96 REPTILES. 



The Emo. Mabouya cyanura. Scincus cyanurus, Lesson^ 

 Voy. Coq. ii. 49, t. 4,f. 2. Graj/, Ann. N. H. ii.*28. S. celesti- 

 nus, Mus. Lei/d. Eumeces Lessonii, Dum. et Bib. E. G. \. 654. 

 Tiliqua Lessoiiii, and T. Keenii, Coct. Tab. 



Black, with 3 golden streaks, middle broadest from the end of 

 the nose, beneath greenish bronze ; the interparietal plate want- 

 ing ; ears suboval, partly covered above by the end of the temple 

 scales ; nasal small, nostril large, as if in the centre of 3 nasal 

 plates ; tail tapering. 



a — c. In spirits. Molncca. From the Leyden Museum. 

 rf, e. In spirits. New Guinea. From MM. Quoy and Gaimard, 

 Mus. Paris. 



f. Supranasal 2. Body and tail subcylindrical^ elongate. Limbs 

 4, shorty weak, or rudimentary. 



22. RioPA, Gray. Eumeces, B. Weigmann. Eumeces, part, 



Dum. et Bib. 



Head pyramidical. Muzzle rounded in front. Rostral erect. 

 Frontoparietal shields double, interparietal distinct. Nostrils la- 

 teral, near the hinder edge of the nasal plate, supranasals 2, con- 

 tiguous. The lower eyelid with a transparent disk. Palate not 

 toothed, with a triangular notch behind. Ears small, circular, 

 drum sunken. Body elongate, cylindrical. Scales smooth. Limbs 

 very short, weak. Toes b-b, short, unequal, with a series of com- 

 pressed tubercles beneath, palm and soles equally granular. Tail 

 elongate, cylindrical. 



The Dotted Riopa. Riopa punctata, Gray, Ann. N. H. ii. 

 332. Seba, ii. t. 12,/. 16. Weigm. H. M. 36. Dum. et Bib. E. G. 

 V. 634. Lacerta punctata, Linn. Mus. Ad. 46. S. N. i. 369. L. 

 interpunclata, Gmelin, S. N. i. 1075. Seps scincoides, Cuv. R. 

 yl. ii. 64. Lygosoma punctata, Gray, Cn^^/i, ^. A', ix. "Tili- 

 qua Cuvieri, and T. Duvaucellii," Coct. Scincus bilineatus, Daud. 

 Rept. iv. 256. Le Double Raie, Lacep. Q. O. i. 408. 



Fulvous or brown, with 4 series of black dots, the 2 central 

 series largest, and a pale streak on each side, beneath silvery ; the 

 cheeks, sides and limbs with series of black s})ots; preanal scales 

 subequal ; ear simple in front ; tail thick, with lines of spots above 

 and below. 

 a. Adult, in spirits, tail broken. India. 



Hardwicke's Riopa. Riopa Hardwickii. 



Pale brown, back with a broad pale streak on each side, edged 

 above with a series of very minute dark dots, sides brown, the dor- 

 sal streak 2 series of scales wide, sides brown, with some indistinct 

 white lines; feet short, toes short; tail slender, cylindrical, uni- 

 form pale brown. 



a. Young? in sjiirits. India. Presented hy Gen. Hardwicke. 



