112 REPTILES. 



Raddon's Euprepes. Euprepis Raddoni. 



Olive, with 5 narrow black streaks, 1 between each series of 

 scales; sides dark, with a pale streak above and below, the lowest 

 broadest ; lips, chin and beneatli white ; tail elongate, rather com- 

 pressed, slender ; scales 3-keeled, of the back in 8 series ; fronto- 

 parietal and interparietal plates distinct, sabequal, frontal plate 

 elongate, frontonasal not contignous ; ear oblong, open, with 2 

 small angular compressed lobules, and some smaller ones in the 

 upper part of the front edge ; palms and soles with flat tubercles. 



a. In spirits. West Africa. From Mr. Raddon's collection. 



Dr. a. Smith's Euprepes. Euprepis Smithii. 



Olive, back with 7 broad black streaks, ] between each series 

 of scales, -sviih a broad yellow streak on each side; sides dark, 

 with a broad yellow streak rather below the middle, both yellow 

 streaks dark edged ; head-shields dark-edged ; tail elongate, ra- 

 ther compressed ; scales 3-keeled, of the back in 10 series ; the 

 frontoparietal and interparietal shields distinct, subequal, the fron- 

 tonasals rhombic, contiguous, the frontal elongate ; ears oblong, 

 open, with 3 or 4 short acute conical tubercles in fnmt, upper 

 largest. 



a. Stuffed. S. Africa. From the South African Museum. 



Dr. Stanger's Euprepes. Euprepis Stangeri. 



Olive, with narrow interrupted streaks between the rows of 

 scales, with a narrow darker pale streak on the upper and lower 

 part of each side; lips pale olive, upper wath a groove above, chin 

 and beneath white; scales with 3 shaiii keels; ears oblong, open, 

 with 4 or 5 short conical scales in front ; supranasal, frontonasals 

 and frontoparietals contiguous, iniernasal transverse, interparietal 

 small, triangular, frontal broad ; tail elongate, rather compressed, 

 tapering, thin at the end. 



a, h. Adult, in spirits. Olive, back with 2 streaks of broad dark 

 spots, lateral streak indistinct. W. Africa, Niger Expedition. 

 Presented by Dr. Stanger. 



e. In spirits. Tail reproduced, back slightly varied with black, 

 lateral streak distinct. S. Africa. Presented by the Admi- 

 ralty, from the Antarctic Expedition. 



Savigny's Euprepes. Euprepis quinquetaeniatus Wagler, 

 162. Scincus quinquetaeniatus, Licht. Douh. 103. S. Savignii, 

 Autl Rept. E(/i/pt. 177, t. 2, /. 3, 4. Bum. et Bib. E. G. v. 677. 

 Heremite d' Olivier, Coct. Tub. Tiliqua quinquestriata, Grai/, 

 Ann. N. H.W. 290. 



Bronzed, with o black-edged white streaks, the 4 lateral ones 

 continued on the tail ; sides of neck black, white-dotted; lips and 

 chin white ; ears large, oval, with 3 or 4 short lobules in front ; 



