228 SCINCIDJE. 



266. Acontias monodactylus. 



Evesia uionodactylus, Gray, Ann. N. H. ii, 1839, p. 336. 

 Nessia monodnctyla, Giinth. Rept. Ii, I. p. 97 ; Theob. Cat. p. OS. 

 Acontias monodactylus, Bouleng. Cat. Liz. iii, p. 425. 



Snout shorter than in the preceding, more obtuse ; ear-opening 

 distinct, minute; rostral covering nearly half the snout; mental 

 moderate ; frontonasal a little shorter than the rostral, shorter than 

 the frontal ; the latter shield as long as broad or a little broader 

 than long, angularly emarginate on each side by the first supra- 

 ocular ; 3 supraoculars ; 6 supraciliaries ; interparietal nearly as 

 long as the frontal and a little broader ; parietals narrow : loreal 

 and first upper labial scarcely longer than the rostral ; second labial 

 entering the orbit. 24 scales round the middle of the body, equal. 

 13oth pairs of limbs represented by undivided, bud-like rudiments. 

 Prseaual scales not enlarged. Length of tail one-third of the total. 

 13ro\vn, lighter beneath, each scale edged with darker. 



From snout to vent 3*5 inches ; tail 1*6. 



Hab. Ceylon. 



267. Acontias layardii. 



Acontias layardi, Kelaart, Prodr. ii, p. 12 ; Giinth. liept. H. 1. p. 96 ; 

 Theob. Cat. p. 67 ; Bouleny. Cat. Liz. iii, p. 426. 



Head conical ; snout acuminate, projecting ; ear hidden ; rostral 

 covering not quite half the snout ; mental moderate ; frontonasal 

 as long as the rostral, slightly shorter than the frontal : the latter 

 shield about as broad as long, angularly emargiuate on each side 

 by the first supraocular ; 3 supraoculars ; 6 supraciliaries ; inter- 

 parietal nearly as long as the frontal and a little broader ; parietals 

 narrow ; loreal and first labial a little longer than the rostral ; 

 second labial entering the orbit. 22 scales round the middle of 

 the body, equal. Limbs absent. Praoanal scales not enlarged. 

 Length of tail about one-third of the total. Brown, each scale 

 edged with darker. 



From snout to vent 3 inches ; tail 1*3. 



Hcib. Ceylon. 



268. Acontias sarasinorum. 



Acoutias sarasinomm, F. Milller, Verh. Nat. Ges. Basel, viii, 1889, 

 p. 702, pi. x. 



Head conical ; snout obtuse, prominent ; ear-opening distinct, 

 but very minute; rostral covering not quite half the snout ; mental 

 moderate ; frontonasal shorter than the rostral or the frontal ; the 

 latter shield a little broader than long, angularly emarginate on each 

 side by the first supraocular ; 4 supraoculars ; interparietal trian- 

 gular, equilateral, much narrower than the frontal; parietals narrow ; 

 2 loreals, together as long as the first labial, which is shorter than 

 the rostral ; second and third labials entering the orbit. 24 (22 ?) 

 scales round the middle of the body. Bud-like rudiments of hind 

 limbs. Pra^aual scales not enlarged. Length of tail about one- 

 third of the total. Pale brown, each scale edged with darker. 



Total length 5-5 inches ; tail 1'9. 



Hab. Ceylon. I have not seen this newly described Acontias. 



