50 REPTILES. 



«, h. Adult and young, in spirits. Madagascar. Presented by J. 

 E. Gray, Esq. 



** Interparietal very small^ central. 



The Beautiful Cicigna. Cicigna ornata. C. Madagascar- 

 ensis, var. ornata, Gray^ Griffith, A. K. ix. 64. Gerrhosaurus li- 

 neatus, Cocteau, Mag. Zool. t. 5, 6, f. 2. Dum. et Bib. E. G. v. 378 

 A. Smith, III. Zool S. Afr. t. 42, f. 21, 24 ? 



Back with 5 alternate black and yellow streaks ; scales of the 

 back in 24 cross rows, strongly striated and keeled; a small shield 

 between the second pair of submaxillaries. 



a. Adult, in spirits. Madagascar. Presented by J. E. Gray, Esq. 



7. Gerrhosaurus, Weigmann. Pleurostrichus, A. Smith. 



Head pyramidical ; frontoparietals 2 ; frontonasals and pa- 

 rietal plates separate, equal ; interparietal small. Temple shield- 

 ed. Palate toothless. Nostrils lateral, between the upper labial 

 and an anterior and posterior nasal shields. Eyelids distinct. Ear 

 with a long scale in front. Scales of the back square, in cro|p se- 

 ries. Body fusiform. Toes 5-5, unequal, compressed, smooth be- 

 neath. Femoral pores distinct. Tail rather compressed, unarmed. 



The Yellow-throated Gerrhosaurus. Gerrhosaurus fla- 

 vigularis, Weigm. Isis, 1828, 379. Dum. et Bib. E. G. v. 379. 

 Wagler, Icon. t. 34,/. 1. G. ocellatus, Cocteau, 3Iag. Zool. iv. t. 

 5, 6,/. 1. Cicigna sepiformis, Gray, Griffith, A. K. ix. 63. ^Ann. 

 N. H. i. 389. Pleurostrichus chrysobranchus, and P. Dujardinii, 

 A. Smith, Mag. Zool. Sf Bot. i. 144, 143. 111. Zool. S. Afr. Kept, 

 t. 42, f. 1—4. 



Back brown, with black-edged white spots, a black-edged pale 

 streak on each side; scales of the back striated and keeled, of the 

 sides smooth, in 23 series ; ventral shields 8-rowed. 



a. Adult, stuffed. Tail wanting. S. Africa. From the S. Afri- 

 can Museum. 



The Gerrhosaurus. Gerrhosaurus typicus, Dion, et Bib. E. 

 G. V. 383. Pleurostrichus typicus, A. Smith, Mag. Zool. ii. 143. 

 ///. Zool. S. Afr. Rept. t. 42, f. 58. 



Back brown, with a black and white streak on each side; scales 

 of the back striated, slightly keeled, of the sides smooth, in 23 

 series; ventral shields 16-rowed. 



a. Adult, stuffed. S. Africa. Presented by Dr. A, Smith. 



Bibron's Gerrhosaurus. Gerrhosaurus Bibronii, A. Sinith, 

 Zool. S. Afr. Rept. t. 49, f 9—12, not described. 

 Tnhab. S. Africa. Mus. Dr. A. Smith. 



