228 SCINCIDJE, 



266. Acontias monodactylus. 



Evesia mouodactylus, Gray, Ann. N. H. ii, 1839, p. 336. 



Nessia monodnctj'la, GUnth. Rept. B. I. p. 97 ; Theoh. Cut. p. 68. 



Acontias mouodactyliis, Bouleng. Cat. Liz. \\\, p. 425. 



8iiout shorter than in the preceding, more obtuse ; ear-opening 

 distinct, uiiuute; rostral covering nearly half the snout ; mental 

 moderate ; frontonasal a little shorter than the rostral, shorter than 

 the frontal ; the latter .shield as long as broad or a little broader 

 than long, angularly emarginate on each side by the first supra- 

 ocular ; 3 supraoculars ; 6 supraeiliaries ; interparietal nearly as 

 long as the frontal and a little broader ; parietals Jiarrow : loreal 

 and first upper labial scarcely longer than the rostral ; second labial 

 entering the orbit. 24 scales round the middle of the body, equal. 

 Eoth pairs of limbs represented by undivided, bud-like rudiments. 

 Pr^aual scales not enlarged. Length of tail one-third of the total, 

 lirovvn, lighter beneath, each scale edged with darker, 



Prom snout to A'ent 3*5 inches ; tail 1'6. 



Hah. Ceylon. 



267. Acontias layardii. 



Acontiusi layardl, Kelaart,Prodr.\\, \>. V2 ; Giiiith. licpt. B. 1. \\ 90 ; 

 Theoh. Cut. p. 67 ; Boulemj. Cat. Lb, ill, p. 420. 



Head conical ; snout acuminate, projecting ; ear hidden ; rostral 

 covering not quite half the snout ; mental moderate ; frontonasal 

 as long as the rostral, slightly shorter than the frontal; the latter 

 shield about as broad as long, angularly emarginate on each side 

 by the first supraocular ; 3 supraoculars ; 6 supraeiliaries ; inter- 

 parietal nearly as long as the frontal and a little broader ; parietals 

 narrow ; loreal and first labial a little longer than the rostral ; 

 second labial entering the orbit. 22 scales rouiid the middle of 

 the body, equal. Limbs absent. Prasanal scales not enlarged. 

 Length of tail about one-third of the total. Brown, each scale 

 edged with darker. 



Prom snout to vent 3 inches ; tail 1"3. 



Hah. Ceylon. 



268. Acontias sarasinorum. 



Acontias sarasinorum, F. 31i(l/er, Verh. Nat. Ges. Busel, viii, 1889, 

 p. 702, pi. X. 



Head conical ; snout obtuse, prominent ; ear-opening distinct, 

 but very minute; rostral covering not quite half the snout ; mental 

 moderate ; frontonasal shorter than the rosffl'al or the froiital ; the 

 latter shield a little broader than long, angularly emargiuate on each 

 side by the first supraocular ; 4 supraoculars ; interparietal trian- 

 gular, equilateral, much narrower than the frontal; parietals narrow ; 

 2 loreals, together as long as the first labial, which is shorter than 

 the rostral ; second and third labials entering the orbit. 24 (22 ?) 

 scales round the middle of the body. Bud-like rudiments of hind 

 limbs. Pra^anal scales not enlarged. Length of tail about one- 

 third of the total. Pale brown, each scale edged with darker. 



Total length 5*5 inches ; tail 1'9. 



Uah. Ceylon. I have not seen this newlv described Acontias. 



