162 sciiJoiD^. 



Seychelles. 



a-c. Ad. Seychelles. Dr. E. P. Wright [P.]. 



d-f. Ad. Seychelles. A. Newton, Esq. [P.]. 



7. Mahuia wrightii. (Plate VIII.) 



Snout rather elongate, obtuse. Lower eyelid with an undivided 

 semitransparent disk. Xostril behind the vertical of the suture 

 between the rostral and the first labial ; a postnasal; anterior loreal 

 slightly or not in contact with the first labial ; supranasals in 

 contact behind the rostral ; frontonasal a little broader than long, 

 forming a short suture with the frontal ; latter shield as long as or 

 longer than the frontoparietals and interparietal together, in contact 

 with the three anterior, or rarely only the two anterior, supra- 

 oculars ; four supraoculars, second largest ; sixsupraciliarics; fronto- 

 parietals distinct, as long as or a little shorter than the interparietal ; 

 parietals forming a suture behind the latter shield ; a pair of nuchals ; 

 subocular between the fifth and sixth, or fourth and fifth, upper 

 labials, twice as long as the labials, not narrowed interiorly. Ear- 

 opening suboval, smaller than the eye-opening, with three or four 

 minute lobules anteriorly. Dorsal, nuchal, and lateral scales multi- 

 carinate ; -10 scales round the middle of the body, dorsals largest, 

 laterals smallest. The hind limb reaches the wrist or the elbow of 

 the adpressed fore limb. Subdigital lamellae smooth. Olive or 

 brown above, with irregular darker and lighter spots ; flanks 

 greenish ; a rather indistinct dark lateral baud ; a small black spot 

 in the axilla; a black streak along the hinder side of the thigh ; 

 lower surfaces yellowish or greenish; throat sometimes dotted with 

 brown. 



millim. millim. 



Total length 307 Fore limb 37 



Head 28 Hind limb 49 



AYidth of head .... 19 Tail 185 



Body 84 



Seychelles. 



a-c. Ad. & hgr. Seychelles. Dr. E. P. Wright [P.]. 



d-e. Ad. & hgr. Seychelles. S. Ward, Esq. [P.J, 



8. Mabuia aureopiinctata. 



Euprepes aureo-punctatu?, GratuUd, Rev. et Mag. de Zool. 1867, 

 p. 234. 



Snout moderate, obtusely pointed. Lower eyelid with an undivided 

 transparent disk. Nostril behind the vertical of the suture between 

 the rostral and the first labial ; a postnasal ; anterior loreal slightly 

 in contact with the first labial ; frontonasal broader than long, in con- 

 tact with the rostral and with the fi'outal ; latter about as long as tho 



