MABUIA. 191 



round the body, of which 8 or 10 are smooth. The hind limb 

 reaches the elbow of the adpressed fore limb. Subdigital lamellae 

 smooth. Scales on upper surface of tibia bicarinate. Tail 1| the 

 length of head and body. Dark olive-brown above, greenish-white 

 inferiorly. 



From snout to vent 2*5 inches ; tail 4'5. 



Hob. Nicobars, Sumatra, Java, Borneo. 



214. Mabuia nmltifasciata. 



Scincus carinatus, part., Schneid. Hist. Amph. ii, p. 183. 

 Scincus multifasciatus, Kuhl, Beitr, z. Zool. u. vergl. Anat. p. 126. 

 Tiliqua rubriventris, Gray, III. Ind. Zool. ii, pi. Ixxv, fig. 1. 

 Euprepes ruf'escens, Cantor, J. A. S. JB. xvi, 1847, p. 052 ; Giinth. 



Rept. B. I. p. 79 (part.). 



Plestrodon sikkimensis, Gray, A. M. N. H. (2) xii, 1853, p. 388. 

 Euprepes carinatus, part., Theob. Cat. p. 49. 

 Mabuia multifasciata, Bouleng. Cat. Liz. iii, p. 186. 



Snout moderate, obtuse. Lower eyelid scaly. Nostril behind 

 vertical of the suture between rostral and first labial ; a postnasal ; 

 anterior loreal not deeper than the second, in contact with the 

 first labial ; supranasals frequently in contact behind rostral ; 

 froutonasal broader than long ; praefrontals constantly forming a 

 median suture ; frontal as long as or shorter than the frontoparietals 

 and iuterparietal together, in contact with the second (rarely also 

 with the first) supraocular : 4 supraoculars, second largest ; 6 

 supraciliaries, first largest ; frontoparietals distinct, larger than 

 the interparietal, which entirely separates the parietals ; a pair of 

 nuchals ; 4 labials anterior to the subocular, which is large and 

 not narrower below. Ear-opening roundish or oval, as large as 

 a lateral scale, or a little smaller, with or without a few very 

 small lobules anteriorly. Dorsal scales more or less distinctly tri- 

 ( rarely quinque-) carinate ; nuchals and laterals usually very feebly 

 keeled, sometimes smooth ; 30 to 34 scales round the middle of 

 the body, subequal or dorsals largest. The hind limb reaches the 

 wrist or the elbow of the adpressed fore limb. Subdigital lamellae 

 smooth. Scales on upper surface of tibia mostly tricarinate. Tail 

 1^ to If times length of head and body. Brown or olive above ; 

 some specimens uniform, or with a large whitish (red) patch on 

 each side ; back frequently with small black spots, sometimes con- 

 fluent into longitudinal lines ; sides frequently dark brown, with 

 whitish, black-edged ocelli ; a well-defined light dorso-lateral band 

 seldom present ; lower surfaces yellowish or greenish white. 

 From snout to vent 5 inches ; tail 8. 



Hab. Sikhim (?), Burma, Siam, Malay Peninsula and Archi- 

 pelago. 



215. Mabuia tytleri. 



Tiliqua rufescens, part., Theobald, Cat. Sept. As. Soc. Mus. p : 23. 

 part., Stoliczka, J. A. S. B. : 

 ivuleng. Cat. Liz. iii, p. 187. 



Tiliqua carinata, part., Stoliczka, J. A. S. B. xxxix, 1870, p. 

 Mabuia tytleri, 01 ' ~ ' TV * now 



