56 REPTILES. 



Cliesimt ; scales dark-edged or spotted, of the back in 13 lon- 

 gitudinal series, very obscurely keeled, more distinctly so on the 

 upper and lower part of the tail ; iuternasal short, 6-sided ; inter- 

 parietal triangular, narrow, acute behind; frontonasal 3, subequal, 

 in a cross series. 



a. Adult, in spirits. Europe. Presented by Dr. John Richardson. 



b, c. Adult, in spirits. Dalmatia. From M. Heckle's collection. 

 d. Young, in spirits. Grey, with brown cross bands : scales of 



the back and tail acutely keeled ; ventral shields keeled. Epi- 

 darus, Morea. Presented by the Rev. W. Hennah. 



Apodous Lizard, Shaiv, Zool. t. Pseudopus D'Urvillii, 

 Cuv. R. A. ii. 69. Guerin, Icon. t. 17, f. 1. Bori/, Voy. Morea, 

 Rept. t. 12, f. 2. P. Fischeri, Menetries, Cat. 65. 

 e — <}. Adult, in spirits. Xanthus, Asia Minor. Presented by 

 Charles Fellows, Esq. 



The Slender Pseudopus. Pseudopus gracilis. 



Brownish, with a dark streak on each side ; back with cross 

 rows of pale-edged black spots; scales of the back in 15 longitudi- 

 nal series, bluntly keeled, rounded behind, keel more obscure pear 

 the nape, forming distinct ridges, more distinct on the hinder part 

 of the body; of the belly smooth ; of the under side of the tail 

 very obscurely keeled ; iuternasal and interparietal shields taper- 

 ing or rounded behind, without any central shield between the 

 frontonasals 



a. In spirits. Khagic Hills. Presented by the Hon. East India 

 Company. * 



18. Ophisa u Ru s, Z)awf/. Hyalinus, ilflprrem. Chama?saura, part, 



Schn. 



Head pyramidical ; supranasal shields numerous, band-like. 

 Nostrils lateral, in a nasal plate. Ear very small. Eyelids dis- 

 tinct. Palate with many rows of teeth. Body serpentiform, with 

 2 deep grooves upon the sides. Limbs none. 



The Glass Snj\ke. Ophisaurus ventralis, Daud. Rept. vii. 

 252, t. 88, Graj/, Ann. N. H. i. 39L 0. punctatus, and O. stri- 

 atulus, Cuv. R. A. ii. 70. Anguis ventralis, Linn. S. N. 39L 

 Glass Snake, Catesb. Carol, ii. t. 59. Ophisaurus lineatus. Gray, 

 Ann. N. H.\. 391, (var.) 



Brown, black and yellow spotted and streaked. 



a. Adult, in spirits. Partly bleached. N. America. 



b. Adult, in spirits. Brown-speckled, with a brown band on each 



side of the back. N. America. Presented by Dr. R. Harlan, 

 Philadelphia. 



