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Habitat: New Guinea (Merauke !). — N.W. Australia, Cape 

 York. 



8. Lygosoma dorsale Boulcnger. 



Lygosotna dorsaie^ Boulenger, Cat. Liz. Ill 1887, p. 226, pi. XII fig. i. 



Differing from the preceding specie.s on the following cha- 

 racters: two or three auricular lobules, three supraocular.s, first 

 very large; frontal much longer than frontoparietals and inter- 

 parietal together. Limbs slightly overlapping, when adpressed; 

 28 or 30 scales round the body. 



Pale brown above, a black vertebral streak ; a yellowish 

 black-edged lateral streak ; a lateral series of black spots and 

 an indistinct light, dark-edged streak from axilla to groin. 

 Lower parts white. Length of head and body 94 mm.; tail 

 130 mm. 



Habitat: New Guinea (Fly river). — Islands of Torres 

 Straits; near Cooktown. 



9. Lygosoma modiglianii Boulenger. 



Lygosoma modiglianii^ Boulenger, Ann. Mus. Civ. Geneva (2) XIV 1895, p. 614. 



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

 smaller than the eye-opening, no lobules. Nostril in the nasal; 

 no supranasals; rostral very low, thrice as broad as deep; 

 frontonasal much more broad than long, forming a broad straight 

 suture with the rostral ; praefrontals in contact ; frontal as long 

 as frontoparietals and interparietal together, in contact with 

 the two anterior supraoculars ; four supraoculars ; five supra- 

 ciliaries; frontoparietals and interparietal equal; parietals in 

 contact ; no nuchals ; fourth and fifth labials below the eye. 

 Body with 32 scales round the middle, dorsals as large as 

 ventrals, laterals smaller; the distance between the tip of the 

 snout and the fore limb is contained one time and two fifths 

 to one time and a half in the distance between axilla and 

 groin ; praeanals enlarged. Limbs meeting or slightly over- 

 lapping, when adpressed; digits moderate, fourth toe with 15 

 smooth lamellae below. 



Brown above, sides darker, light-spotted ; lips with dark 

 vertical bars. Lower parts whitish. Length of head and body 

 41 mm.; tail (tip broken) 41 mm. 



Type-specimen examined in the British Museum. 



Habitat: Mentawei Islands (Sipora !). 



