350 SCINCID^. 



Ej'e incompletely surrounded by granules. Rostral largely in contact 

 with the frontonasal ; frontal very small, in contact Avith the fronto- 

 nasal, as large as or a little larger than the interparietal, and a 

 little smaller than the prasfrontals ; frontoparietal single, very 

 large ; interparietal distinct ; two supraoculars, anterior very large, 

 band-like, longitudinal, oblique, its anterior border in contact with 

 the frontal, its outer border with a nearly equally large supraciliary ; 

 three labials anterior to the subocular ; a pair of nuchals. Ear 

 usually very indistinct. 22 scales round the middle of the body ; 

 dorsals largest. Pra^anals scarcely enlarged. Limbs short, anterior 

 tetradactyle, posterior pentadactyle ; they do not meet when 

 adpressed. Tail a little longer than head and body. Olive or 

 brownish above, uniform or with small dark brown spots ; a dark 

 brown band on each side, beginning from the iiostril and passing 

 through the eye ; throat and belly greenish white ; limbs and tail 

 frequently reddish. 



millim. millim. 



Total length 74 Fore Hmb 7 



Head 6 Hind limb 10 



Width of head .... 4 Tail 44 



Bodv 24 



Western and Southern Australia. 



a 



Many spec. W. Australia. (Types.) 



b. Hgr.' N.W. AiLstraUa. J. R. Elsey, Esq. [P.]. 



c. Ad. Swan River. 



d. Ad. Australia. J. S. Bowerbank, Esq. 



6. Ablepharus wahlbergii. 



Cryptoblepharus wahlbergii, Smith, III. S. Afr., Rept., App. p. 10. 

 Ablepharus meuestriesii (non Bibr.), Bianconi, Spec. Zool. Mozamb. 



p. 62. 

 wahlbergii, Peters, Man. Bed. Ac. 1854, p. 619 : Strauck, Mel. 



Biol. Ac. St. Pefe?-f<b. vi. 1868, p. 56o, cmd Bull. xii. p. 367 ; Peters, 



Reise n. Mossmnb. iii. p. 77, pi. xi. fig. 3. 



Snout short, obtuse, rostral not projecting. Eye surrounded 

 (sometimes iucomplctely) by a circle of granules. Rostral largely 

 in contact with the frontonasal, which is in contact with the frontal ; 

 latter smaller than the frontoparietal, which is single, in contact 

 with the hrst supraocular ; interparietal distinct ; three supraoculars, 

 first as long as the two others together ; four or five small supra- 

 ciliaries, first largest ; a pair of nuchals ; four labials anterior to the 

 subocular. Ear-opening roundish, as large as or a little smaller than 

 the pupil. 24 scales round the body, subecjual. Two slightly enlarged 

 prseanals. Limbs short, pentadactyle, widely separated when ad- 

 pressed. Tail a little longer than head and body. Brown above, 

 uniform or with longitudinal blackish lines on the back ; one or two 

 yellowish lines on each side, the upper constant, originating on the 

 canthus rostralis ; lower surfaces yellowish white. 



