LIZARDS. 125 



5, Amphiglossus, Dum. et Bib. Keneux, Cocteau, MSS. 



Muzzle blunt, conical. Nostrils lateral, between the nasal and 

 the rostral, supernasal contiguous, internasal large, triangular, 

 frontonasal none, frontal large, frontoparietal and interparietal 

 united, triangular. Tongue scaly at the base, naked and nicked 

 at the tip. Palate toothless, entire (not grooved nor nicked). 

 Cheek-teeth straight, short, slightly compressed, rather sharp- 

 edged. Ears small, longitudinal, simple-edged. Lower eyelid 

 scaly. Body elongate, cylindrical, sides rounded. Scales smooth. 

 Limbs 4, short, far apart. Toes 5-5, unequal, rather compressed, 

 simple, clawed. Tail conical, pointed. Preanal scales like the 

 ventral. 



The Keneux. Amphiglossus Astrolabi, Dum. et Bib. E. G. v. 

 ()08. Keneux de 1' Astrolabe, and K. de Goudot, Cocteau, Mus. 

 Paris. 



Brown, beneath greyish. 



Inliab. Madagascar. Mus. Paris, 2 specimens. 



6. Seps, Daudin. Zygnis, Oken, Fitz., Weigmann. 



Muzzle conical, simple. Rostral square, with a rounded na- 

 sal notch. Nostril lateral, in the hinder edge of the rostral, supra- 

 nasal contiguous, the internasal and frontal large, frontonasals 2, 

 large, frontoparietals none, interparietal veiy small, parietal s 2, 

 large. Tongue flat, scaly, nicked at the tip. Teeth conical, sim- 

 ple. Palate toothless, with a longitudinal groove. Ears oblong, 

 simple-edged. Lower eyelid with a transparent disk. Body cy- 

 lindrical, elongate, sides rounded. Scales smooth. Legs 4. far 

 apart, weak. Toes 3-3, subcylindrical, simple, unequal, clawed. 

 Tail conical, pointed. 



The CiciGNA. Seps tridactylus, Rapp. Seps Chalcidica, 

 3fei-rem, Tent. 75. S. quadrilineata, and vS. concolor, Metaxa. 

 Seps vittatus, and S. lineatus, Leuk. Breves. 9. S. chalcides. Bo- 

 nap. Fauna Ital. t. Dum. et Bib. E-. G. v. 7QS. Lacerta chal- 

 cidica, Aldrov. L. chalcides, Linn. S. N. ed. 10, 209. L. Seps, 

 Shaw, Zool. iii. 252. Vandelli, M. Acad. Lisb. i. 37. Zygis 

 striata, Fitz. 53. Guerin, Icon. t. 15, /. 3. Ameiva meridio- 

 nalis, Meyer, Syn. 28. Chamgesaura Ohalcis, Schn. Amph. 287. 

 Seps, Lacep. Q. O. i. 433, t. 31. Cicigna, Cetti, Sard. ii. 28, Jig. 



Pale, with series of small black specks. 



a, b. Adult, in spirits. Turin. Presented by Prof Bouelli. 

 c, d. Adult and half-grown, in spirits. Europe. 

 e — g. Adult and young, in spirits. Dalmatia. From Dr. Hec- 

 kle's collection. 

 h. Adult, in spirits. Europe. 



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