208 SCINCID^. 



the centre of eye. Ear-opening sniall, hardly as large as tbe pupil, 

 round, \\'ith a projecting lobule anteriorly. 28 smooth, subeqiial 

 scales round the middle of the body. No ejdarged prixanals. The 

 ad])ressed limbs fail to meet ; the fore limb stretched forwards 

 reaches a little beyond tlu^ ear ; hind limb half the distance between 

 axiUa and groin. Fourth toe longer than third ; subdigital lamellse 

 obtusely keeled, 15 luider the fourth toe. Kul'ous above, each 

 scale edged with dark brown; sides brow ii, with yellowish spots: 

 lower parts uniform yellowish. 



From snout to vent 2*25 inches. 



Hah. Minhla, Upper Burma. 



238. Lygosoma albopiinctatiim. 



Iiiopa albopuuctata, Grai/, A, M. N. H. xviii, 184t5, p. 430; TJieob, 



Cat. p. 62. 

 Eumecas punctatus, Cantor, J. A. S. B. xvi, 1847, ]). 651. 

 Eumeces albopimctatus, Oiinth. Rept. B. I. p. 9:2. 

 Lygosoma albopunctatum, Bouleng. Cat. Liz. iii, p. 309. 



Body elongate, limbs weak ; distance between end of snout 

 and fore limb contained 2 to 2| times in the distance between 

 axilla and groin. Snout short, obtuse. Lower eyelid scaly. 

 Huprauasals present, in contact behind the rostral ; frontonasal 

 much broader than long, in contact with the frontal ; praefrontals 

 small ; frontal as long as the frontoparietals and interparietal 

 together, in contact with the lirst and second supraoculars ; 

 4 supraoculars ; 7 or 8 supraciliaries, first and last largest ; fronto- 

 parietals distinct, larger than the interparietal ; pai'ietals forming 

 a suture behind the interparietal ; nuchals frequently indistinct ; 

 fifth upper labial below the centre of the eye. Ear-opening small, 

 oval, with one or two small lobules anteriorly. 26 or 28 scales 

 round the middle of the body, all smooth, subequal. Marginal 

 prieanals scarcely enlarged. The fore limb stretched forwards 

 reaches the ear or a little beyond ; the length of the hind limb is 

 contained 2| to 3 times in the distance between axilla and groin. 

 Fourth toe longer than third : subdigital lamella? feebly unicarinate, 

 12 to 1.") under the fourth toe. Tail thick, a little longer than head 

 and body. Pale brown or rufous above, sides closely dotted with 

 black ; each dorsal and luichal scale with a more or less distinct dark 

 brown dot, forming longitudiual series ; sides of neck and anterior 

 part of body while-spotted ; lower surfaces yellowish white. 



From suout to vent 2-5 inches. 



Hah. Southern India, Lower (lodavari valley, Bilaspur, Bengal, 

 Assam, Burma, Malay Peninsula. 



230. Lygosoma punctatum. 



Lacerta punctata, Linn. Si/st. Nat. i, p. 309. 

 Riopa liardwickii, Grai/, Cat. Liz. p. 90 ; Theoh. Cat. p. 63. 

 Eumeces hardwlckii, frunth. Rept. B. I. p. 92. 

 Lygosoma puuctatum, Boulmg. Cat, Liz. iii, p. 310. 



