186 SCINCID.E. 



Snout short, obtuse. Lower eyelid with an undivided trans- 

 pareiit disk. Nostril entirely or mainly behind the vertical of the 

 suture between the rostral and the first labial ; normally no post- 

 nasal ; anterior loreal in contact xA'ith the first labial ; supranasals 

 in contact behind the rostral ; frontonasals broader than long, in 

 contact with the truncated anterior angle of the frontal; the latter 

 shield as long as the frontoparietals and interparietal together, 

 or a little longer, in contact with the second, or first and second, 

 or second and third supraoculars ; 4 supraoculars, second largest and 

 but rarely touching the pncfrontal ; 5 (rarely 4 or 6) supraciliaries ; 

 frontoparietals 2, smaller than the interparietal, which entirely 

 separates the parietals ; 1 (or 2) pair of nuchals ; 4 labials anterior 

 to the subocular ; latter not narrower beneath, about twice as large 

 as the neighbouring labials. Ear-o^^eniug oval-subtriangular, about 

 as large as a lateral scale, \\ith 2 or 3 minute projecting lobules 

 anteriorly. Dorsal scales more or less distinctly tricarinate, some- 

 times almost smooth ; the scales on the neck and flanks smooth or 

 very feebly keeled ; 34 to 38 scales round the middle of the body ; 

 dorsals a little larger than laterals and ventrals. The adpressed 

 limbs overlap. 8ubdigital lamellae smooth or obtusely unicarinate. 

 Tail about Ig times as long as head and body. Two bands, lighter 

 than the ground-colour, which is brownish or greyish, extend along 

 each side, the upper from the supraciliary border, the lo^^■e^ from 

 below the eye ; the interspace between these bands dark brown 

 with small whitish spots, or irregularly spotted with darker brown ; 

 a narrow vertebral zone constantly remains unspotted ; lower sur- 

 face uniform whitish. 



i'rom snout to vent 3g inches ; tail 5. 



Hah. Abyssinia, Arabia, Syria, Asia Minor, Persia, Siud according 

 to Murray. 



207. Mal)uia innotata. 



Euprepes inuotatns, Blanfurd, J. A. S. B. xxxix, 1870, p. 354, pi. xvi, 



tig. 9 ; 77ieoh. Cat. p. 52. 

 Mabuia innotata, Boulemj. Cat. Liz. iii, p. 178. 



Snout short, obtuse. Lower eyelid with an undivided transparent 

 disk. Nostril pierced behind the vertical of the suture between the 

 ro>tral and the first labial ; no postnasal ; anterior loreal in contact 

 with the first labial ; frontonasal broader than long, in contact with 

 the rostral and (not constantly) \Aith the frontal; latter a little 

 shorter than the frontoparietals and interparietal together, in con- 

 tact with the second supraocular only ; 4 supraoculars, second 

 very large ; 6 supraciliaries ; frontoparietals distinct, slightly 

 shorter than the interparietal, which entirely sejiarates the parietals ; 

 a pair of nuchals ; 4 labials anterior to the subocular, which is at 

 least twice as long as the neighbouring labials, and not narrower 

 below. Ear-opening triangular, a little larger than a lateral scale, 

 with three or four short lobules anteriorly. Nuchal and lateral 

 scales mostly feebly tricarinate ; dorsals quinquecarinate ; 34 (or 

 32) scales round the middle of the body. The hind limb reaches 

 the wrist of the adpressed fore limb. Subdigital lamella? smooth. 



