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

 no supranasals ; frontonasal more broad than long, in contact with 

 the rostral and with the frontal ; latter 

 as long as frontoparietals and parietals 

 together, in contact with the three 

 anterior supraoculars; five large supra- 

 oculars, first longer than second, last 

 smallest; nine supraciliaries; supra- 

 ocular region swollen ; frontoparietals a 

 little larger than the interparietal; 

 parietals in contact; no nuchals; fifth 

 and sixth upper labials largest and 

 below the eye. Body with 32 — 34 finely 

 striated scales round the middle, dor- 

 sals largest, laterals smallest; the dis- 

 tance between the tip of the snout and 

 the fore limb is contained one time 

 and one fifth in that between axilla 

 and groin; praeanals enlarged. Tail 

 about one time and a half the length 

 of head and body. Limbs strong, the 

 hind limb reaches the axilla; digits 

 long, compressed, fourth toe with 

 25 — 30 keeled lamellae below. 



Light brown above with a silvery- 

 white vertebral band, beginning on the forehead and edged 

 on each side by a black, white-spotted streak ; a black lateral 

 band from the nostril through the eye to the groin, spotted 

 with whitish. Lower parts greenish or white. Length of head 

 and body 48 mm.; tail 68 mm. 



Habitat: Sumatra; Java (Gadok, Buitenzorg ! , Babakan!, 

 Nusa Kambangan ! , Dirk de Vries Bay ! , Pengalengan 4000 

 feet, Tengger Mts. 1200 M.). — Malacca (Selangor, 1500 feet). 



Fig. 73. Lygosoma sanctum- D.B. 

 (After Max Weber). 



29- Lygosoma striolatum M. Weber. 



Lygosoma striolatum^ M. Weber, Zool. Ergebn. Reise N. O. Indien I 1890/91, 

 p. 172, pi. XIV fig. 5, 6. 



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

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

 no supranasals; frontonasal more broad than long, in contact with 



