7. MABtriA. 191 



Copeoglossum cinctum, Tschudi, Faun. Pei\, Ilerp. p. 4-5, pi. iii. 



fig. 2. 

 Mabuia cepedii, Cope, I. c. p. ISQi. 

 Euprepes (Eumeces) bistriatus, Steindachn. Novara, Rept. p. 44. 



(Mabuia) cinctus, Peters, Mon. Bed. Ac. 1871, p. 400. 



Mabuva agilis, part., Bocourt, Miss. Sc. Mex., Rept. p. 395, pi. xxii. b. 



tigs". 2, 0. 

 ? Mabuya metallica, Bocourt, I. c. p. 400, fig. 1. 

 Mabuia ajnea, part., O^ Shaughn. Froc. Zool. Sue. 1881, p. 236. 



Snout short, obtuse. Lower eyelid with an undivided trans- 

 parent disk. A postnasal ; anterior loreal not or but slightly in 

 contact with the first labial ; supranasals in contact behind the 

 rostral or narrowly separated ; frontonasal broader than long, 

 usually in contact with the truncate anterior angle of the frontal ; 

 pra^frontals rarely forming a median suture; frontal usually a little 

 shorter than the frontoparietals and interparietal together, in con- 

 tact with the second supraocular only ; four sujjraoculars, second 

 very large ; four supraciliaries, second largest ; frontoparietals two, 

 about as large as the interparietal ; parietals in contact behind the 

 latter ; one pair of nuchals ; usually four upper labials (sometimes 

 five or six) anterior to the subocular, which is not narrowed in- 

 feriorly. Ear-opening roundish, smaller than the eye-opening, as 

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

 lobules. Dorsal scales perfectly smooth or very slightly striated ; 

 28 to 34 scales round the middle of the body, laterals a little 

 smaller than the others. Limbs meeting or failing to meet when 

 pressed against the body. Subdigital lamellae smooth. Tail once, 

 and one fourth to once and three fifths as long as head and bodj-. 

 Olive or bronzy above, with a few small dark brown spots ; usually 

 a well-defined broad dark brown lateral band, passing through the 

 eye and extending to the base of the tail, bordered inferiorly, 

 and sometimes also superiorly, by a light streak ; lower surfaces 

 yellowish-white or greyish. 



niillim. millim. 



Total length 220 Fore limb 23 



Head 17 Hind limb 30 



Width of head .... 13 TaH 140 



Body 73 



Central America ; Tropical South America. 



M. Bocourt [P.]. 

 Mr. Dvson [C.J. 

 SirR.'SchomburgkrP.l 

 G. Busk, Esq. [P.]. 



Mr. Buckley [C.]. 



