190 SCINCID^. 



broader than long, usually in contact with the truncate anterior 

 angle of the frontal ; latter shield as long as or a little shorter than 

 the frontoparietals and interparietal together, in contact with the 

 second supraocular only ; four supraoculars, second very large ; 

 five or six supraciliaries ; frontoparietals two, about as large as the 

 interparietal; parietals usually entirely separated; one pair of 

 nuchals ; four, or more frequently five, upper labials anterior to the 

 subocular, which is not narrowed interiorly. Ear-opening roundish- 

 triangular or oval, as large as or smaller than a lateral scale, 

 without projecting lobules. Dorsal scales very feebly but distinctly 

 tricariiiate, at least on the hind part of the back ; 'SO or 32 scales 

 round the middle of the body, laterals usually a little smaller than 

 the others. Limbs usually overlapping when pressed against the 

 body, rarely just meeting. Subdigital lamellae smooth. Tail once 

 and one fourth to once and a half the length of head and body, 

 cylindrical or slightly compressed in its posterior part. Olive or 

 bronzy brown above, uniform or with small dark brown spots ; a 

 broad dark brown lateral band, passing through the eye and ex- 

 tending to the base of the tail, usually bordered inferiorly by a 

 light streak ; lower surfaces greenish or greyish white. 



millim. millim. 



Total length 215 Fore limb 28 



Head 20 Hind Hmb 37 



Width of head .... 16 Tail 120 



Body 75 



Tropical South America ; Windward Islands. 



a. Ad. W. Indies. I (Types of T. 



b. Hgr. St. Vincent. Eev. L. Guilding [P.]. | csiiea.) 



c. Ad. British Guiana. 



d. Ad. Better Hope, Brit. Rev. W. T. Turner [C.]. 



Guiana. 



e. Ad. Vrjheids Lust, Rev. W. T. Turner [C.]. 



Demerara. 

 /. Ad. Demerara Falls. 



g. Ad. Berbice. 



h. Ad. Para. 



i. Ad. Macuca, Pernam- W. A. Forbes, Esq. [P.]* 



buco. 

 k. Hgr. Moj-obamba, Peru. Mr. A. H. RofF [C.]. 

 /. Ad. Cayaria, Peru. Messrs. Yeitch [P.]. 



7n. Hgr. Puerto del Mako, H. \eitch, Esq. [P.]. 



Peru. 



43. Mabuia agilis. 



Scincus agilis, Raddi, Mem. Soc. Ital. Modena, xix. 1823, p. 62. 

 Mabuya agilis, Fitzing. N. Chissif. Rept. p. r)2 ; Girard, U.S. Explor. 



Exped., Herp. p. 201 ; Cope, Proc. Ac. Fhilad. 18G2, p. 185. 

 Eumeces spixii, part., Du7n. Sf Bihr. v. p. 642. 



