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scale on each side of the forehead ; a series of transversely- 

 enlarged supraoculars ; occipital larger than the tympanum ; 

 six or seven upper labials, separated from the infraorbital by 

 two series of scales. Sides of neck strongly plicate. Dorsal 

 scales small, smaller than ventrals, as large as gulars, strongly 

 keeled, not mucronate ; lateral scales smaller, smooth ; ven- 

 trals smooth, obtusely pointed. The adpressed hind limb 

 reaches the tympanum ; no enlarged postfemoral scales. Tail 

 slightly depressed, a little longer than head and body. Grey 

 above ; a series of darker spots on each side of the vertebral 

 line ; two darker bands on each side from axilla to groin, 

 separated by a white streak ; lower surfaces uniform white. 



millim. 



Total length 82 



Head 10 



Width of head 7 



Body 26 



Fore limb 14 



Hind limb 23 



Tail 46 



A single half-grown specimen from near the city of Rio 

 Grande. 



Well distinguished from L. multimaculatus by the larger 

 occipital and the larger dorsal scales. 



7. Ojjhiodes striatus (Spix). 



8. Twpinambis teguixin (L.). 



9. Teius tei/ou (Daud.). 

 Acrantus viridis, Heiis. 



10. Pantodactylus Schreibersii (Wiegm.). 



11. Amphisbcena Darwinii, D. & B. 

 Amphisbcena vermicularis, Hens, nee D. & B. 



12. Anops Kingii, Bell. 

 Amphisbcena Kingii, Hens. 



Besides a half-grown specimen Dr. v. Ihering transmitted 

 several ova, obtained from ants' nests. These are of special 

 interest, as nothing was previously known concerning the 

 reproduction of the Amphisbfenoids. The egg is cylindrical, 

 measuring 35 millim. longitudinally and 10 millim. trans- 



