Catalogue of Reptiles, 25 



The two dorsal white lines pass through the second row of scales and are 

 nearl}' half a scale broad, and very conspicuous. The lateral pale lines are 

 almost obsolete. The scales are smooth, but five or more fine hair-like lines 

 are visible on them, ending in dark punctate dots on the hinder margin. 

 The sub-caudals are broad, one-rowed, and have twelve white fine lines. 

 These lines are not probably visible in the living animal. 



25. M. Chinensis, Gray. 



Plestiodon quinquelineatum, L. apud Blytlis 3ISS. label. 



a. two yomig specimens, China. J. C. Bowring, Esq. 



h. scales smooth. 



HINULIA, Gray. 



26. H. MACTTLATA, Blytll. 



Lissonota macidata^ Blytli^ J. A. S., XXII., 653. 



Lissonota Harriettce, Tytler 3ISS. 

 Lissonota Tytlerii^ Tytler 3ISS. 



The type specimen of Mr. Blyth's description is no longer in the museum. 

 Eheu fugaces ! 



a. many specimens. Martaban. Major Berdmore. 



h. two specimens. Andamans. Lieut. -Col. Tytler. 



Limbs rather small. Thumb short; fourth finger very long. Nostrils 

 lateral, in the centre of a somewhat oblique rhomboidal nasal shie*ld. Su- 

 pranasals none. Frontinasal large, broader than long, forming a suture in 

 front with the rostral, which is truncated behind, but reaches well back on 

 the surface of the head. Behind, it forms a suture with the vertical and 

 the two frontiparietals. Superciliaries four, sub-equal, very convex, tumid, 

 nearly approximating on the crown. 



The Martaban specimens do not quite correspond with the type as to 

 coloration. Above, rich pale bronze brown, irregularly dark spotted. Sides 

 blackish, white dotted. The dark colour commencing as a narrow band 

 across the upper rostral, gradually widening on the sides and continued to 

 the extremity of the tail. On the tail, however, though distinct, it is rather 

 pale, and bounded above and below with a waved or scalloped margin, very 

 characteristic. Beneath, uniform white or greenish white. It abounds 

 throughout Pegu and is an extremely active species inhabiting the forests. 



*H. Taprobanexsis, Kelaart. Ceylon. 

 *H. Dussumieri, Gray. Malabar. 



PLESTIODON, DuME'RiL et Bibron. 



27. P. SCUTATUS, n. s. 



Body elongate, stout, subcjdindrical. Tail elongate, cylindrical. Limbs 

 small, stout. Toes moderate, regular, scarcely subequal, with long nails. 

 Head conical a)id rather shelving. Nostrils large, central, in a single nasal 

 plate. Supernasals one pair, forming a suture. Proefrontal separated from 

 vertical by the broad suture of a largish pair of frontals. Vertical large, 5 

 sided, truncated before, pointed behind- Loreals 3, third largest. Super- 

 ciliaries 7. Rostral large. Upper labials, regular 8 ; 6th under orbit : 6th, 7th, 



