broad transverse bars. The under parts pale
sienna-yellow. Head subovate.; body much depressed; tail subcylindrical. The upper surface of the
head.is covered with small granular scales,, intermixed with subconical tubercles; back and sides with
irregular-shaped, small, flat scales, and large, convex, ovate, suhcarinated tubercles, the latter numerous
and almost contiguous on the sides. Tail, above, with transverse rows of three-sided tubercles, and
the spaces between them coated with small, flat, subovate scales,., Throat covered with small, granular
scales: belly with small, subovate, imbricate ones; the under'surface of tail with large, subovate, imbricate
scales. Toes slightly dilated at the point, below with five • transverse folds, and behind the
folds with longitudinal rows of granular scales, those of the middle row largest. Length from nose to
base of tail, 1 inch 8 lines; length of tail, 2 inches. Found under loose stones, in crevices of rocks, and
under the bark of decayed trees, and is common in the vicinity of Cape Town.
PACHYDACTYLUS MENTO-MARGINATUS, Smith.
The upper and lateral parts of the head, the back, and the sides deep brownish red, variegated
with orange-coloured white; the variegations on the upper surface of -the head are a narrow transverse
bar in front of the eyes, and a congeries of spots and short curved lines behind them; on the sides of
the head a longitudinal waved band from the angle of the mouth to the hindhead. On the back and
sides there are five narrow transverse bands, the three middle ones, particularly, strongly dentated
behind. The first band is very slender, situated close'to the hindhead, and with a prolonged angle
pointing backwards; the second is directly between the fore legs, and the fifth between the hinder legs.
Under parts wine-yellow; the space between branches of lower jaw finely freckled with pale brownish
red, and the under edge of the labial plates margined with liver-brown, which forms a continuous
dark line, in the shape of a horse-shoe. Extremities pale brownish red, without variegations.
Head subovate, deep, and behind much wider than the neck; body rather slender, the sides slightly
bulging; extremities slender, and nearly of equal thickness. Toes with four semicircular folds beneath,
near their point, the very point covered with some small scales; the under surface behind the transverse
folds coated with several rows of small convex scales. Scales of the head, back, and sides small, with
many large conical or three-sided tubercles scattei’ed among them; scales of the under parts small,
nearly circular, and slightly imbricate! Length from nose to base of tail, 1 inch 3 lines; tail wanting
in the specimens I possess. Inhabits the interior of Southern Africa.
HEMIDACTYLUS FRENATUS, Schlegel. Bum et Bib. Erpet, Gen. tom. iii. page 366.
As. I never obtained an individual of this species, I give it, as a,n inhabitant of Southern Africa,
upon the authority of the late M. Delalande, who forwarded specimens, from the Cape, to the Paris
Museum.
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