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Mesalina. 

 Nostril between an upper and lower nasal with a minute 

 postnasal. Prasanal single. Femoral pores. 

 Ventral shields in twelve rows ... M. breivrostris. 



Ventral shields in eight rows . . . M. Watsonana. 



b. — Eyelids none. 



Ophiops. 



Nostril in the muzzle ridge between two or three small 

 shields. Gular fold none. Femoral pores. 

 Scales on back in 25 — 28 transverse rows. 



One prasfrontal . . . O. Jerdoni. 



Scales on back in 25 — 26 rows. Two or 



three prsefrontals ... 0. monticola. 



Scales of back in 50 transverse rows ... O. microlepis. 



Scales of back in 45 transverse rows ... O. meizolepis. 



Family ZONURID^. 

 A distinct longitudinal fold. 



PSEUDOPUS. 



Body anguiform. Limbs none or rudimentary. 

 Body spotted with turquoise blue ... P. gracilis. 



Family SCINCID^. 



Scales imbricate. No gular or lateral fold. No femoral or 

 prseanal pores. Tongue free, exsertile, bifid at tip. Habits 

 active, diurnal. 



A. — Scales keeled. 



Tropidophorus. 

 Tail spinosely keeled. Olive brown, with 



oblique red bars across the back ... T. Berdmorei. 



EUPREPES. 



Tail without spines. 



Section a. — Lower eyelid scaly. 

 Scales 3 — 5 keeled ... E. carinatus. 



Scales 5 — 7 keeled (viviparous) ... E. macularius. 



