7. MABFIA. 163 



frontoparietals and interparietal together, in contact with the 

 second and third supraoculars ; four su[)raoculars, second largest ; 

 five or six supraciliaries ; frontoparietals distinct, a little shorter 

 than the interparietal ; p.irietals forming- a suture behind the 

 latter shield ; a pair of nuchals ; subocular between the fourth and 

 fifth upper labials, about twice as long as these shields, not narrowed 

 iuferiorly. Ear-opening suboval, about as large as the transparent 

 palpebral disk, with three or four short obtuse lobules anteriorly. 

 Dorsal, nuchal, and lateral scales strongly (luinquecarinate ; o-i to 

 38 scales round the middle of the body, dorsals largest. The hind 

 limb reaches the wrist or the elbow of the adpressed fore limb. Sub- 

 digital lamella) smooth or very feebly bicarinate. Tail nearly once 

 and a half the length of head and body. Head, anterior part of 

 body, and fore limbs black, with oval yellow spots forming longitu- 

 dinal series ; hinder part of back and hind limbs olive-brown ; 

 tail rufous ; lower surfaces greyish white ; throat bluish grey, lon- 

 gitudinally streaked with black. 



millim. millim. 



Total length 142 Fore limb 18 



Head 14 Hind limb 25 



Width of head 9 Tail 85 



Body 43 



Madagascar. 



a-c. Ad. & hgr. E, Betsileo. Rev. W. Deans Cowan [C.l. 



d-e. Ad. S.E. BetsUeo. Mr. T. Waters [C], 



9. Mahuia comorensis. 



Euprepes comorensis. Peters, 3Ion. Bcrl. Ac. 1854, p. 619, and Reise 

 n. Mossatnh. iii. p. 7'2., pi. x. fig. 3 *. 



Snout moderate, obtuse. Lower eyelid with an undivided semi- 

 transparent disk. Xostril behind the vertical of the suture between 

 the rostral and the first labial : a postnasal ; anterior loreal usually 

 slightly in contact with the first labial ; supranasals in contact 

 behind the rostral, or narrowly separated ; frontonasal broader than 

 long, usually in contact with the frontal ; latter as long as, or 

 slightly longer than, the frontoparietals and interparietal together, in 

 contact with the second and third, or first, second, and third supra- 

 oculars ; four supraoculars, second largest and usually touching the 

 praefrontal ; five or six supraciliaries ; frontoparietals distinct, 

 usually about as large as the interparietal; parietals forming a 

 suture behind the latter shield ; a pair of nuchals ; subocular 

 between the fourth and fifth upper labials, usually twice as long 

 as these shields, not narrowed inferiorly. Ear-opening suboval, a 

 little smaller than the eye-opening, the anterior border simple or 

 with very indistinct projecting granules. Dorsal, nuchal, and 



* Types examined. 



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