334 Mr. J. E. Gray on the Slender-tongued Saurians. 



frontal shields, the anterior frontal being large and placed in front 

 of the vertebral, and the anterior occipital plates rather large. 



Siaphosaqualis, Gray, Griff. A. K. Peromeles sequalis, Wieg. 

 Seps sequalis, Gray, Ann. Phil. 1828. 



Hab. ? Brit. Mus. 



**** Muzzle rounded ; body sub cylindrical ; legs two, posterior, placed 

 on the side of the vent ending in one or two acute toes. 



Ophiodes, Wagler. Feet tapering, acute, undivided ; ears none ; 

 eyelid distinct. 



Ophiodes striatus, Pygopus striatus, Spin. Braz. Seps fragilis, 

 Raddi. Pseudopus Olfersii, Lichst. Mus. Paris. 



Jun. — Pygopus Caryococca, Spix. Braz. 



Brazils. Brit. Mus. 



***** Muzzle rounded ; body sub cylindrical ; legs none. 



Anguis. Ears hid ; eyelids distinct. 



A. fragilis, Linn. Brit. Mus. 



Siguana, Gray. Otophis, Fitz. ? Ears exposed. 



Siguana Ottonis, Gray, Griff. Anim. Kingd. ; Otoph. Eryx, Fitz. ? 



Europe. Mus. Breslau. 



Stenostoma, Fitz. Ears none ? eyelids none. 



Stenostoma ? 



Tortrix melanostriata from Russel, Ind. Rept. i. 148. appears to 

 form a new genus of this division. 



Dorfia. Ears hid ; head with three vertebral plates, the frontal 

 pair between the small first vertebral and the larger second one, the 

 third between the oblique occipital ones ; eyebrows and cheeks co- 

 vered with small scales ; ventral scales not larger than the rest. 



Dorfia punctata. Crown and back white; nape with a central 

 black streak ending in a line of black spots ; cheek, sides, and be- 

 neath black ; lower lip white-dotted. 



Cape of Good Hope. Mus. Chatham. 



GymnophthalmidjE. Tongue contractile, head shielded, rostral 

 shields small rounded ; eyelid none ; back, belly, and sides covered 

 with smooth uniform imbricate scales ; vent transverse linear, with 

 scales in front. 



Microlepis, n. g. Toes 5 — 5 ; ears large ; head depressed; scales 

 moderately grooved ; head with five vertebral plates. 



Microlepis undulata. Tiliqua microlepis, Gray, Griff. Anim. Kingd. 

 71. Silvery, back with brown wavy bands. 



Hab. ? Brit. Mus. 



Ablepharus. Toes 5 — 5 ; ears distinct ; front of vent shielded ; 



