416 SCINCIDiE. 



with the frontal ; five supraciliaries ; no frontoparietals ; inter- 

 parietal the larji;cst head-shield, longer and broader than the frontal, 

 its anterior border concave ; fourth upper labial entering the orbit. 

 18 or 20 scales round the body. Limbs absent. Body cylindrical. 

 Tail a little shorter than the body. Olive-green or brownish grey 

 above, with four series of black dots along the back and four to six 

 on the sides ; lower surfaces dirty flesh-colour or grey. 



From snout to vent 72 millim., tail 60. 



Mozambique. 



13. Scelotes bicolor. 

 Lithophilus bicolor, Smith, III. S. Afr., Rept., App. p. 13, 



Snout obtuse, scarcely projecting ; eye small ; lower eyelid scaly ; 

 ear hidden ; supranasals forming a median suture, in contact with 

 the first lalnal ; three supraoculars, first largest ; no prajfrontals or 

 frontoparietals ; interparietal large, anterior border concave. Limbs 

 absent. Body subquadrangular. Back intermediate between 

 greenish white and pale flesh-red, with two longitudinal lines of 

 closely-set brownish-red dots ; sides brownish red ; underparts 

 much paler. 



From snout to vent 30 millim., tail 26. 



Little Namaqualand. 



19. HERPETOSEPS. 



Palatine bones not meeting on the median line of the palate, 

 which is toothless. Teeth conical. Lower eyelid scaly. Ear 

 hidden. Nostril pierced between the rostral and a very small nasal, 

 which is situated between the former shield and the first labial ; 

 supranasals present ; proefrontals and frontoparietals absent. Body 

 much elongate. Limbs absent. 



South Africa. 



1. Herpetoseps anguinus. (Plate XXV. fig. 1.) 



Snout obtuse, scarcely projecting beyond the labial margin ; eye 

 small ; supranasals forming a median suture and in contact with 

 the first labial ; frontonasal broader than long ; frontal longer than 

 broad, twice as long as frontonasal ; four supraoculars, three ante- 

 rior subequal ; six supraciliaries ; interparietal the largest head- 

 shield, broader than long, its anterior border concave ; parietals 

 narrow, band-like ; first upper labial largest, fourth entering the 

 orbit. 20 scales round the middle of the body. Proeauals not 

 enlarged. Silvery above, with fine blackish dots ; sides aud lower 

 surfaces black. 



From snout to vent 43 millim., tail 35. 



South Africa. 



a. Ilgr. ? Near Port Elizabeth. J. M. Leslie, Esq. [C.]. 



