1034 DESCRIPTIONS OF TWO NEW LIZARDS, 



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DESCRIPTIONS OF TWO LIZARDS OF GENERA NEW 

 TO AUSTRALIAN HERPETOLOGY. 



By C. W. De Vis, M.A. 



SCINCID^. 



TrOPIDOPHORUS QUEENSLANDI.E, 11. sp. 



Anterior head-shields rugose ; those of the parietal and occi- 

 pital regions nearly smooth. Frontonasals two, thick, convex, 

 deeply sulcated. An azygos shield between the prefrontals ; pre- 

 frontals and anterior portion of frontal similar. Prefrontals and 

 frontals together about equal in length to the shields posterior to 

 them. The frontals porous in structure microscopically, thin, with 

 a few minute irregularly disposed raised lines and tubercles on 

 the surface ; the shields rather obscurely defined as frontoparietals 

 (two), interparietal and occipitals : the interparietal a little longer 

 than the frontoparietal and with the "pineal eye" speck as a 

 glistening, apparently semitranslucent cornea contrasting with the 

 surrounding surface. Supraoculars five, subequal, strongly ribbed 

 longitudinally ; supraciliaries seven, limited posteriorly by the 

 last and smallest supraocular ; a row of keeled scales below the 

 eye. Upper labials five. An azygos postmental. Tympanum as 

 lono' as the eye-slit. Scales in 32-34 rows; dorsals in 10 rows, of 

 which the median rows are the smallest, the laterals largest ; all 

 with strong tectiform keels forming continuous subspinose lines. 

 Scales of the flanks smaller than the lateral dorsals, similarly 

 keeled, in longitudinal lines ; of the upper surface of the tail much 

 larger, more feebly keeled but mucronate and forming spinous 

 ridges ; of the temples like those of the middle of the back ; of 



