392 SCINClDiE. 



5. Scinciis arenarius. 

 Scincus arenariup, Murray^ Zool. iSind, p. 1552, pi. — . fig. 2. 



Ear quite hidden. Dorsal scales not quite as large as ventrals. 

 Otherwise as in S. offtcinalis. 28 or 30 scales round the middle of 

 the body. 



Sind. 



a. Ad. Sind. J. A. Murray, Esq. [E.]. (Oue of the types.) 



6. Scincus muscatensis. (Plate XXXII.) 



Scincus muscatensis, Murray, Ann. ^ Mag. N. H. (oj xvii. 1886, 

 p. 07. 



Head rather shorter and more conical than in S. officinalis, wedge- 

 shaped, with angular labial margin ; nostril as in !S. ajjicinalis, eye 

 somewhat larger : ear-opening entirely concealed or difficult to 

 detect, llostral in contact with the frontonasal : the width of the 

 frontal posteriorly equals hardly two thirds the width of the 

 corresponding supraocular ; six supraoculars, the first frequently 

 in contact with the fi'ontal ; parietals shorter than interparietal, 

 followed by two to four large uuohals : 8 or 9 upper labials. Scales 

 perfectly smooth, dorsals scarcely larger than ventrals ; the largest 

 dorsals about twice as broad as long ; 24 or 26 scales round the 

 middle of the body. Purplish brown above, each scale with two 

 yellowish-white spots or shafts ; a series of blackish-purple and red 

 vertical bars on each side ; lower surfaces yellowish white. 



milHm. millim. 



Total length 198 Fore limb 29 



Head 22 Hind limb 35 



Width of head 15 Tail 90 



Body 86 



A large specimen, with reproduced tail, measures 140 millim. 

 from snout to vent. 

 Arabia. 



a-c. Ad., hgr.. & yg. ]\Iuscat. J, A. Murray, Esq. [P.]. (Types.) 



d-ff. Ad. & hgr. ' Muscat. A. S. G. Jayakar, Esq. [P.]. 



7. Scincus ineccensis *. 



Scincus nieccensis, Wieyju. Arch. f. Nat. 1837, p. 127 ; Peters, Mon. 

 Berl. Ac. 1864, p. 44. 



Closely allied to S. officinalis, from which it differs in having 

 only five supraoculars, and 24 scales round the middle of the body. 

 Rufous grey above, each scale with small brown and whitish spots ; 

 two or three transverse reddish-brown spots on each side. 



* Type examined. 



