212 SCINCID^. 



frontoparietal, aucl narrower, in contact with the first and second 

 supraoculars ; 4 supraoculars ; 7 supraciliaries, first and last 

 largest ; frontoparietals fused into a single large shield ; inter- 

 parietal distinct, rather large ; parietal forming a suture behind 

 the interparietal ; a pair of nnchals and a pair of temporals border 

 the parietals ; fifth upper labial below the centre of the eye. Ear- 

 opening small, roundish. 22 scales round the middle of the body, 

 equal, perfectly smooth. Marginal pricanals scai'cely enlarged. 

 The fore limb when stretched forwards hardly reaches the ear ; 

 the hind limb measures about one fourth the distance between axilla 

 and groin. Digits feebly compressed ; fourth toe very slightly 

 longer than third ; subdigital lamelkie smooth, 11 under the fourth 

 toe. Yellowish brown above ; a dark brown lateral band, edged 

 above by a yellowish line ; lower surfaces yellowish. 



From snout to vent 1"8 inches. 



Hah. Minhla, Burma. 



245. Lygosoma lineatum. 



Chiamela liueata, Gray, Ann. N. H, ii, 1839, p. 333 ; Gilnth. Rcpt. 



B. I. p. 95 ; Theob. Cat. p. 66. 

 Hagria vosmaerii, Gray, I. c. p. 333 ; Gilnth. Repf. B. I. p. 94 ; Thcoh. 



Cat. p. 67. 

 Campsodactylus lamarrei, Dum. 4'- Bitir. Erp, Gen. v, p. 762. 

 Lygosoma vosmaerii, Bouleny. Cat. Liz. iii, p. 31o, pi. xxv, fig. 2. 

 Lygosoma lineatum, Buuleng. I. c. fig. 3. 



Body much elongate ; limbs very short, tetradactyle ; distance 

 between end of snout and fore limb contained 3| to 4 times 

 in distance between axilla and groin. Snout short, obtuse. 

 Lower eyelid with an undivided transparent disk. Supranasals 

 present, i]i contact behind the rostral ; frontonasals much broader 

 than long, forming a broad suture with the frontal ; pnefrontals 

 small, widely separated ; frontal shorter than the interparietal, in 

 contact with the first and second supraoculars ; 4 supraoculars ; 

 6 or 7 supraciliaries ; frontoparietals fused into a single large shield ; 

 interparietal distinct, not much shorter than the frontal ; parietals 

 forming a suture behind the interparietal ; nonuchals ; fourth and 

 fifth upper labials below the eye. Ear-opening very small. 22 

 smooth, subequal scales round the middle of the body. Pncanals 

 not enlarged. Third and foui'th toes equal; subdigital lamelke 

 smooth. Yellowish brown, each scale with a dark brown spot 

 forming longitudinal lines, which are less marked below than 

 above. 



Erom snout to vent 2-2o inches ; tail 2-8. 



Hah. The Ueccan (Pooua, Belgaum, Matheran). The unique 

 type of Hagria vosmaerii or Canq)sodactyIus hojtarrei, stated to be 

 from Bengal, is apparently an anomalous specimen of this species, 

 with five fingers instead of four. 



