352 REPTILES. SADHIA. 



black spots ; head small ; two tubercular lines behind the eyes, 

 running into one elevated median line. Phil. Mag. ii. 213. 



C. Seychellensis, Peron. MS. Body reddish ; no dorsal or abdomi- 

 nal crest ', crest of the head with four bony tubercles ; orbits sur- 

 rounded with a tuberculous bony margin. Seychell's Islands, ib. 



FAMILY VI. SCINCIDJE. 



Legs short ; tongue not extensible ; body covered with equal 

 imbricated scales. 



Gen. 24. SCINCUS, Baud. Lacerta, Lin. 



Body long, covered with elliptical or rounded imbricated shining 

 scales ; tongue fleshy, little extensible, and slightly cleft ; 

 jaws with small close-set teeth, and two little rows on the 

 palate ; feet with five toes, free and unguiculated. 



S. qfficinalis, Schn. (L. scincus, Lin.) Officinal Scink. Body 

 silvery gray, with transverse blackish bands ; muzzle pointed and 

 a little recurved ; tail shorter than the body, silvery yellowish. 

 6 to 8 inches long. Inhabits Arabia, &c. Shaw, iii. pi. 79. 

 The Officinal Scink has held a high place in eastern countries from time immemorial 

 as a restorative. In Arabia it is said to cure cutaneous diseases, and even elephantiasis ; 

 and Pliny reports that it was considered a specific against poisoned arrows. Accord- 

 ing to Bruce it burrows in the sand, and performs this operation so quickly that it 

 is out of sight in an instant, and appears rather to have found a hole than made one. 



S. occiduus, (L. occidua, Shaw.) The Galley Wasp. Body reddish, 

 with irregular whitish transverse bands ; molar teeth rounded ; 

 two little lobes before the tympanum ; tail scarcely the fourth of 

 the total length. 12 to 18 inches long. Inhabits Jamaica 

 Shaw, iii. pi. 81. 



S. Schneiderii, Daud. Scales smooth, of a greenish yellow colour ; 

 a pale line on each side, and a triple elevation before the ears ; 

 tail longer than the body. Inhabits the Levant. Cuv. Reg. 

 An. ii. 54. 



S. ocellatus, Daud. Body greenish gray above, with little brown 

 spots circled with white ; tail short and slender. 2 inches long. 

 Inhabits Western Europe and Asia. Daud. iv. pi. 56. 



Gen. 25. SEPS, Daud. 



Body, neck, and tail very long, cylindrical, covered with im- 

 bricated scales of a rounded or elliptical form ; tongue short, 

 slightly cleft at the tip; feet small, the two pairs widely 

 separated ; toes four or five. 



S. pentadactylus, (Lacerta serpens, Lin.) Five- toed Eft. Body 

 bay or ash-coloured above, with numerous longitudinal brown 

 streaks ; whitish below ; feet with five toes, furnished with claws. 

 5^ inches long. Inhabits Java. Shaw, iii. 307* 



S. tridaclylus. Three-toed Eft. Feet with three very short toes 



