290 Mr. J. E. Gray on the Slender-tongued Saurians. 



three-keeled, ends truncated, three-toothed ; hind toes unequal, 

 elongated, rather slender. 



Hab. Brit. Mus. 



Tiliqua quinquestriata. Pale olive with broad longitudinal streaks, 

 beneath pale ; sides of neck behind the ears black varied, chin brown, 

 white spotted. 



Hab. . Brit. Mus. 



Tiliqua NapoJeonts. Scincus Napoleonis, Cuv. Brown with three 

 pale dorsal streaks ; ear-scales four, large ; scales three-toothed be- 

 hind, three-kepled. 

 ■ New Holland. • 



Tiliqua punctata. Pale brown, pale yellow beneath, sides of the 

 neck and outside of limbs with small yellow spots ; tail rather long, 

 tapering ; toes rather short, strong. 



Hab. . United Service Museum. 



**** Scales 5 or 6-keeled, ear-scales large, 



Tiliqua nigrolutea. Scincus nigroluteus, Quoy. 



Jun. — Seine, erucotis, Peron, MSS. 



New Holland. Brit. Mus. 



Tiliqua Kingii, Gray. Seine. Nicitensis, Cocteau, MSS. Dark 

 brown with small pale spots at the tip of the scales, beneath pale, 

 brown spotted ; scales 4 or 5 ridged. 



New Holland. Brit. Mus. 



Tiliqua Bibronii. Seine. Bibronii, Cocteau. Grey ; nape with a 

 black edged white line ; sides of head and body with a whitish edged 

 blackish streak ; scales with 5 sharp keels. 



Hab. . Mus. Paris. 



Tiliqua capensis, Gray, GrifF. Anim. Kingd. Seine, trivittatus, 

 Cuv. Rig. Anim. not Gray. Brown with three longitudinal paler 

 streaks, with a series of black spots between the lines. 



Cape of Good Hope. 



b. Ears nearly hidden by the series of scales in their front being 

 produced and pressed down on them, but without any distinct series 

 for the purpose. 



* Scales S- keeled. 



Tiliqua Ascensionis. Pale brown with dark transverse oblong spots, 

 and 3 or 5 longitudinal streaks, the central streak broad, the others 

 narrower ; toes short, rather thick. 



Island of Ascension. Brit. Mus. 



