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This lizard appears to be very abundant in the Maldive Islands. Twenty-seven specimens, 
mostly quite young (measuring from 20 mm. to 25 mm. from the tip of the snout to the 
root of the tail), were obtained at the following localities: Goidu, Goifurfehendu Atoll, Hulule, 
Male Atoll, Fainu, N. Mahlos Atoll, Maduwari, S. Mahlos Atoll, and Maradu, Addu Atoll. 
The largest individual, a male from Goidu, measured 65 mm. from the tip of the snout 
to the vent. The lateral scales m the small specimens are much more strongly keeled 
than in the more mature individuals. In fact the larger a specimen the smoother its 
lateral scales. 
The species ranges from India and Ceylon to China and Siam. 
Fam. Scincidae. 
4. Lygosoma albopunctatum (Gray). 
Lygosoma (Riopa) albopunctatum, Boulenger, Cat. Liz. m1. p. 309 (1887). 
This small skink is plentiful in the islands and 14 specimens were obtained in Minikoi, 
Laceadives, at Mahdu, S. Mahlos Atoll, Limbo-Kandu and Inguradu, N. Mahlos Atoll, 
Manadu, Miladumadulu Atoll, and Hulule, Male Atoll. The specimens are considerably 
smaller than the type, an average specimen measuring as follows : 
Length of head 6 mm. 
= » body 24 mm. 
; tail 40 mm. 
, fore-limb 5 mm. 
. hind-limb 8 mm. 
The species inhabits India, Burmah and the Malay Peninsula. 
Order OPHIDIA. 
Fam. Typhlopidae. 
5. Typhlops braminus (Daud). 
Typhlops braminus, Boulenger, Cat. Snakes, 1. p. 16 (1893). 
This species occurs all over the Oriental region and in S. Africa. The collection contains 
two specimens from Minikoi, Laccadives, and a third from Manadu in Miladumadulu Atoll. 
The Minikoi specimens measure 128 mm. total length by 2775 mm. diameter of body (colour 
black-brown) and 132 mm. by 2 mm. (colour light brown), while the Manadu specimen 
measures 172 mm. by + mm. (colour grey-black). 
Fam. Colubridae. 
6. Aspidura trachyprocta Cope. 
Aspidura trachyprocta, Boulenger, Cat. Snakes, 1. p. 313 (1893). 
A single specimen from Male, Male Atoll. The species is otherwise peculiar to Ceylon. 
7. Lycodon aulicus (Linne). 
Lycodon aulicus, Boulenger, Cat. Snakes, t. p. 352 (1893). 
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