64 AMEIVASEX-LINEATA. 



three supra-orbital plates on each side, that supply the place of a bony plate to 

 the orbit; the snout is more obtuse than usual, terminating in a single plate. The 

 nostrils are lateral, and placed near the extremity; the eyes are small, with a black 

 pupil and a golden iris; the inner margins of the eyelids are bordered with a very 

 narrow band of bright yellow; the membrane of the tympanum is apparent, and of 

 a palish white colour; the entrance to it is round, and of large size. The upper 

 jaw is covered with a row of small square plates; the lower jaw has two rows of 

 the same form, the plates in the inferior row being largest. The throat is covered 

 with small scales, and has two transverse folds in front of the anterior extremities. 



The body is elongated, and covered on the back and sides with minute scales; 

 the scales of the abdomen are large and arranged in rows, of which those nearest 

 the middle are largest. The tail is very long, perfectly cylindrical, and covered 

 with verticillated scales; the vent is transverse, with large scales in front and small 

 ones behind. 



The anterior extremities are rounded, scaly above, granulate below; and have 

 five fingers, each furnished with a dehcate, short and curved nail. The posterior 

 extremities are also scaly above, the scales being so minute as to make the 

 surface appear granulated; the under surface of the thigh and leg is covered with 

 very large scales; and along the posterior and inferior part of the thigh is a range 

 of pores. There are five toes, each furnished with a nail similar to those of the 

 fingers. 



Colour. The head is dusky brown; the upper jaw bluish-white, the lower nearly 

 of a silvery-white colour. Along the back extends, from the occiput to the tail, 

 a purple or brownish band, on each side of which are three yellow or golden 

 longitudinal fines; of these, the superior is the palest and shortest; it begins at the 

 occiput and terminates at the tail; the other lines are much longer and brighter, 

 the upper one beginning above the orbit and extending to the middle of the tail; 

 the lower line begins below the eye, and runs above the tympanum, along the 

 flanks to the anterior part of the thigh; a shorter and more indistinct line extends 



