8 Mr.* G. A. Boulenger on new 



32 smooth scales round the body, the two vertebral series 

 largest, at least twice as broad as long. A pair of large 

 pia^anals. The hind limb reaches the elbow of the adpressed 

 fore limb. Digits moderate, feebly compressed ; subdigital 

 lamella smooth, 25 under the fourth toe. Tail once and a 

 half as long as head and body. Dark brown above, with a 

 broad lateral band formed by the crowding of black spots ; 

 this band light-edged above on the head and anterior part of 

 body ; flanks greenish white, dotted with black; lower parts 

 greenish white. 



millim. 



Total length 150 



Head 11 



Width of head 8 



Body 49 



Fore Unib 18 



Hmdhmb 26 



Tail 90 



A single specimen. 



Lygosoma elegans. (PI. I. fig. 3.) 



Section Liolepisma. Habit lacertiforra ; the distance 

 between the end of the snout and the fore limb contained once 

 and one fourth in the distance between axilla and groin. 

 tSnout moderate, pointed. Lower eyelid with an undivided 

 transj)arent disk. No su|)ranasal; frontonasal broader than 

 long, forming a suture with the rostral and with the frontal ; 

 latter as long as frontoparietals and interparietal together, in 

 contact with the first and second supraoculars ; four supra- 

 oculars, first and fourth longest; eight supraciliaries ; fronto- 

 parietals and interparietal distinct, subequal ; parietals 

 forming a suture behind the interparietal ; three pairs of 

 nuchals ; fifth upper labial entering the orbit. Ear-opening 

 roundish, smaller than the eye-opening, without distinct 

 lobules. 30 smooth scales round the body, the two vertebral 

 series largest, at least twice as broad as long. A pair of 

 large prieanals. The hind limb reaches the elbow of the 

 adpressed fore limb. Digits slender, feebly compressed ; 

 subdigital lamcllai smooth, 23 under the fourth toe. Tail 

 once and two fifths as long as head and body. Pale greenish 

 brown above, with deep black blotches, the largest forming 

 two series along the back ; lower parts greenish white ; 

 digits dark brown beneath, palm and sole bright yellow. 



