The Lizards indigenotis to Victoria. 69 



no postnasal ; rostral sometimes in contact with the frontonasal ; 

 latter broader than long, forming a suture with the frontal; frontal 

 as long as or a little longer than the frontoparietals and parietals 

 together, in contact with the three anterior supraoculars; four 

 supraoculars; seven to nine supraciliaries, first largest; fronto- 

 parietals distinct, as long as or shorter than the interparietal; pari- 

 etals forming a suture behind the interparietal ; three to five pairs 

 of nuchals ; fifth and sixth upper labials largest and below the eye. 

 Ear-opening oval, a little smaller than the eye-opening, with a 

 fringe formed by three to live lobules anteriorly. Twenty-four to 

 twenty-six smooth scales round the middle of the body ; dorsals, 

 especially the two vertebral series, largest, laterals smallest. Two 

 large prteanals. The adpressed limbs slightly overlap, or the 

 hind limb reaches the elbow. Toes long and slender, compressed ; 

 sub-digital lamellae feebly unicarinate, twenty to twenty-six under 

 the fourth toe. Tail about twice the length of head and body. 

 Colour. — Yellowish-brown above, with three broad black bands 

 and four white streaks along the back ; sides without any spots, 

 with alternating black and white longitudinal streaks ; altogether 

 eight white streaks on the body, the two on each side broadest ; 

 limbs with longitudinal black lines. Lower surfaces white." 



Habits. — Movements very quick. Found in open stony districts. 

 Distribution. — Victoria : A single specimen found at Beech- 

 worth. 



Range outside Victoria. — Sydney, Parramatta. '* 



HiNULiA QUOYi, Dum. and Bibr. 



Quoy and Gaim., Voy. Uranie, Zool., pi. xlii., fig 1. 



Lygosoina quoyii, Dum. and Bibr., v., p. 728. 



Hinulia gastrosticta, Giinth., Zool. Ereb. and Terr. Kept., p. 11. 



