42 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM vol. 78 



Family SCINCIDAE 

 Genus MABUYA Fitzinger 



MABUYA AGILIS (Raddi) 



3823. Scinoiis agilis Raddi, Mem. mateni. tisic. v^oc leal.. Modeua, vol. 19, No. 



18, p. 62 (type locality, Brazil). 

 1887. Mahuia agilis Boxjlenger, Cat. Liz. Brit. Mus., vol. 3, p. 190. 



Surinam. — Three specimens, Nos. 11042-43 taken in May, 1881, 

 and 11048, collected by C. J. Hering. 



Colombia. — One specimen, Xo. 581G0. from Bocas del Tore, from 

 the Hurter collection, taken in September, 1911. 



MABUYA DORSOVITTATA (Cope) 



1S62. Mabuia dorsovittata Cope, Proc. Acad. Nar. Sci. Philadelphia, p. 350 

 (type locality, Paraguay). 



Argentina). — One specimen, No, 78514. collected by the Breyer 

 brothers. 



Paraguay. — One specimen. No. 540."), tlie holotype, collected by 

 Capt. T. J.' Page. 



MABUYA FRENATA (Cope) 



1862. Emoea frenata Cope, Proc. Acad. Nat. «ei. Philadelphia, p. 187 (type 



locality, Paraguay River Valley, Paraguay). 

 1887. Mabuia frenata Boxtlengeb, Cat. Liz. Brit. Mus., vul. 3, p. 194. 



Brazil. — One specimen, No. 28950, from Hyutaihan, Lower Ama- 

 zonia, collected by J. B. Steere. 



Paraguay. — Three specimens. No. 5855, cotypes.^ collected by Capt. 

 T. J, Page. 



MABUYA NIGROPALMATA (Andersson) 



1918. Mabuia nigropalmata Andersson, Arkiv Zool., vol. 11, uo. 16, p. 8 (type 

 locality, " Brazil, Amazonas, Rio Curuca, tributary to R. Javai-j- ", 

 and "San Fermin, N. W. Bolivia"). 



A small skink in the collection of the United States National 

 Museum, No. 13826, secured at Mollendo, Peru, on September 28, 

 1883, by Dr. W. H. Jones, is apparently referable to this species. It 

 differs from the common skink, M. agiUs, an'l from M. punctata 

 (of Tschudi) as well, by the possession of a distinct middorsal light 

 stripe. In addition there are a pair of dorso-lateral light stripes. 

 The dorsal ground color is dark brown and the ventral parts are 

 yellowish, with a bluish tinge. The anterior head scutes are injured, 

 but it appears that the frontoparietal |)late is entire as in nigro- 

 palmata and frenata. There are 30 scale rows around the middle of 

 the bodj^, a count common to agilis, rdgropaJinata, and frenata. 



