368 SCINCIDiE. 



li. First supraocular very small and not in contact with 

 the frontal, sometimes fused with the anterior supra- 

 ciliary. 



22 or 24 scales round the body 23. lynxe, p. 380. 



II. A median series of transversely enlarged dorsal scales. 



21 scales round the body ; a single 



postmental ; nostril pierced above 



the suture between the rostral and 



the first labial 26. schwartzii, p. 382. 



21 or 23 scales round the body ; two 



azygos postmentals ; nostril pierced 



above the first labial 27. scutatus, p. 382. 



17 or 19 scales round the body ; a single 



postmental ; nostril pierced above the 



suture between the rostral and the 



first labial 28. tceniolatus, p. 383. 



III. Longitudinal series of dorsal scales in even number ; the 

 upper border of the first upper labial in contact with the 

 nasal only. 



24 to 28 scales round the body; two 



azygos postmentals 29. schneideri, p. 383. 



30 or 32 scales round the body ; two 



azygos postmentals 30. algeriensis, p. 384. 



30 scales round the body ; a single 



postmental 31. bli/thianus, p. 385. 



1. Eumeces longirostris, 



Plestiodon longirostris, C'ojje, Proc. Ac. Philad. 18G1, p. 313. 

 Eumeces longirostris, Cope, Check-list N. Arn. Rept. p. 45 ; Garman, 

 Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus. no. 25, 1884, p. 287. 



Snout rather elongate, obtuse ; cheeks swollen in the adult. 

 Nasal small, followed by a small postnasal, which forms a suture 

 with the first labial ; anterior loreal forming a suture with the 

 frontonasal : four supraoculars, the three anterior in contact with 

 the frontal ; posterior border of the interparietal in contact with 

 the nuchals, of which there aie one or two pairs : eighth upper labial 

 the largest ; ear-opening much larger than a dorsal scale, with two 

 or three Flightly prominent granules anteriorly ; a single azygos 

 postmental. 36 (to 42) scales round the body, the laterals smallest. 

 The length of the hind limb is contained about twice in the distance 

 from snout to vent ; when pressed against the body, the limbs 

 largely overlap. A median series of transversely enlarged sub- 

 caudals. Young pale brown on the back, blackish on the sides ; two 

 white lateral streaks, the upper commencing on the supraciliary 

 border ; a white, black-edged line on each side of the upper surface 



