124 REPTILES. 



t. 2,/. 7. T. raicroceplialus, Grai/, Ann. N. H, ii. 292. Petiver, 

 Gaz.f. 120. Bonap. Fauna Ital. t. La Mabouya, Lacep. Q. O. 

 i. 378, t. 24. Thyro, Imper. H. N. xxviii. 684. 



Grey or bronzed, with black-edged white spots ; ears subtrian- 

 gular, open, simple in front; palate with a longitudinal slit; fron- 

 toparietal plates none, interparietal small ; body subcylindrical ; 

 limbs short ; preanal scales nearly equal. 



Var. 1. Olive, with irregular cross series of black-sided white 

 spots, Scincus ocellata, Daud. 

 a, h. Adult, in spirits. Egypt. Presented by M. Lefebre. 



c. Young, in spirits. Tripoly. Presented by J. Ritchie, Esq. 



d. Half-groAvn, in spirits. Egypt. Presented by Gen. Th. Hard- 



wicke. 



e — h. Half-grown, in spirits. Egypt. Presented by Sir J. Gardner 

 Wilkinson. 



o — r. Young, in spirits. Sides black. Madeira ? Spain ? Pre- 

 sented by P. B. Webb, Esq. 



Var. 2. Pale olive, with 2 yellow streaks and white-spotted 

 irregular brown cross bands. Scincus Tiligugu, Gmel. 



i. In spirits. Sardinia. Presented by Prof. Bonelli. 



j. In spirits. Malta. Presented by the Rev. W. Hennah. 



k. In spirits. Malta. Presented by Miss Emilie Attersoll. 



/. Young, in spirits. Malta. Presented by J. Ritchie, Esq. 



m. Young, in spirits. Sicily. Presented by Thomas Bell, Esq. 

 Var. 3. Dark olive, with irregular, pale yellow spots and a 

 few streaks. Tiliqua microcephalus. Gray. 



n. Adult, in spirits. Mediterranean shores. Presented by the 

 Rev. W. Hennah. 



4. Thyrus. Gongylus, part, Dum. et Bib. 



Head conical. Muzzle rounded. Rostral square, with a 

 slight rounded notch behind for the nostril. Nostril lateral. Su- 

 pranasals 2, contiguous, frontonasal none (or united to the fron- 

 tal ?), internasal broad, frontal large, interparietals rhombic, far 

 apart, interparietal triangular, broad, large. Palate toothless, 

 without any notch. Ears denticulated in front. Body fusiform. 

 Limbs 4, moderate. Toes 5-5, elongate, compressed, unequal. 

 Scales smooth. Tail round, tapering. 



The Thyrus. Thyrus Bogerii. Scincus Bogerii, Desj. Ann. 

 Sci. Nat. xxii. 296. Dum. et Bib. E. G. v. 625. 



Body fusiform, bronzed, fulvous or brown, black-spotted or 

 streaked ; ear a longitudinal slit, as if operculated, the lower part 

 of the front edge toothed; frontoparietal rhombic, not contiguous, 

 interparietal large, triangular; two middle preanal shields larger. 



a, b. In spirits. Isle of France From the Paris Museum. 



