7. MABUIA. 175 



millira. millim. 



Total length 143 Fore limb I'O 



Head 14 Hiud limb 20 



Width of head' 1 1 Tail (reproduced) . . 78 



Body 51 



Uurma. 

 a. Ad. Minbla. Marquis G. Doria [P.]. 



25. Mahuia dissimilis. 



Tiliqua trivittata, Grai/, Ind. Zool., and Zool. Journ. iii. 1828, p. 227. 

 Euprcpis dissimilis, JIullow. 'Trans. Amer. Philos. Sue. (2) xi. 1857, 



p. 78. 

 Euprepes monticola, Gunth. Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 80, pi. x. fig-, c ; 



Stoliczka, Journ. As. Soc. Bemj. xli. 1872, p. 120 ; Theob. Cat. 



liept. Brit. Ind. p. 52. 



petersii, Steindachn. Novara, liept. p. 48 ; Theob. I. c. p. 53. 



gueiitheri, BUuif. Journ. As. Soc. Ben;/, xhiii. 1879, p. 123. 



• (Euprepes) wartliii, Fischer, Jaltrb, Wiss. Anst. Hamb. ii. 1885, 



p. 'JO. 



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

 transparent disk. Nostril behind the vertical of the suture between 

 the rostral and the tirst labial ; no postnasal ; anterior lorcal in 

 contact with the hrst labial ; supranasals in contact behind the 

 rostral ; frontonasal broader than long ; praefroutals forming a 

 median suture ; frontal in contact with the second supraocular only 

 (exceptionally with the first as well) ; four supraoculars, second 

 largest ; six supraciliaries ; frontoparietals distinct, usually nearly 

 as long as the frontal, and larger than the interparietal, which en- 

 tirely separates the parietals ; usually no distinct nuchals ; four, 

 seldom five, labials anterior to the subocular, which is about twice 

 as long as the neighbouring shields and not narrowed inferiorly. 

 Ear-opening oval, larger than a lateral scale, smaller than the eye- 

 opening, with three or four short pointed lobules anteriorly. Dorsal 

 scales strongly bicarinate, nuchals and laterals tricarinate ; 34 to 

 36 scales round the middle of the body, subequal. The adpressed 

 limbs overlap. Toes short ; subdigital lamellae smooth. Tail about 

 once and two thirds the length of head and body. Olive or 

 brownish above, black-spotted, and with three more or less distinct 

 light longitudinal streaks, the vertebral sometimes absent ; flanks 

 white-spotted ; a short horizontal white streak below the eye ; lower 

 surfaces whitish. 



millim. millim. 



Total length 228 Pore limb 2b 



Head 18 Hind limb 31 



Width of head .... 13 Tail 140 



Body 70 



Northern India. 



