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Description. — " Body slightly depressed ; the distance between 

 the end of the snout and the fore-limb is contained once and one- 

 fourth to once and a half in the distance between axilla and groin. 

 Snout moderate, obtuse. Lower eyelid scaly. Nostril pierced 

 in a single nasal ; frontonasal broader than long, forming a 

 narrow suture with the rostral ; prtefrontals forming a median 

 suture or in contact with their inner angles ; frontal as long as 

 frontoparietals and interparietal together, in contact with the 

 two or three anterior supraoculars ; four supraoculars, usually 

 followed by a very small fifth ; nine supraciliaries : fronto- 

 parietals and interparietal distinct, equal, or latter a little shorter 

 than former ; parietals forming a suture behind the interparietal ; 

 three enlarged shields on each side, bordering the parietals ; 

 sixth upper labial largest and below the eye. Ear-opening oval, 

 nearly as large as the eye-opening ; no auricular lobules. Thirty- 

 six to forty scales round the middle of the body ; ventrals largest, 

 laterals smallest ; dorsal scales smooth or tricarinate (young). 

 A pair of large prseanals. The hind-limb reaches the wrist or 

 the elbow. Digits slightly compressed ; subdigital lamellse 

 smooth, divided, twenty-seven to thirty-two under the fourth toe. 

 Tail about twice as long as head and body. Colour. — Brown or 

 olive-brown above, with small scattered black spots ; sides black, 

 with small whitish spots ; a yellow dorso-lateral line ; lower 

 surfaces whitish ; throat, and sometimes also belly, with longi- 

 tudinal series of black dots." 



Habits. — Usually found in open flats and gullies, often in or 

 under hollow logs. In confinement it will feed on flies, termites, 

 worms, caterpillars, and also on smaller lizards. 



Whilst on a trip to Noojee recently, where this species is 

 fairly numerous, a female, which appeared to contain ova, was 

 selected and placed in a bag. A few days after, on opening the 



