. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figs. 174-175.—Japalura polygonata. 2 X nat. size. 174, top of head; 175, side of head. No. 12203, mrti' Total length (tail defective) 189 Snout to vent 66 Vent to tip of tail (defective) 123 Snout to center of eye 11 Greatest width of head 15 Fore leg 32 Hind leg 55 A full-grown male, with perfect tail, No. 34102, from Ishigaki shima measures 61 mm. from snout to vent, and 152 mm. from vent to tip of tail; total length 213 mm. Habitat.—Originally described from a single specimen collected by the North Pacific Exploring Exp
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figs. 174-175.—Japalura polygonata. 2 X nat. size. 174, top of head; 175, side of head. No. 12203, mrti' Total length (tail defective) 189 Snout to vent 66 Vent to tip of tail (defective) 123 Snout to center of eye 11 Greatest width of head 15 Fore leg 32 Hind leg 55 A full-grown male, with perfect tail, No. 34102, from Ishigaki shima measures 61 mm. from snout to vent, and 152 mm. from vent to tip of tail; total length 213 mm. Habitat.—Originally described from a single specimen collected by the North Pacific Exploring Expedition on "Amakarima" Island, i, e. Kerama shima, opposite Okinawa shima, this species has since been found common on the latter island by Doctor Fritze and by Mr. Tashiro. The Science College in Tokyo has several specimens (No. 26) collected there by the latter, two of which have been pre- sented to the United States National Museum. Mr. Fryer's speci- mens, now in the British Museum, reported upon by Boulenger probably also came from Okinawa. Doctor Boettger records a specimen presented to the Senckenberg Museum by Maj. H. von Schoenfeldt as from Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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