LTGOSOMA, 89 



separated ; frontal very narrow behind, as long as frontoparietals 

 and interparietal together ; five supraoculars ; parietals forming a 

 short suture behind the interparietal ; no nucbals ; fifth and sixth 

 labials below the eye. Ear-opening oval, smaller than the eye- 

 opening ; no auricular lobules. 30 or 32 smooth scales round the 

 body, dorsals largest. A pair of feebly enlarged praeanals. Digits 

 slender; subdigital lamellae smooth, 22 or 23 under the fourth 

 toe. Brown above, with yellowish and dark brown spots ; the 

 latter may forma lateral baud, spotted with yellowish, and a wavy 

 vertebral baud ; lips white, spotted with dark brown ; lower parts 

 white. 



From snout to vent 50 millim. ; tail 80. 



The type specimen was caught by Mr. A. L. Butler under a 

 limestone rock in the Batu Caves, Selangor. The types of 

 L.Jloweri are from the foot of Gunong Inas, Perak. Specimens 

 have also been found near Kuala Lumpur, and at Ulu Gombak, 

 Selangor, and on Pulau Eumpia, Sembilan Islands. 



S9. Lygosoma sanctum. 



Dum. & Bibr. Erp. Geu. v, p. 732 (1839) ; M. Weber, Zool. Ergebn. 

 ii, p. 171, pi. xiv, tig. 4 (1890). 



Distance between end of snout and fore limb li times in 

 distance between axilla and groin. Limbs well developed, penta- 

 dactyle ; the bind limb reaches the axilla. 8nout obtuse ; lower 

 eyelid scaly ; no suprauasal ; rostral forming a broad suture ^vitll 

 the frontonasal, which forms a narrow suture with the frontal ; 

 latter as long as frontoparietals and interparietal together ; five 

 supraoculars ; parietals forming a suture behind the interparietal ; 

 no nuchals ; fifth and sixth labials below the eye. Ear-opening 

 oval, rather large, but smaller than the eye-opening;, no auricular 

 lobules. 32 or 34 scales round the body, dorsals largest and finely 

 striated, laterals smallest. A pair of large praeanals. Digits long, 

 compressed ; subdigital lamelte feebly unicarinate, 25 or 26 under 

 the fourth toe. A silvery vertebral baud, bordered on each side 

 by a black band spotted with whitish ; sides greyish brown ; lower 

 parts whitish. 



Erom snout to vent 48 millim. ; tail 68. 



Originally described from Java. A specimen from Selangor, 

 1500 ft., is preserved in the Eaffles Museum. 



90. Lygosoma maculatum, 



Lissonota maculata, Blyth, Jouru. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, xxii, p. 653 



(1853). 

 Mahuia maculata, Ginith. Piept. Brit. Ind. p. 84 (1864). 

 Lygosoma iimculatum, Bouleng. Cat. Liz. iii, p. 24.! (1887); id. 



Faim. Brit. Ind., liept. p. 196 (1890). 



