7. MABUIA. 181 



behind the rostral ; frontonasal broader than long ; pra^frontals 

 forming a short median suture ; frontal as long as the frontoparietals 

 and interparietal together, in contact with the first and second 

 supraoculars ; four supraoculars, second largest ; six supraciliaries, 

 first largest ; frontoparietals distinct, longer than the inter- 

 parietal, which entirely separates the parietals ; a pair of nuchals ; 

 four labials anterior to the subocular, which is twice as large 

 as the neighbouring labials, and not narrowed inferiorly. Ear- 

 opening oval, nearly horizontal, with two or three scarcely pro- 

 jecting lobules. Kuchal and dorsal scales tri- or quinquccarinate ; 

 3-i (or 36) scales round the body, subequal. The adprcssed 

 hind limb reaches the wrist of the adprcssed fore limb. Subdigital 

 lamellae smooth. Scales on upper surface of tibia mostly bicarinate. 

 Tail once and one fourth the length of head and body. Olive-brown 

 above, with three pale, black-edged longitudinal bands ; a light 

 lateral streak from the ear to the tail ; lower surfaces whitish. 



niillim. millim. 



Total length 155 Fore limb 19 



Head 15 Hind limb 25 



Width of head .... 10 Tail 90 



Body 50 



Deccan. 



a. Hgr., not good state. Belgaum. Dr. Leith [P.]. 



32. Mabuia carinata. 



Tiliqua rufescens, part., Gi-mj, Cat. p. 109. 

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

 Tiliqua carinata, Gray, Zuol. Joum. iii. 1828, p. 227. 

 Euprepes seba?, part., Dum. ^- Bibr. v. p. 092. 

 Euprepis carinatus, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1864, p. 60. 

 Euprepes rufescens, part., Gimth. liept. Brit. hid. p. 79, pi. x. %. B. 



(Tiliqua) carinatus, Blanf. Journ. As. Soc. Beng. xxxix. 1870, 



p. ooo ; iitoliczka, Journ. As. Soc. Be7ig. xli. 1872, p. 119. 



Snout moderate, obtuse. Lower eyelid scaly. Nostril behind the 

 vertical of the suture between the rostral and the first labial ; no 

 postnasal; anterior loreal usually shorter and deeper than the 

 second, in contact with the first labial ; frontonasal broader than 

 long, usually in contact with the rostral, and frequently also with 

 the frontal ;' latter as long as or shorter than the frontoparietals 

 and interparietal together, in contact with the second supraocular 

 (rarely also with the first) ; four supraoculars, second largest ; 

 usually six supraciliaries, first largest ; frontoparietals distinct, 

 larger than the interparietal, which entirely separates the parietals ; 

 a pair of michals ; four labials anterior to the subocular, which is 

 large and not narrowed inferiorly. Ear-opening roundish, sub- 

 triangular, as large as or smaller than a lateral scale, without or 

 with a few very indistinct lobules anteriorly. Dorsal, nuchal, and 

 lateral scales more or less strongly tri- or quinquccarinate ; 30 



