. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figure 39 —Sphaerodactylus difficilis: a, Top of head; b, chin; c, side of head; d, middorsal scales; e, dorsal view showing color pattern. No. 75001, from Saman£, Domini- can Republic, a-d, X 4; e, X 2. of tail, but smooth below, enlarged irregular transverse plates below. "Colour.—Gray necked with brown spots, often with longitudinal dark markings on head and neck. Shoulders with or without a pair of white dots, which may or may not be ringed with darker to form a spectacle-like mark. There may be a faint similar mark on the
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figure 39 —Sphaerodactylus difficilis: a, Top of head; b, chin; c, side of head; d, middorsal scales; e, dorsal view showing color pattern. No. 75001, from Saman£, Domini- can Republic, a-d, X 4; e, X 2. of tail, but smooth below, enlarged irregular transverse plates below. "Colour.—Gray necked with brown spots, often with longitudinal dark markings on head and neck. Shoulders with or without a pair of white dots, which may or may not be ringed with darker to form a spectacle-like mark. There may be a faint similar mark on the sacral region. "Dimensions.—Tip of snout to vent, 28 mm.; vent to tip of tail, 31 mm.; greatest width of head, 5 mm.; tip of snout to ear, 8 mm.; foreleg, 8 mm.; hindleg, mm. "Remarks.—This species is very closely related to notatus and is probably annectent between that species and macrolepis. It is wide- spread throughout San Domingo and ;. 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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