262 SCINCIDJR. 



and groin in the young, is contained once and two fifths to once 

 and two thirds in the adult and lialfgrown. Snout short, obtuse. 

 Lower eyelid with an undivided transparent disk. Nostril pierced 

 in the nasal ; no supranasal ; frontonasal broader than long, forming 

 a suture with the rostral and with the frontal ; latter shield as long 

 as or shorter than frontoparietal and interparietal together, in eon- 

 tact with the first and second supraoculars ; four supraoculars, 

 second largest ; seven or eight supraciliarios ; frontoparietal single, 

 longer than the interparietal ; parietals forming a sutiu'c behind the 

 interparietal ; three or four pairs of nuchals ; fifth, or rarely fourth, 

 upper labial entering the orbit. Ear-opening oval, much smaller 

 than the eye-opening, without projecting lobules or granules. 22 

 or 24 smooth scales round the middle of the body ; dorsals largest, 

 laterals smallest. A pair of enlarged prseanals. The adpressed 

 limbs meet or slightly overlap in the adult. Digits subcylindrical ; 

 subdigital lamellae smooth, 18 to 24 under the fourth toe. Tail once 

 and three fifths to once and three fourths the length of head and 

 body. Bronzy brown or olive above, lighter on the limit of the 

 blackish-brown sides ; back uniform, or with scattered blackish 

 dots, or with a blackish vertebral line ; lower part of sides black- 

 spotted ; limbs dark brown ; lower surfaces dark grey or olive, 



millim. millim. 



From snout to vent . 62 Fore limb 15 



Head 12 Hind limb 21 



Width of head 8-5 



Southern India. 



a-d. Hgr. & yg. Travancore HiUs and Col. Beddome [C.]. 



Wynad. (Types.) 



e-i. Ad. & hgr. Pulney Hills. Col. Beddome [C j. 



h-l. Ad. & bgr. Top of SivagheiTy Ghat. Col. Beddome lC.J. 



50. Lygosoma nitens. 



Lvgosoma (Mocoa) nitens, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1871, p. 573, and 

 'Ann. Mus. Genova, iii. 1872, p. 32, pi. iv. fig. 2. 



Body elongate. Snout short, truncate. Lower eyelid with an 

 undivided transparent disk. Nostril pierced in the nasal ; no supra- 

 nasal ; rostral very large ; frontonasal broader than long, forming a 

 broad suture with the rostral and with the frontal ; latter shield 

 hardly larger than the interparietal ; four supraoculars ; fronto- 

 parietal single, larger than the frontal ; parietals forming a suture 

 behind the interparietal ; no enlarged nuchals ; fourth upper labial 

 below the centre of the eye, fifth largest. Ear-opening punctiform. 

 22 smooth scales round the body, the two vertebral series very 

 broad. A pair of enlarged jiroDanals. Metallic green above, with a 

 black streak on each side of the back, originating on the supraocular 

 region ; sides of body spotted black and pale green ; throat with 

 brown longitudinal lines. ^ 



