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the centre of eye. Ear-opening small, hardly as large as the pupil, 

 round, with a projecting lobule anteriorly. 28 smooth, subequal 

 scales round the middle of the body. No enlarged pra?anals. The 

 adpressed limbs fail to meet ; the fore limb stretched forwards 

 reaches a little beyond the ear ; hind limb half the distance between 

 axilla and groin. Fourth toe longer than third ; subdigital lamellae 

 obtusely keeled, 15 under the fourth toe. Rufous above, each 

 scale edged with dark brown ; sides brown, with yellowish spots : 

 lower parts uniform yellowish. 



From snout to vent 2-25 inches. 



Hab. Minbla, Upper Burma. 



238. Lygosoma albopunctatuin. 



liiopa albopiiiictata, Gray, A. M. N. H. xviii, 1846, p. 430; Theob. 



Cat. p. 6-2. 



Eumeces puuctatus, Cantor, J. A. S. B. xvi, 1847, p. G51. 

 Eumeces albopunctatus, Gilnth. Rept. B. 1. p. 92. 

 Lygosoma albopunctatuin, Bouleng. Cat. Liz. iii, p. 309. 



Body elongate, limbs weak; distance between end of snout 

 and fore limb contained 2 to 2^ times in the distance between 

 axilla and groin. Snout short, obtuse. Lower eyelid scaly. 

 Supranasals present, in contact behind the rostral ; frontonasal 

 much broader than long, in contact with the frontal ; prsefrontals 

 small; frontal as long as the frontoparietals and iuterparietal 

 together, in contact with the first and second supraoculars ; 

 4 supraoculars ; 7 or 8 supraciliaries, first and last largest ; fronto- 

 parietals distinct, larger than the interparietal ; parietals forming 

 a suture behind the interparietal ; ntichals frequently indistinct ; 

 fifth upper labial below the centre of the eye. Ear-opening small, 

 oval, with one or two small lobules anteriorly. 26 or 28 scales 

 round the middle of the body, all smooth, subequal. Marginal 

 praanals scarcely enlarged. The fore limb stretched forwards 

 reaches the ear or a little beyond ; the length of the hind limb is 

 contained 2| to 3 times in the distance between axilla and groin. 

 Fourth toe longer than third ; subdigital lamella) feebly unicarinate, 

 12 to 15 under the fourth toe. Tail thick, a little longer than head 

 and body. Pale brown or rufous above, sides closely dotted with 

 black ; each dorsal and nuchal scale with a more or less distinct dark 

 brown dot, forming longitudinal series ; sides of neck and anterior 

 part of body white-spotted ; lower stirfaces yellowish white. 



From snout to vent 2'5 inches. 



Hab. Southern India, Lower Grodavari valley, Bilaspur, Bengal, 

 Assam, Burma, Malay Peninsula. 



239. Lygosoma punctatum. 



Lacerta punctata, Linn. Syst. Nat. i, p. 369. 

 Riopa hardwickii, Gray, Cat. Liz. p. 96 ; Theob. Cat. p. 63. 

 Eumeces hardwickii, Qiinth. Rept. B. 1. p. 92. 

 Lygosoma punctatum, Bouleng. Cat. Liz. iii, p. 310. 



