8. LYGOSOMA. ;}29 



and the foro limb is contained once and two fifths to once and a 

 half in the distance between axilhi and groin. Snout moderately- 

 long, pointed, much depressed. Lower eyelid with an undivided 

 transparent disk. Nostril pierced in the centre of the nasal ; no 

 supranasal ; frontonasal a little broader than long, forming a suture 

 with the rostral and with the frontal ; prccfrontals small and widely 

 separated ; frontal a little longer than the frontoparietal, in contact 

 with the two anterior supraoculars ; four supraoculars, first and 

 fourth longest ; nine supraciliaries, first and last large ; fronto- 

 parietal single ; interparietal triangular, nearly as large as the 

 frontal ; parietals forming a suture behind the interparietal ; two 

 or three pairs of nuchals ; fifth and sixth upper labials largest and 

 below the eye. Ear completely concealed under the scales, but 

 ndicated by a depression of the skin. 22 smooth scales round the 

 middle of the body, those of the two vertebral series much broader 

 than the others. A pair of enlarged prseanals. The adpressed hind 

 limb reaches the wrist. Digits moderately long, strongly compressed 

 distally ; subdigital lamelloe smooth, 20 to 25 under the fourth toe. 

 Tellowish ; four black longitudinal bauds above, the median pair 

 extending to the supraoculars, the lateral to the eyes; lips, sides of 

 neck, and limbs brown-speckled ; digits with brown cross bars ; 

 lower surfaces with or without brown longitudinal lines running 

 between the series of scales. 



milHm. millim. 



From snout to vent . . 38 Fore limb ........ 11 



Head 9 Hind limb 14 



Width of head 5-5 



Celebes. 



a. Ad. Sangi Island. Dr. A. B. Meyer [C.]. (Type.) 



b. Ad. Manado. (Type of Cophoscincus subvittatus.) 



138. Lygosoma gnadrivittatum. 



Lvgosoma (Cophoscincus) quadrivittatum, Peters, Mo7i. Berl. Ac. 

 'Ite67, p. 19, and 1872, p. 683. 



Habit lacertiform. Lower eyelid scaly. Nostril pierced in the 

 centre of the nasal ; no supranasal ; frontonasal forming a suture with 

 the rostral and with the frontal ; latter shield small, acutely pointed 

 posteriorly ; four supraoculars : frontoparietal single ; interparietal 

 triangular; fifth upper labial largest and entering the orbit. Ear 

 completely concealed under the scales. 13 to 20 smooth scales 

 round the body ; dorsals largest. Two large praeanals. Yellowish 

 above, with four black longitudinal bands, the median pair extending 

 to the supraoculars, the lateral to the eyes ; lips, chin, temples, and 

 sides of neck speckled with black ; digits with black cross bars ; 

 lower surfaces yellowish white. 



