2. TEIRADACTYLUS. 125 



South Africa. 



a-e Vd & h"T. S. Africa. Sir A. Smith [P.]. 



f. Ad. ° S. Africa. C. Diirwin, Ei^. [P.]. 



ff, h, i. Ad. S. Africa. 



2. Tetradactylus tetradactylus. 



Saurophis tetradactylus, Gray, Cat. p. 51. 

 Lacerta tetrad actyla, Lacep. Ana. Mm. ii. 1833, p. 351, pi. lix. fijj. 2. 

 Chidcides tetradactylus, Daud. Rept. iv. p. 3G2. 

 Tetradactylus chalcidicus, Merr. Tent. p. 7o. 

 Saurophis' seps, Fitzinf/. X. Clas-<. li'pt. p. 50. 



tetrad ictylus, IFar/l. S;/st. Amph. p. 159. 



Chalcis tetradactyla, Giier. Icon. R. A., Rept. pi. xd. fisr. 2. 

 Saurophis lacepedii, Bum. Sf Bibr. v. p. 3S0 ; Graoenh. Xoo. Act. Ac. 

 Leop.-Carol. xxiii. 1851, i. p. 304, pi. xxviii. 



Serpentifonn ; limbs very short, tetradactyle. Dorsal shields 

 striated and strongly keeled, ia 14 longitudiual and 61 or Q2 

 transverse series ; veiitrals in G longitudinal series. Femoral pores 

 4 or b. Olive above, with dark brown longitudinal streaks ; temple 

 and side of neck usually with dark brown vertical bars ; lower 

 surfaces pale olive. 



millim. millim. 



Total length 2Sb Fore limb 7 



Head 10 Hind limb 10 



Width of head .... 6 TaU 220 



Body 55 



South Africa. 



a. Ad. Interior of South Africa. Sir A. Smith [P.]. 



b, c-e. Ad. S. Africa. 



3. Tetradactylus africanus. (Plate IV. fig. 3.) 



Caitia africana, Gray, Cat. p. 52. 

 Caitia africana, Gray, Ann. N. H. \. 1838, p. 389. 



Seri)entiforra : limbs minute, undivided. Dorsal shields striated 

 and strongly keeled, in 14 longitudinal and 60 to 62 transverse 

 series ; ventrals in 6 longitudinal series. Femoral pores 2 or 3. 

 Olive above, with dark brown longitudinal lines ; temple and side 

 of neck with dark brown vertical bars ; lower surfaces pale olive. 



From snout to vent 72 millim. ; tail 250 miUim. 



South Africa. 



a-c. Ad. & yg. S. Africa. Sir A. Smith [P.]. 



