186 BCINCIDiE, 



37. Mal)uia multifasciata. 



Tiliqua riifescens, part., Grm/, Cat. p. 109. 

 Scincus carinatus, part., fSchiieid. Hist. Ainph. ii. p. 183. 

 Lacerta rufescens, part., IShmo, Zool. iii. p. 285. 

 Scincus multilasciatus, KiiJd, Beit)-. Zool. u. Vcrf/l. Aiiat. p. 126. 

 Mabuya multitast-iata, Fitziiuj. N. Class. Rept. p. 52. 

 Tiliqua rubriveutris, Gray, Ind. Zool. 

 Euprepes sebue, part., Dum. i^- Bibr. v. p. 692. 

 Euprepis rufesceus, Cantor, Cat. Mai. liept. p. 46. 

 Euprepes seboe, Gravenh. N. Acta Ac. Leop.-Cnrol. xxiii. 1851, i. 



p. 332, pi. xx.xiii. 

 carinatus, Gravenh. I. c. p. 338 ; Bocourt, Miss. Sc. Mex., Rept. 



pi. xxii. c. fig. 5. 

 Plestiodon sikkinaensis, Gray, Ann. Sf Mag. N. H. (2) xii. 1853, p. 388. 

 Tiliqua rufescens, Girard, U.S. B.vplor. Exped., Herp. p. 227. 

 Euprepes rufescens, part., Gilnth. Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 79. 

 Tiliqua carinata, part., Stoliczka, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. xxxix. 1870, 



p. 169. 

 Euprepes carinatus, part., Theoh. Cat. Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 49. 

 ocellatus, Bocourt, Ann. Sc. Nat. (6) vii. 1878, art. 16, and 



I. c. p. 414, pi. xxii. c. fig. 8. 



Snout moflcj-ate, obtuse. Lower eyelid scaly. Nostril behind the 

 vertical of the suture between the rostral and the tirst labial ; a 

 postnasal ; anterior lorcal not deeper than the second, in contact 

 with the first labial ; supranasals l're(]uently in contact behind the 

 rostral ; frontonasal broader than long ; prajfrontals constantly 

 forming a median suture ; frontal as long as or shorter than the 

 frontoparietals and interparietal together, in contact with the second 

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

 largest : six supraciliaries, first largest ; frontojiarictals distinct, 

 larger than the interparietal, which entirely separates the parietals ; 

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

 is large and not narrowed iuferiorly. Ear-opening roundish or 

 oval, as large as or a little smaller than a lateral scale, without or 

 with a few very small lobules anteriorly. Dorsal scales more or 

 less distinctly tri-(rarely quinque-)carinate, nuchals and laterals 

 usually very feebly so, sometimes smooth ; 30 to 34 scales round the 

 middle of the body, subequal or dorsals largest. The hind limb 

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

 digital lamella3 smooth. Scales on upper surface of tibia mostly 

 tricarinate. Tail once and one third to once and two thirds the 

 length of head and body. Brown or oli\'e above ; some specimens 

 uniform, or with a large whitish (red) patch on each side ; back 

 frequently with small black spots, sometimes confluent into longi- 

 tudinal lines ; sides frequently dark brown with whitish, black- 

 edged ocelli ; a well-defined light dorso-lateral band seldom present ; 

 lower surfaces yellowish or greenish white. 



milliiii. niillim. 



Total length 303 Fore limb 39 



Head 26 Hind limb 57 



Width of head 18 Tail (reproduced) . . 175 



Body 102 



