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of the snout and the fore-limb is contained more than three times 

 in the distance between axilla and groin. Snout subcuneiform, 

 with slightly projecting labial edge. Eye very small. Lower 

 eyelid with an undivided transparent disk. Nostril pierced in a 

 large swollen nasal, which forms a suture with its fellow ; fronto- 

 nasal much broader than long, forming a broad suture with the 

 frontal ; prsefrontals small and widely separated ; frontal much 

 broader than the supraocular region, in contact with the first and 

 second supraoculars and with the interparietal ; supraoculars 

 three, small, second largest ; six supraciliaries ; frontoparietals 

 small, much smaller than the interparietal ; parietals forming a 

 suture behind the interparietal ; four pairs of nuchals ; fourth 

 upper labial entering the orbit. Ear-opening scarcely distinguish- 

 able. Eighteen smooth scales round the middle of the body, 

 dorsals largest, ventrals smallest. A pair of enlarged prseanals. 

 Fore-limb nearly as long as the snout ; hind-limb as long as the 

 distance between the ear and the fore-limb ; second toe more 

 than twice as long as first." Colour. — Rich brown above, each 

 scale with a black spot, the spots forming six or eight longitu- 

 dinal rows ; head-shields black-edged ; lower surfaces pale 

 yellow-ochre. 



Total length 169 mm. 



Head 10 „ 



Width of head ... ... 6-5 „ 



Body 75 „ 



Fore-limb 3-5 „ 



Hind-limb 10 „ 



Tail 84 „ 



Habits.— YoViwd in loose sandy soil, into which it burrows. 

 Distribution. — Victoria : Swan Hill. 

 Range outside Victoria. — Queensland. 



Ablepharus, Fitzing. 



Palatine and pterygoid bones in contact mesially, the palatal 

 notch not extending forwards to between the centre of the eye ; 

 pterygoids toothless. Maxillary teeth conical. No movable 

 eyelids, a transparent disk covering the eye. Ear distinct or 



