LIZARDS, 117 



Tlie Waved Microlepis. Microlepis undulata, Gray, Ann, 

 N. H. ii. 334. Tiliqua microlepis, Gray, Griffith, A. K. ix. 71. 

 Pale brown, with transverse wavy bands. 



fl. Adult, in spirits. ? 



43. Celestus, Gray. 



Diploglossus, Weigmann, Diploglossus, part, Dum. et Bib. 



Head depressed. Nostrils lateral, nasals and siipranasals 2 

 pair, contiguous, the internasal and tiontonasals united into a large 

 shield, frontoparietal small far apart, interparietal triangular, elon- 

 gate. Eyebrow-shields 5-5. Tongue with scale-like papilla? in 

 front and filiform behind, nicked. Teeth conical. Palate not 

 toothed, with a longitudinal nick. Ears circular, open, with a 

 simple edge. Lower eyelid scaly. Body fusiform, sides rounded. 

 Scales striated, slightly keeled in the centre. Limbs 4, strong. 

 Toes 5-5, unequal, elongate, compressed, clawed. Claws small, 

 compressed, {^cute. Tail pointed, rather compressed, tapering. 

 Preanal scales in 4 rows, G-sided, flat. 



* Intemasal and frontonasal united into a single large plate. Scales 

 with an indistinct keel. Head depressed. Celestus. 



The Galliwasp. Celestus occiduus. Diploglossus Shawii, 

 Dum. et Bib. E. G. \. 590. Lacerta occidua, Sliau\ ZooL iii. 

 288. Sloane, Jam. ii. t. 273, /. 9. Gray, Ann. N. H. ii. 292. 

 Scincus Galliwasp, Dand. Rept. iv. 288. S. fossor, Merrem, Tent. 

 74. Scincus monotrophis, Kuhl, Beitr. 128 ? 



Brown or fulvous, with darker cross bands ; internasal and 

 frontonasal united in a broad 7-sided shield ; tail compressed, 

 channelled on the sides ; scales finely striated, with a very narrow 

 slight central keel; earsratber large and subtriangular; scales in 

 front of the vent elongate, 6-sided, as long as broad ; tail elon- 

 gate, as long as the body ; infraocular shield 5-sided, slightly com 

 ing down below the seventh and eighth, or the eighth and ninth 

 labial shields. 



a. Adult, in spirits. Pale brov/n, darker marbled, infraocular be- 

 tween the seventh and eighth labial. Jamaica. Presented by 

 J. Weeks, Esq. Dr. Shaw's specimen. 



b. Young, in spirits. Back with interrupted brown irregular 



transverse spots, sides brown-spotted, infraoculars between the 

 eighth and ninth labiul. Jamaica. Presented by R. Hew- 

 ard, Esq. 



The GoLDEX Galliwasp. Celestus striatus. Gray, Ann. N. 

 H. ii. 288. Diploglossus Cliftii, Dnm. et Bib. E. G. v. 596. La- 

 certa ■d\imia,Shaiv, 3ISS. Mm. Col. Surg. n. 1180. 



Brown, brown-varied, sides brown-spotted; ears circular, open. 



