88 REPTILES. 



The Omolepide. Omolepida Casiiarince. Cyclodus Casiia- 

 rinag, Dum. et Bib. E. G. v. 749. Gray, in Grey Trav. Atistr. ii. 

 423. Bell, Zool. Beagle, Rept. t. 15,/. 3. Keneux de la Casua- 

 rine, Coct. Tab. 



Olive green, varied with black interrupted cross bands formed 

 of the hack edges of the scales, beneath grey white, with black 

 edges to the scales. 



a. In spirits. V. D. Land. Presented by Charles Darwin, Esq. 

 6, c. In spirits. V. D. Land. Presented by the Admiralty, from 



the Antarctic Expedition, 

 rf, e. In spirits. V. D. Land. From Mr. Gould's collection. 



14. PoDOPHis, Weigm. Lygosoma, part, Gray^ Dum. et Bib. 

 Chalcida, Meyen. Mabouya, part, Fitz. 



Head subquadrangular. Nasal lateral, triangular, nearly ap- 

 proximating, supranasal none, frontoparietal single, interparietal 

 triangular, parietals 2, oblique, large. Ears very small, nearly 

 hidden under the skin. Lower eyelid scaly, with a cross series of 

 larger scales. Body and tail elongate, subcylindrical. Scales 

 smooth, of the under side rather larger. Limbs 4, very far apart, 

 weak, shcnt. Toes 5-5, short, thick, subequal, cylindrical, clavved. 

 Tail cylindrical. Scales of the under side similar to those of the 

 belly. ' 



The PoDOPHis. Podophis Chalcides, Lacerta Chalcides, 

 Linn. S. N. i. 369. Anguis quadrupes, Linn. S. N. i. 390. 

 Lacep. Q. O. i. 437. Lacerta serpens, Block, Naturf. ii. 28, t. 2. 

 Meyer, Syfi. Rept. SI. Gray, Zool. Journ. iii. 228. Lygosoma 

 aurata. Gray, Griffith, A. K. ix. 72. L. brachypoda, Dum. et 

 Bib. E. G. V. 721. Scincus brachypus, Schn. Amph, ii. 192. 

 Seps pentadactylus, Daud. Rept. iv. 325. Lacerta abdomiualis, 

 Thunb. Gray, Ann. N. H. ii. 332. Tiliqua deVosmaer, Coct. Tab. 



Frontal plate oblong, frontoparietal plate single; last range of 

 of preanal scales largest. 



a. Adult, in spirits. Java. From the Leyden Museum. 



d. Supranasal plates none. Body and tail cylindrical, elongate. 



Limbs rudimentary or ivanting. Rostral rather produced and 



depressed in front. Frontonasal rudimentary, the inter nasal and 



frontal being separated by a broad straight suture. Head half 



conical. 



1^. SiAPHOS, Gray. Peromeles, Weigm. Tetradactylus, 



Dum, et Bib. 



Head rather depressed, half conical. Supranasal none. Ros- 

 tral rather produced but rounded in front. Nasal triangular, ob- 

 lique, lateral, internasal truncated behind, frontonasal none, fron- 



