194 SCINCIDJE. 



y . 32 to 38 scales round body . . L. ladacense, p. 201. 

 8'. 26 to 28 scales round body ; 

 21 to 2o lamellae under 



fourth toe L. latcrwuiculatiim,]K 202. 



y. 20 to 24 scales rouud body ; ear- 

 opening larg-er than transparent 

 palpebral disk. 

 a. Enlarged pra3auals mucli 



longer than broad L. bilhieatum, p. 202. 



/3'. Enlarged prteanals not much 



longer than broad L. beddomii, p. 203. 



b'. Fronto])arietal single ; 22 to 24 scales 

 rouud body. 

 a". Ear-opening much smaller than 



eye-opening L. iravancoricum, p. 204. 



b". Ear-opening very large Ljnacrotympamini, i^.2Q4. 



h. Posterior border of rostral convex and 

 forming a curved suture Avith fronto- 

 nasal L. viacrotis, ]). 205. 



C. Limbs weak. 

 u. Lower eyelid scaly ; no supranasals ; 24 

 or 26 scales round body. 



a. Frontoparietals two .' L. taprubuuemc, p. 206. 



v. Fronto])arietal single L.faUcu, p. 206. 



b. Lower eyelid scaly ; su]>ranasal,s present. 

 a'. Fronto])arietal single ; 24 or 26 scales 



round body L. Uncvlatum, p. 207. 



b'. Frontoparietals two ; 26 or 28 scales 

 round body. 

 a". Ear-opening hardly as large as 

 pupil ; hind limb half as long as 

 distance between axilla and groin. L. comotti, \>. 207. 

 b" . Ear-opening oval, larger than 

 pupil ; hind limb measuring less 

 than half distance between axilla 

 and groin L. albopunctatuin, p. 208. 



c. Lower eyelid with an undivided trans- 



parent disk ; supranasals present. 

 «'. 24 or 26 scales round body ; fronto- 

 parietals two. 

 «". Distance between end of snout and 

 fore limb contained 2-2^ times 

 in distance between axilla and 



o-roin L. pimdatinn, p. 208. 



b". Distance between end of snout and 

 fore limb contained about 3 times 

 in distance between axilla and 



o'voin J^- (juentheri, p. 209. 



b'. 22 scales round body. 

 a". Frontoparietals two. 



a. The fore limb reaches a little 



beyond the ear; 4th toe a little 



longer than 3rd. 



a . Distance between end of 



snout and fore limb contained 



twice in distance between 



axilla and groin L. fccc, p. 210. 



