13. EUMECES. 367 



Hind limb not twice in the length from 

 snout to vent; 24 scales round Ihc 

 body 9. halloivellii, p. 373. 



ft. Two azygos postmentals. 



24 scales round the body : no auricular 



lobules 7. cainto, p. 372. 



24 or 2G scales round the body ; two or 



three small lobules on the anterior 



border of the ear ... 8. slilfoniamis, p. 373. 



20 or 22 scales round the body 25. quadrilineatus, p. 381. 



6. Limbs not overlapping when pressed against the body. 



26 scales round the body 18. humilis, p. 377. 



24 scales round the body 10. Uployraiamun, p. 378. 



2. No postnasal. 



o. Two azygos postmentals. 



24 or 26 scales round the body ; four 



supraoculars 12. chinoisis, p. 375. 



22 scales round the body ; three supra- 

 oculars 24. onocrepis, p. 380. 



h. A single postmental : hind limb not more than twice 

 and a half in the distance from snout to vent. 



a. Limbs overlapping when pressed against the body. 



26 scales round the body ; young with 

 five light longitudinal lines, the 

 median bifurcating on the head .... 6. elegans, p. 371. 



26 scales round the body ; lower sur- 

 faces malachite -green 14. pluvialis, p. 376. 



24 scales round the body ; lower sur- 

 faces yellowish ; no light vertebral 

 line 15. antJiracimis, p. 376. 



ft. Limbs just meeting when pressed against the body. 



26 scales round the body 16. brevilineatiis, y. 376. 



c. A single postmental : hind limb at least twice and two 

 thirds in the distance from snout to vent. 



a. First supraocular forming a sutui-e with the frontal. 



26 scales round the body 17. pachyuriis, p. 377. 



24 scales round the body ; seventh upper 



labial not larger than sixth 21. hellii., p. 378. 



22 or 24 scales round the body ; seventh 



upper labial much larger than sixth. 22. brevirostris, p. 379. 



