354 LACERTILIA. 



Ahlepharus Fitz., lower ej'elid fused with upper, Australia, S.W. Asia, 

 S.E. Eur., trop. and S. Afr. ; Acontias Cuv., S. Afr., Madagascar, Ceylon ; 

 Brachymeles D. and B., Phillipines ; Chalcides Laur. (Seps), S. Eur., N. 

 Afr., S.W. Asia ; C'halcidoseps Blgr., Ceylon ; Corucia Gr., Solomon 

 Islands ; Egernia Gr., Australia ; Eumeces Wieg., N. and C. Amer., E. and 

 S.W. Asia, N. Afr. ; Hemisphatriodon Ptrs., Queensland ; Herpetoseps 

 Blgr., S. Afr. ; Lygosoma Gr., 160 species, Avistralasia, E. Indies, China, 

 N. and C. Amer. , trop. and S. Afr. ; Mahuia Fitz., semiaquatic, 70 species, 

 Afr., Madagascar, S. Asia, C. and S. Amer., W. Indies : Macroscincus 

 Bocage, Cape Verde'Islands ; Melanoseps Blgr., E. Afr. ; Ophiomorus D. 

 and B., Greece, Asia Minor to Syria ; Pygomeles Grand., Madagascar ; 

 Hisiella Gr., India; Scelotes Fitz., trop. and S. Afr. Madagascar ; Scincus 

 Laur., (Fig. 194) N. Afr., Arabia, Persia, Scind ; Sepophis Bedd., S. India ; 

 Sepsina Boc, S. Afr., Madagascar; Tiliqua Gr. (Cydodus), stout lateral 

 teeth with spherical crowns, Australia, Austo-Malay and Indo-Malay ; 

 Trachysaurus Gr., Australia ; Tribolonotus D. and B., New Guinea ; 

 Tropidophorus D. and B., S. China, Indo-Cliina, PhilHpines, Borneo ; 

 Typhlacontias Boc, S.W. Afr. 



Pig. 19-1:. — Scincus officinaiis (Regiie animal). 



Fam. 19. Anelytropidae. Degraded Scincoids, burrowing, limbless, 

 with osteoderms ; without bony postorbital and postfrontosqviamosal 

 arches ; interorbital septum and columella cranii well developed, with 

 abdominal ribs ; eyes concealed, no ear opening ; trop. and S. Afr., Mexico. 

 Anelytropsis Cope, Mexico ; Feylinia Gr., W. Afr. ; Typhlosaurus Wieg., 

 S. Afr. 



Fam. 20. Dibamidae. Body vermiform ; tongue pointed, undivided 

 in front ; no interorbital septum or columella cranii ; no cranial arches ; 

 limbs absent, no sternum, eyes concealed, no ear opening. Dibamus 

 T). and B., New Guinea, Moluccas, Nicobars. 



Ophiopsiseps Blgr., Australia is probably the type of a distinct family ; 

 snake-like ; eyes without lids, scaly tongue ; Australia. 



Sub-order 2. Rhiptoglossa. Xasal bones not bounding 

 nasal apertures ; pterygoid not reaching quadrate ; clavicles and 

 interclavicle absent, limbs well developed ; tongue vermiform, 

 projectile. 



Fam. 21. Chamaeleontidae. Acrodont, teeth on the maxillaries and 

 mandible, premaxillaries and palate without teeth ; tongue projectile to 



