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2. EvEsiA, Gray. 



Muzzle conical. Nostrils lateral. Rostral large, interiiasal 

 half circular, frontal square, interparietal triangular, supranasal, 

 frontonasal and frontoparietal none. Tongue flat, scaly, nicked 

 at the tip. Teeth conical, simple. Pala'te not toothed, nicked 

 behind, without any central groove. Ears very small, dot-like, 

 hidden under the scales. Lower eyelid transparent ? Body cy- 

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

 apart, very short, weak, undivided, style-like. Tail rounded, 

 pointed. 



The EvEsiA. Evesia monodactvla, Bell^ MSS. Grai/, Ann. 

 N. H. ii. 336. E. Bellii, Dum. et Bib. E. G. v. 783. 

 Fulvous, scales brown -edged, beneath paler. 

 Inhab. India. Mus. Bell. (Mus. Paris, given by Mr. Bell). 



3. AcoNTiAs, Cuvier. 



Head conical. Nostrils lateral. Internasal broad, (J-sided, 

 frontal large, 6-sided, frontonasals and frontoparietals none, inter- 

 parietal small, triangular, parietal moderate. Tongue flat, scaly, 

 nicked at the tip. Teeth conical, blunt. Palate not toothed, with 

 a longitudinal groove. Eyes very small. Upper eyelid wanting, 

 lower short, scaly, opaque. Ears hidden under the skin. Body 

 cylindrical, elongate. Scales smooth. Limbs none exserted. 

 Tail cylindrical, short, rounded at the end. 



The AcoNTiAS. Acontias meleagris, Cuv. R. A. ii. 71. Gray, 

 Ann. N. H. ii. 337. Guerin, Icon. t. 17, /. 3. Dum. et Bib. E. 

 G. V. 802. Anguis meleagris, Linn. Mus. Adolph. ii. 48. S. N. 

 i. 390. Seba, i. t. 53,/. 1, ii. t. 21 ,/. 4. Daud. Rept. vii. 272. La 

 Peintade, Lacep. Serp. ii. 439. 



Labial scales 4-4. 



a. Adult, in spirits. Pale brown, back with 8 series of dark spots, 



the outer series smaller. Cape of Good Hope. Presented by 

 Ford, Esq. 



b, c. Half-grown, in spirits. Pale brown, back with 6 series of 



brown spots. Cape of Good Hope. 

 d—f. Adult and half-grown, in spirits. Back brown, with very 



numerous very minute brown dots. Cape of Good Hope. 

 g. Adult, in spirits. Back nearly uniformly lead-coloured. Cape 



of Good Hope. 



