106 REPTILES. 



hind, parieial moderate. Lower eyelid covered with granular 

 scales, wilh a larger series on its upper edge. Temple covered 

 with shields. Orbits sunounded with a series of small scales. Pa- 

 late tooihless, acutely nicked behi'icl. Ears oblong, erect, with a 

 series of large scales in front. Body fusiform, stout. Scales mo- 

 derate, transverse, ovate, G-sided, with 3 (or on the nape 5) paral- 

 lel central scales, of the throat and belly thin, smooth. Preanal 

 shields ratber larger. Legs 4, strong. "^ Toes elongate, compress- 

 ed, unequal. Tail elongate, cylindrical, rather 4-sidecl, tapering, 

 covered with rather larger 3-keeled scales, and wilh a central se- 

 ries of broader smooth scales beneath. 



* Back vjith 12 roivs of moderate -si :::ed scales. Scales of the legs 



keeled. 



The Tropidolepisma. Tropidolepisma Kingii, Grot/, Zool. 

 Erebus ^ Terror, Rept. t. 13. Tiliqua Kingii, Grai/, Ann. N. H. 

 ii. 280. " Scincus Nuittensis and trifasciatus, Peron, MSS. Mm. 

 Par.'* " S. Napoleonis, Guv. MSS. Mus. Paris.'' Graij, Ann. N. 

 H. ii. 290. "Psammate de Dumeril et de Napoleon, and Keneux 

 de Delaborde, Coct. Tab."" Tropidolepisma Dumerilii, Dum. et 

 Bib. E. G. V. 745. 



Olive, varied with small greenish spots, placed in longitudinal 

 series; chin brown, greenish spotted, belly whitish; scales rugu- 

 lose, with 2 (and sometimes 3) close parallel central keels. 



a. Adult, in spirits. New Holland. Presented hy Capt. P. P. 

 King, E.N. 



h. Young. Back pale olive, black-varied, with a pale streak on 

 each side ; sides black, white-spotted, chin and beneath white. 

 Swan Pfciver. From Mr. Gould's collection. 



c, d. Half-grown, stuffed. Houtman's Abrolhos. From Mr. Gil- 

 bert's collection. 



e. ? Adult, stuffed. Scales rather smaller and keels 3, rather wider 



apart. Western Australia. From Mr. Gilbert's collection. 

 T. Gilberlii, Gray, B.M. 



f. Adult, in spirits. Black and yellow spotted. Houtman's 

 Abrolhos. From Mr. Gilbert's collection. 



The Shining Tropidolepisma. Tropidolepisma nitida, 

 Gray, Zool. Erebus and Terror, t. 12. 



Dark olive, varied with black, sides black and white spotted; 

 tail elongate; scales smooth, shining, in 12 series on the back, 

 each marked with 3 short, smooth, close, rather converging keels ; 

 of the tail rather larger, with rather larger but equally smooth and 

 sharp keels; of the upper part of the limbs with 3 close distinct 

 keels. 



a. Adult, stuffed. Australia. 



