Total length, 350 millimetres; tail 60.

Habitat: Okinawa, Loo Choo Islands.

(3) L. strigatus.—Supraocular shields small, sometimes broken up, separated by 8-11 convex scales in juxtaposition.

Colour brown above, with black spots often forming a median zigzag band; temporal band black; belly whitish, spotted with grey or black; end of tail yellow or reddish.

Total length, 480 millimetres; tail 55.

Habitat: Hills near Bombay, Deccan, Anamallays and Nilgherries.


II. Scales in 27-37 rows; 174-231 ventrals; 54-90 subcaudals; tail non-prehensile.

(4) L. flavoviridis.—Scales in 33-37 rows; 222-231 ventrals; 75-90 subcaudals; 8-9 supralabials.

Coloration pale brown or greenish-yellow above, marbled with black; longitudinal black streaks symmetrically disposed on the head; belly yellow or greenish, with darker spots.