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distinctly defined, sometimes separated by a blackish band nearly 

 meeting its fellow on the throat, and then rising through the eye 

 to the upper surface of the head. Head pale, frequently with a 

 dark spot behind the temple. 



Loc. — Geraldton (collected by Dr. T. Bancroft). 



GYMNOPHTHALMINA. 



Ablepharus timidus. 



Habit elongate, slender. Limbs tridactyle, very feeble. Snout 

 moderate, conical, rounded. Granules around the eye reduced to 

 two or three on the anterior angle. Nasals largely in contact 

 behind the rostral ; frontonasal much broader than long, as broad 

 as the frontal ; the latter as long as the f ronto- and interparietals 

 together ; frontoparietal single ; interparietal distinct ; prefrontals 

 small, widely separated ; parietals meeting behind the inter- 

 parietal ; two or three pairs of nuchals ; four or five supra- 

 ciliaries, the penultimate lai-gest. Ear orifice indicated, but very 

 minute or quite closed. Scales in 20 rows, smooth ; dorsals 

 largest. Tail longer than the head and body. Bronzy olive- 

 brown above, each dorsal scale with a median black dot, sides dark, 

 edged above with a black dorsolateral line running through the 

 eye to the snout ; beneath greenish grey. 



Total length ... 86-5 mm. Fore limb ... 3-5 mm. 



Head, length ... 5 Hind limb ... 7-5 



Head, width ... 3-5 Tail ... ... 44-5 



Body ... ... 37 



Loc. — Charleville. 



PYGOPODID^. 



Delma tincta. 



Rostral triangular, two-thirds as long as broad ; siipranasals of 

 each side confiuent, forming a median suture; nostril between first 

 supralabial and two nasals. Prefrontal as large as or larger than 

 frontal, seven-sided, broader than long or considerably longer than 



