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SCINCIDiE 



between axilla and groin. 8nout short, rather pointed. Lower 

 eyelid with an undivided transparent disk. Nostril pierced in the 

 nasal ; no supranasal ; frontonasal broader than long, forming with 

 the rostral a suture the width of which equals the width of the 

 frontal, and a narrow one with tlie latter shield ; frontal a little 

 shorter than frontoparietals and interparietal together, in contact 

 with the first and second supraoculars ; four supraoculars, second 

 largest ; six supraciliaries ; frontoparietals distinct, a little longer 

 than the interparietal ; parietals forming a suture behind the 

 interparietal ; a pair of nuchals and a pair of temporals border the 

 parietals ; fifth upper labial entering the orbit. Ear-opening very 

 small, roundish. 24 (or 2(i) smootli scales round the middle of the 

 body, sube(jual. Prieanals not eidarged. The adpressed limbs fail 

 to meet. Digits subcylindrical. Subdigital lamellae smooth, 15 

 under the fourth toe. " Brown, darker spotted (perhaps discoloured) ; 

 lips and throat brown-spotted ; beneath silvery." 



millim. millim. 



Total length 65 Fore limb 9 



Head 9 Hind limb 12 



Width of head 5 TaU (reproduced) . . 26 



Body 30 



West Africa (Ilha Principe and I. das Kolas, Gulf of Guinea). 



a. Ad. W.Africa. (Type.) 



56. Lygosoma reichenovii. 

 Lygosoma (Mocoa) reichenowii, Peters, Mon. Berl, Ac. 1874, p. 160. 



Habit lacertiform, slender ; snout pointed. Lower eyelid with 

 an undivided transparent disk. Nostril pierced in the nasal ; no 

 supranasal ; frontonasal longer than broad, forming a broad suture 

 with the rostral and a narrow one with the frontal ; four supra- 

 oculars ; eight supraciliaries : frontoparietals and interparietal 

 distinct ; fourth upper labial largest and below the eye. Ear- 

 opening small, vertically oval. 22 smooth scales round the body. 

 The adpressed limbs overlap. Tail twice as long as head and body. 

 Olive-brown above; a black, Hght-edged round spot on each 

 parietal ; two series of spots, running along the two median dorsal 

 series of scales, unite on the base of the tail ; a black lateral band, 

 passing through the eye, broadest on the neck, narrowest on the 

 body ; below this band, on the sides of the body, parallel longi- 

 tudinal dark lines ; lower surfaces golden, with more or less distinct 

 rows of black dots. 



millim. millim. 



Total leng'.h 135 Fore limb 12 



Head 10 Hind limb 16 



Body 35 Tail 90 



Camaroons. 



