LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. XIII 



I'age. 



Figs. 174-175. — Jupalura polygonata. 174, top of head; 175, side of head 189 



Figs. 176-178. — Head shields of Scincid lizards. 176, side view of head of 

 Leiolopisma; 177, upper view of head of Leiolopisrna; 178, 

 upper view of head of Emoia. Cs, chin-shields; d, disk on 

 lower eyelid; e, ear-opening;/, frontal; /», fronto-nasal; /}*, 

 fronto-parietal; i, interj^arietal ; il, lower labials; 1, loreals; lb, 

 upper labials; in, mental; n, nasal; nc, nuchals; p, parietals; 

 ])/, prefrontal; pm, postnasal; r, rostral; sc, supraciliaries; sn, 

 supranasal ; so, supraocular; t, temporal 194 



Figs. 179-180.— ^umeces latiscutaius. 179, side of head, normal postnasal; 180, 



underside of hind foot 197 



Fig. 181. — -Eumeces laiiscutatus okadsc Side of face 201 



Figs. 182-183. — Eumeces elegans. 182, side of head; 183, chin 203 



Fig. 184. — Eumeces margmatus. Side of head 206 



Fig. 185. — Eumeces ckinensis. Side of head 208 



Figs. 186-189. — Eumeces kishinouyei. 186, top of head; 187, side of head; 188, 



underside of head ; 189, underside of foot 211 



Figs. 190-192. — Leiolopnsma later ale. 190, top of head; 191, side of head; 192, 



underside of head 219 



Figs. 193-195. — Lyrjostturus pellopleurus. 193, top of head; 194, side of head; 



195, underside of head 223 



Figs. 196-198. — Cryptohlephurus houtonii nigropunctatus. 196, top of head; 197, 



side of head; 198, underside of head 226 



Figs. 199-202. — Takydroiuus dorscdis. 199, top of head; 200, underside of head; 



201, middle of back; 202, inguinal region 230 



Figs. 203-204. — Takydromus smctragdinus. 203, underside of head; 204, in- 

 guinal region 236 



Figs. 205-208. — Takydromus tachydromoides. 205, top of head; 206, side of 



head; 207, underside of head; 208, inguinal region 240 



Figs. 209-212. — Takydromus tachydromoides. 209, top of head; 210, middle of 



back; 211, top of head; 212, chin-shields 242 



Figs. 213-216. — Takydromus ariiurensis. 213, top of head; 214, side of head; 



215, middle of back; 216, inguinal region 246 



Figs. 217-219. — Eremias argus. 217, top of head; 218, side of head; 219, 



femoral pores and anal region 249 



Figs. 220-222.— Lacerta rlripara. 220, top of head; 221, side of head; 222, 



femoral pores and anal region 252 



Figs. 223-228. — Posterior dorsal vertebrae of snakes. 223, back view; 224, 

 lower view; 225, side view of vertebra with hypapophysis; 

 226, back view; 227, lower view; 228, side view of vertebra 

 without hypapophysis 256 



Figs. 229-231. — Head shields of Typhlops.' f, frontal; ip, interparietal; /, 

 supralabials; n, nasal; o, ocular; p, parietals; pf, prefrontal; 

 pro, preocular; pto, postocular; r, rostral; so, supraocular. 259 



Figs. 232-235. — TypJdops braminus. 232, top of head; 233, side of head; 234, 



underside of head ; 235, tail 261 



Figs. 236-238. — Head shields of a natricid snake, c.s', anterior chin-shields; 

 cs'\ posterior chin-shields; /, frontal; il, lower labials; in, 

 internasals; I, loreal; lb, supralabials; m, mental; n^, ante- 

 rior na.sal; n'^, posterior nasal; p, parietal; pf, prefrontals; 

 pro, preocular; pto, postocular; r, rostral; so, supraocular; 

 t, temporals; c, ventrals 262 



