98 reptiles. 



25. Senira. 



H%ad depressed. Rostral triangular. Nostrils large, lateral, 

 occupying nearly the whole of tlie small oblong nasals ; supra- 

 nasal large, contiguous, frontonasal moderate, approximate, 

 frontoparietals 2, moderate, interparietal triangular. Eyes small, 



lower eyelid with a transparent disk. Tongue .'* Body 



cylindrical, elongate. Scales smoolh. Limhs 4, very short, stout, 

 very far apart. Toes 5-5, thick, rounded, clawed, front very short, 

 suhequal, hinder short, unequal, third and fourth longest, nearly 

 equal. Tail round, elongated, tapering. 



The Senira. Senira hicolor. 



Black, lower part of sides and beneath white ; young above 

 whitish, with interrupted black slveaks ; rostral, supranasal, naso- 

 loreal and upper labial shields rather swollen. 



a. Adult, in spirits. Back deep black, sides and beneath white, 



limbs black-spotted in lines, Philippine Islands. From Mr. 



Cuming's collection. 

 bf c. Half-grown. Pale, back with rows of black spots, one on each 



scale, sides and legs black-spotted, a band of spots from the 



eye to over the ear. Philippine Islands. From Mr. Cuming's 



collection. 

 (L Adult, like a, but the tail more tapering, and with some of the 



scales of the tail showing indistinct indications of 3 keels. 



Philippines. From Mr. Cuming's collection. 



26. liRACHYMEhES, Dum. et Bib. Cuminia, Grai/. 



Nostril lateral. Nasal very small, separate, subanterior. Su- 

 pranasal triangular, nearly contiguous, frontoparietal double, in- 

 terparietal triangular. Tongue flat, slightly nicked, covered with 

 circular convex pajtillae. Palate not toothed, with a large trian- 

 gular nick. Ears hidden under the skin. Lower eyelid trans- 

 parent. Body cylindrical, rather elongate. Sides rounded. 

 Limbs 4, rudimentaiy, short, front truncated, with 2 veiy short 

 claws, the hinder rather tapering, undivided. Tail conical. 

 Scales smooth. Teeth simple, conical. 



The Brachymeles. Brachymeles Bonitae, Dum. et Bib. E. 

 G. V. 777. Cuminia, Gray, Syn. B. M. Ed. 42, 110. 

 Dark brown. 



o, h. Adult and young. Philippine Islands. From Mr. Cuming's 

 collection. 



