106 REPTILES OF THE WORLD 



Number 



of Distribution. 



Species. 



South Africa; Southern No. 

 Amer., Mexico and Cent. 

 Amer. 



Genus Ablepharus 16 species S. E. Europe, S. W. Asia, 



Australia, Central and 

 Southern Africa. 



Genus Ristella 4 species India. 



Genus Tropidophorus 8 species S. E. Asia ; Borneo and the 



Philippine Islands. 



Genus Tribolonotus 1 species New Guinea. 



Genus Eumeces 31 species North America, Mexico and 



Cent. Amer.; Asia and No. 

 Africa. 



Genus Brachymeles 4 species Philippine Islands. 



Genus Scincus 8 species No. Africa; Arabia; Persia. 



Genus Ophiomorus 6 species S. E. Europe; S. W. Asia, as 



far east as N. W. India. 



Genus Chalcides 11 species So. Europe; Africa, north of 



the equator; S. W. Asia. 



Genus Scelotes 13 species Central and South Africa; 



Madagascar. 



Genus Herpetoseps 1 species South Africa; Madagascar. 



Genus Sepsina 10 species South Africa; Madagascar. 



Genus Malanoseps 1 species East Africa. 



Genus Sepophis 1 species Southern India. 



Genus Chalcidoseps 1 species Ceylon. 



Genus Acontias 9 species Ceylon; So. Africa; Mada- 

 gascar. 



Genus Typhlacontias 1 species Southwestern Africa. 



Genus Pygomeles i 1 species Madagascar. 



Family A nelytropidce : Small, 

 worm-like lizards; limbless; 

 eyes hidden under skin; no ear 

 opening. 



Genus Anelytropsis 1 species Mexico. 



Genus Feylinia 1 species West Africa. 



Genus Typhlosaurus 4 species South Africa. 



Family Dibamidce: Represented 

 by blind, limbless, burrowing 

 species. 



Genus Dibamus 2 species New Guinea; Moluccas; Cele- 

 bes. 



i Relationship doubtful. 



