. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology. 542 LACERTAE CHAP, Other in the Sarawak Museum, was described by Steindachner as the type of a distinct family, near the Helodermatidae. Boulenger,i after examination of the Sarawak specimen by means of a sciagraph, has come to the conclusion " that the affinity of Lanthanotus to the Helodermatidae is fully ; The teeth of Lanthanotus show, however, no traces of grooves; poison-glands are probably absent, and there are no osteoderms. The skin is covered with wart-like tubercles, each with a horny, peeled scale. The eyes are very smal
. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology. 542 LACERTAE CHAP, Other in the Sarawak Museum, was described by Steindachner as the type of a distinct family, near the Helodermatidae. Boulenger,i after examination of the Sarawak specimen by means of a sciagraph, has come to the conclusion " that the affinity of Lanthanotus to the Helodermatidae is fully ; The teeth of Lanthanotus show, however, no traces of grooves; poison-glands are probably absent, and there are no osteoderms. The skin is covered with wart-like tubercles, each with a horny, peeled scale. The eyes are very small, the ears are concealed. The general colour is reddish brown above, yellowish, with brownish bands, below. Total length about one foot, a little more than half of which belongs to the roundish tail. Fam. 8. Varanidae.—Pleurodont Old- World Lizards, with a. 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 Harmer, S. F. (Sidney Frederic), Sir, 1862- ed; Shipley, A. E. (Arthur Everett), Sir, 1861-1927. ed. [London, Macmillan and Co. , Limited; New York, The Macmillan Company
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