7. 1IA.BTIIA. 185 



subooular, which is large and not narrowed inferiorly. Ear-opening 

 very small, oval, horizontal, witli projecting granules round its 

 border. Dorsal, nuchal, and lateral scales very strongly quiuque- 

 carinate ; 2G scales round the body, of which eight (or ten) are 

 smooth. The hind limb reaches the elbow of the adpressed fore 

 limb. Subdigital lamolliB smooth. Scales on upper surface of tibia 

 bicarinate. Tail once and two thirds the length of head and body. 

 Dark olive-brown above, greenish white inferiorly. 



millim. millim. 



Total length 176 Fore limb 20 



Head 14 Hind limb 27 



Width of head .... 10 Tail 112 



Body 50 



Nicobars, Nias, Java, Borneo. 



a. Ad, Matang. 



36. Mabuia niulticarinata. (Plate XI. fig. 2.) 

 Tiliqua multicarinata, Gray, Cat. p. 109. 



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

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

 postnasal ; anterior loreal not deeper than the second ; frontonasal 

 as long as broad, in contact with the rostral and with the frontal ; 

 latter as long as or longer than the frojitoparietals and interparietal 

 together, in contact with the second supraocular ; four supraoculars, 

 second largest ; five or six supraciliaries ; frontoparietals distinct, 

 larger than the interparietal, which entirely separates the parietals ; 

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

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

 than a lateral scale, without projecting lobules. Dorsal, nuchal, and 

 lateral scales strongly quinque- or septemcarinate ; 28 to 30 scales 

 round the middle of the body, of which 10 or 12 (ventrals) are 

 smooth. The hind limb reaches about the elbow of the adpressed 

 fore limb. Subdigital lamelloe smooth. Tail once and three fifths 

 to twice the length of head and body. Olive-brown above, with a 

 more or less distinct broad, dark-bi'own, light- edged lateral band, 

 beginning from the eye ; back with small dark brown spots or lon- 

 gitudinal lines ; lower surfaces greenish white, throat sometimes 

 brown-spotted. 



millim. millim. 



Total length 228 Fore limb 26 



Head 18 Hind limb 39 



Width of head .... 12 Tail 143 



Body 67 



Philippine Islands. 



a-c. Ad. & yg. Philippines. H. Cuming, Esq. [C.J. (Types.) 



d. Ad. Diuagat Island. A. Everett, Esq. [C.]. 



