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lobules anteriorly. Nostril in the posterior part of the nasal; 

 a postnasal; supranasals present; frontonasal more broad than 

 long, in contact with the rostral and sometimes with the frontal; 

 praefrontals usually forming a suture; frontal slightly longer 

 than frontoparietals and interparietal together, in contact with 

 the second supraocular; four supraoculars, second largest; six 

 supraciliaries, second small; frontoparietals larger than the 

 interparietal; parietals separated; a pair of nuchals, keeled at 

 their posterior border; fifth upper labial largest and below 

 the eye. Body with 30—36 scales round the middle, nuchals, 

 dorsals and laterals with three strong keels, which are slightly 

 projecting, ten or twelve ventral series smooth. Tail not quite 

 twice the length of head and body. Limbs strong, the hind 

 limb reaches the axilla or the shoulder; digits compressed, 

 with keeled lamellae below. 



Olive-brown above; a dark brown light-edged lateral band, 

 beginning at the eye; flanks brown with light spots. Lower 

 parts brownish or greenish; sometimes black spots on the 

 throat. Length of head and body 120 mm.; tail 220 mm. 



Habitat: Mentawei Islands (Sipora); Sumatra (Deli!, Da was- 

 Palembang, Taluk!); Java!; Borneo (Kina Balu, Bongon, San- 

 dakan, Lawas, Baram river, Kuching, Matang, Sarawak, Mt. 

 Dulit, Buntok, Santubong 200 feet, Sintang!, Bloe!, Ponti- 

 anak); Celebes (Minahassa, Kema, Tomohon, Macassar, Luhu!, 

 Bantimurong). 



5. Mabuia multifasciata (Kuhl). 



Scincus tnuliifasciatus^ Kuhl, Beitr. Zool. und Vergl. Anat. 1820, p. 126. 

 Mabuia mtiliifasciata^ Boulenger, Cat. Liz. Ill 1887, p. 186 (s. syn.). 



Snout short, obtuse; lower eyelid scaly; ear-opening large, 

 round, half the diameter of the eye-opening, with sharp lobules 

 anteriorly or without lobules. Nostril in the posterior part of 

 the nasal; a postnasal; supranasals present, often forming a 

 suture; frontonasal twice as broad as long; praefrontals always 

 in contact; frontal as long as frontoparietals and interparietal 

 together or shorter, in contact with the second or the two 

 anterior supraoculars; four supraoculars, second largest; five 

 or six supraciliaries, second small; frontoparietals larger than 

 the interparietal; parietals separated; a pair of nuchals, keeled 

 or smooth; fifth upper labial largest and below the eye. Body 

 with 30 — 34 scales round the middle, dorsals with three (some- 



