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To the localities enumerated below may be added the following, 

 whence the occurrence of the species has been recorded : — Zanzibar, 

 Mozambique, Comoro Islands, Greece (?), Bonin Isl;inds(?), Pelew 

 Islands, Java, Amboina, Fiji, Samoa, and Society Islands, New 

 Caledonia, Tasmania, Adelaide (Australia), Puna Island (Guaya- 

 quil), Pisacoma Islands (Peru). 



A. {A. boKtonIi, Uesj.). — 20, rarely 24 or 28, scales rouud the middle 



of the body. Praifrontals separated, or forming a very short 

 suture. Four or five upper labials anterior to the subocular. 

 Olive above, spotted or marbled with black, with an ill-defined, 

 lighter lateral band. 



a. Ad. Mauritius. M. Bibrou [P.]. 



b. Several spec. : Mauritius. Zoological Society. 

 ad. & hgr. 



B. Var. pcedloplein'uit, Wiegm. — 28, rarely 26, scales round the 



body. Four labials anterior to the subocular. Brown or olive 

 above, spotted or marbled with black, with a more or less well- 

 defined light lateral band : Hmbs and sides light-dotted. 



Dr.A. Giinther [P.]. 

 Smithsonian Institution 



[P.]. 



C. Var. peronii, Coct. — 22 or 24, rarely 26, scales round the body. 



Four labials anterior to the subocular. Brown or olive above, 

 with a usually well-defined light lateral band, edged above and 

 below by a black band ; sides and limbs light-dotted. 



k-777. Ad. Timor. Levden Museum. 



n. Ad. Timor Laut. H.'O. Forbes, Esq. [C.]. 



o. Ad. Fly Ptiver, N. Guinea. Rev. S. Macfarlane rp.j. 



p,q. Many spec. : Murray Island. Rev. S. Macfarlane fP.' . 



ad. & hgr. 



r-s. Ad. Islands of Torres Straits. Rev. S. Macfarlane [P.], 



t. Many spec. : ad. W. Australia. J. Gould, Esq. [C.] 



& hgr. 



ii-v. Ad. W. Australia. (Types of Tiliqua btichanani.) 



w. Ad. Swan River. 



X. Hgr. Aneiteum. J. Brenchley, Esq. [P.]. 



D. Var. rut'ilm, Ptrs. — Like the preceding, but only 20 scales round 



the body. 



y. Ad. Fly River, New Guinea. Rev. S. Macfarlane [C.]. 



E. Tar. metalHcus. — 22 or 24 scales round the body. Four ante- 



rior labials. Yellowish or greenish above, strongly metallic, 

 with small dark brown spots forming a more or less irregular 

 band on each side. 



z-y. Ad. North Australian Esped. J. R. Elsey, Esq. [P.]. 



