MABUIA. 191 



round the body, of which 8 or 10 are smooth. The hind Hmb 

 reaches the elbow of tiie adpressed fore limb. Subdigital lamellae 

 smooth. Scales on upper surface of tibia bicarinatc. Tail 1| the 

 length of head and body. Dark olive-brown above, greenish-white 

 interiorly. 



From snout to vent 2*5 inches ; tail 4*5. 



Hah. Nicobars, Sumatra, Java, Borneo. 



214. Mabuia multifasciata. 



Scincus carinatus, part., Schneid. Hist. Amph. ii, p. 183. 

 Scincus multifasciatus, Kvld, Bpitr. z. Zool. n. veryl. AnaL p. li'6. 

 Tiliqua rubiiveutris, Gray, III. Ind. Zool. ii, pi. Ixxv, tig. 1. 

 Euprepe3 riifescens, Cantor, J. A. S. Ii. xvi, 1847, p. 652 ; Giinth. 



Eept. B. I. p. 79 (part.). 

 Plestrodon sikkimensis, Gray, A. M. N. H. (2) xii, 1853, p. 388. 

 Euprepes carinatus, part., Theob. Cat. p. 49. 

 Mabuia multil'asciata, Bouleny. Cat. Liz. iii, p. 186. 



Snout moderate, obtuse. Lower eyelid scaly. Nostril behind 

 vertical of the suture between rostral and first labial ; a postnasal ; 

 anterior loreal not deeper than the second, in contact with the 

 first labial ; supranasals frequently in contact behind rostral ; 

 frontonasal broader tlian long ; prsefrontals constantly forming a 

 median suture ; frontal as long as or shorter than the frontoparietals 

 and interparietal together, in contact with the second (rarely also 

 with the first) su|)raocular : 4 supraoculars, second largest ; 6 

 supraciliaries, first largest ; frontoparietals distinct, larger than 

 the interparietal, \\liich entirely separates the parietals ; a pair of 

 nuchals ; 4 labials anterior to the subocular, AAhich is large and 

 not narrower below. Ear-opening roundish or oval, as large as 

 a lateral scale, or a little smaller, with or without a few very 

 small lobules anteriorly. Dorsal scales more or less distinctly tri- 

 (rarely quinque-) carinate : luiehals and laterals usually very feebly 

 keeled, sonu'times smooth ; 30 to 34 scales round the middle of 

 the body, subequal or dorsals largest. The hind limb reaches the 

 wrist or the elbow of the adpressed fore limb. Subdigital lamelhc 

 smooth. Scales on upper surface of tibia mostly tricarinate. Tail 

 I5 to If times length of head and body. Brown or olive above ; 

 some specimens uniform, or with a large whitish (red) patch on 

 each side ; back frequently with small black spots, sometimes con- 

 fluent into longitudinal lines ; sides frequentl)" dark brown, with 

 whitish, black-edged ocelli ; a well-defined light dorso-lateral band 

 seldom present ; lower surfaces yellowish or greenish white. 



Erom snout to vent 5 inches ; tail 8. 



Hah. Sikhim (?), Burma, Siam, Malay Peninsula and Archi- 

 pelago. 



215. Mabuia tytleri. 



Tiliqua rufescens, part., Thcohald, Cat. Hept. As. Soc. Mas. p. 23. 

 Tiliqua cariuata, ]iart., Sto/iczka, J. A. S. B. xxxix, 1870, p. 169. 

 Mabuia tytleri, Bouleny, Cat. Liz. iii, p. 187. 



