Nova Guinea : résultats de l'expédition scientifique néerlandaise à la Nouvelle-Guinée en 1903[-1920] . l broader thanthe supraocular région, shorter than frontopariétalsand interparietal together, in contact with the firstsupraciliary and the two anterior supraoculars; foursupraoculars ; eight supraciliaries; frontoparietals andinterparietal subequal ; parietals in contact ; no nuchals ;rîfth upper labial below the eye. Body long; thedistance between the tip of the snout and the forelimb is contained one time and a half in that be-tween axilla and groin ; 30 smooth scales round themiddle, dor
Nova Guinea : résultats de l'expédition scientifique néerlandaise à la Nouvelle-Guinée en 1903[-1920] . l broader thanthe supraocular région, shorter than frontopariétalsand interparietal together, in contact with the firstsupraciliary and the two anterior supraoculars; foursupraoculars ; eight supraciliaries; frontoparietals andinterparietal subequal ; parietals in contact ; no nuchals ;rîfth upper labial below the eye. Body long; thedistance between the tip of the snout and the forelimb is contained one time and a half in that be-tween axilla and groin ; 30 smooth scales round themiddle, dorsals largest; praeanals enlarged. Tailthick. Limbs short, separated when adpressed;digits short, compressed ; fourth toe with 16—20lamellae below. Reddish-brovvn above, with numerous lighter,dark-edged spots; head with dark spots. Scales ofthe lower parts bordered with dark brown or greyish,with a yellowish centre; tail dark brown below, thescales dark with lighter borders. The largest of the three spécimens measures go mm. from snout to vent ; the tail, of which the tip isbroken off, 111 fig. 4. Lygosonia nigriventre n. sp. 24. Lygosonia neuhanssi Vogt. Vogt, Sitzgsber. Ges. Naturf. Fr. Berlin No. 9 1911, p. Rooy, Indo-Austr. Rept. I 1915, p. 217. Bivak Island 1912, 1 spec. Closely allied to Lygosonia pratti Blgr. It differs in having dark longitudinal lineson the back. Section Lygosonia. Head small, snout obtusely pointed ; lower eyelid scaly ; ear distinct,oval, no lobules. Rostral more broad than high ; nostril in the nasal ; no supranasal ; fronto-nasal squarish, forming a short suture with the rostral and the frontal ; latter twice as broadas the supraocular région, as long as frontoparietals and interparietal together, in contact withthe first supraocular and the first supraciliary; four supraoculars; five supraciliaries; fronto-parietal and interparietal distinct, latter largest ; parietals in contact behind the interparietal ;Nova Guinea XIII. Z
Size: 1321px × 1892px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, booksubjectet, booksubjectplants
