LIZARDS. 97 



Ruppell's Riopa. Riopa? Ruppellii, Gray^ Ann. N. H. ii. 

 332. Seps scincoides, 3Ius. Franc f. not Cuvier. 



Pale olive, silvery, very finely punctated, with a whitish streak 

 on each side, edged beneath with a dark line, beneath whitish ; 

 supranasal shields .^ 



Inhab. Arabia Petrea. Mus. Francfort. 



See Ly.afosoma a grosse queue, H. ^' /. Voy. a Pol Sud, Saur. 

 t. 2,/. 1, not described. 



23. Hagria, Gray. Campsodactylus, Dum. et Bib. 



Muzzle conical. Nostrils lateral. Nasal shields separate, su- 

 pranasal 2, contiguous, frontonasal small, lateral, not contiguous, 

 frontal large. Eyebrow shields 4-4. Frontoparietal single, trian- 

 gular, nicked behind, interparietal moderate. Tongue flat, scaly, 

 nicked. Teeth conical, simple. Palate not toothed, slightly nick- 

 ed behind. Lower eyelid with a central transparent disk. Ears 

 small, oblong, with simple edges. Body elongate, sides rounded. 

 Scales smooth. Legs 4, short, far apart, weak. Toes 5-4, subcy- 

 lindrical, unequal, simple, clawed. Tail conical, pointed. 



The Hagria. Hagria Vosmaerii, Gray^ Atm. N. H. ii. 333. 

 Scincus Vosmaerii, Coct. MSS. (fide Mus.' Paris). Campsodac- 

 tylus Lamarrei, Dum. et Bib. E. G. v. 762. Lacerta Chalcides, 

 Hardwicke., Icon. ined. Brit. Mm. t. 115. 



Body and tail above and below with alternate brown and yel- 

 low narrow streaks, equal in number to the series of scales ; head 

 brown. 



Inhab. India, Bengal. Mus. Paris. 



24. Chiamela, Gray. 



Head subquadrangular. Nasal lateral, 4-sided, separate, su- 

 pranasals 2, band-like, transverse, contiguous, frontonasal lateral, 

 frontoparietal single, interparietal large, triangular, parietal ob- 

 lique. Lower eyelid with a central transparent disk. Ears small, 

 oblong, nearly hidden under the scales. Body and tail elongate, 

 subcylindrical. Limbs 4, w'eak, far apart. Toes 4-4, subcylin- 

 drical, elongate, clawed, the first hinder very short, the second and 

 third gradually longer, the third and fourth equal and longest. 



This genus difi'ers from Tetradactylus in its being the large 

 thumb-like outer toe that is deficient, and not, as in that genus, 

 where that toe is well developed, whilst it is the smaller inner toes 

 that are wanting. 



Hardw^icke's Chiamela. Chiamela lineata, Gray^ Ann. N. 

 H, ii. 333. 



Golden brown, with longitudinal black lines, one in the centre 

 of each series of scales ; head brown, shields pale-edged. 



a. Young, in spirits, India. k 



