352 sciNciD^. 



8. A'blepliarus gray anus. 



Blepharosteres grayanus, Stoliczka, Proc. As. Soc. Beng. 1872, p. 74; 

 Murray, Zool. Sind, p. 354. 



Snout short, obtuse, rostral not projecting. Rostral largely in 

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

 three supraoculars, followed by two small ones, obliquely descending 

 on the temporal region ; frontoparietal single ; interparietal distinct; 

 four labials anterior to the subocular. Ear hidden. 18 or 20 scales 

 round the middle of the body. Two enlarged praeanals. Limbs 

 short, pentadactyle. Above olive-green, with a very distinct 

 metallic lustre, a little darker at the sides, speckled with black, and 

 gradually passing into the uniform greenish-white lower side; a 

 silvery green narrow band from the supraciliary edge to the base of 

 the tail, edged with black below ; limbs browu above, marked with 

 rows of white spots ; tail with a pink tinge. 



Prom snout to vent 32 millim. 



Cutch, Sind. 



9. Ablepharus aeneus. 



Panaspis feneus, Cope, Proc. Ac. Philctd. 18G8, p. 317. 



Snout obtuse, rostral not projecting. Eye entirely surrounded 

 by a circle of granules, llostral largely in contact with the fronto- 

 nasal, which is in contact with the frontal ; a supranasal ; fron- 

 tal moderate, in contact with the first and second supraoculars ; 

 frontoparietals and interparietal distinct ; four supraoculars, second 

 largest ; four supraciliaries, fourth smallest ; a pair of nuchals ; four 

 upper labials anterior to the subocular. Ear-opening roundish, 

 about as large as the pupil. Scales subequal, 24 round the middle 

 of the body. Prseanals scarcely enlarged. Limbs well developed, 

 pentadactyle, meeting when adpressed ; digits obtusely keeled in- 

 feriorly. Tail a little longer than head and body. Erown above, 

 with small darker dots and a dark lateral band edged above with 

 yellowish. 



millim. millim. 



Total length (tail re- Body 2o-5 



produced) G3 Fore limb 8 



Head 7-5 Hind limb 12 



Width of head 5 



Angola. 

 a-h. Ad. & hgr. Angola. J. J. Monteiro, Esq. [C.J. 



10, Ablepharus cabindae. 



Ablepharus cabindfe, Bocage, Jorn. Sc. Lisb. i. 1866, p. 64. 



Eye entirely surrounded by a circle of equal small scales. Rostral 

 largely in contact with the frontonasal, which is in contact with 

 the anterior angle of the frontal ; latter large ; frontoparietals and 

 interparietal distinct ; three supraoculars, first larger than the two 



