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of the back small, granular, flat, smooth ; of the belly larger. The 

 tail round, elongate, tapering, with rings of smooth scales. Fe- 

 moral pores distinct, in a continued line. Toes 5-5, unequal. 



The Indian Leiolepis. Leiolepis Bellii. Uromastix Bellii, 

 Gray, Zool. Journ. 1827, 216. Griff. A. K. ix. 62. Illust. Ind. 

 Zool. t. 18. Hardw. Icon. ined. <. 86— 88. L. guttatus, Cuv. R. A. 

 ii. 37. Guerin, Icon. t. 7,/. 2. Dum. et Bib. E. G. \y. 465, t. 42, f. 1. 

 L. guttato-lineatus, 3Ius. Paris. Cynosaura punctatus, Schlegel. 



Olive, with black-edged white spots, and a black-edged white 

 streak on each side, beneath whitish. 



a. Adult, in spirits. India, Penang. Presented by Capt: Stafford. 



The Chinese Leiolepis. Leiolepis Eeevesii. Uromastix 

 Reevesii, Gray, Griffith, A. K. ix. 62. Reeves, Hardw. Icon. ined. 

 t. So. 



Olive, with longitudinal series of pale whitish spots ; when 

 alive blackish, with orange spots on back, and a series of bright 

 red spots on the sides. 



a. China. Presented by J. Reeves, Esq. 



**** Preanal and femoral pores none. Ears exposed. Body, limbs 



and tail spinose. 



30. Moloch, Gray. 



Head small, depressed, with large spines over each eyebrow. 

 Nape with a large roundish protuberance, covered with spines. 

 Throat rather lax, with a cross fold in front. Body depressed, 

 covered above and below with irregular unequal small scales, each 

 furnished with a more or less prominent central spine, and above 

 with a series of large conical convex acute spines, each surrounded 

 with small spines at the base. Head and limbs covered with si- 

 milar scales and spines. Tail with irregular rings of large acute 

 spines. Femoral and preanal pores none. Toes 5-5, short, co- 

 vered above and below with keeled scales. Claws long, acute. 



The Moloch. Moloch horridus, Gray, Grey^s Trav. W. Aust. t. 

 MacClelland, Calcut. Journ. N. H. 1842, 148, t. 5, (not good). 



Pale yellow, with regular dark brown spots ; sides and beneath 

 with black-edged dark red spots. 



a Adult, in spirits. Western Australia. Presented by G. T. 



More, Esq. 

 h. Adult, in spirits, wants tail. W. Australia. 



c. Half grown. W. Australia. Presented by Lady Harvey. 



d. Young. W. Australia. 



