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THE CRUISE OF TEE ' CUBAgOA.' 



PLATE XXIII. 

 MOGOA MICEOPUS. 



Prsefrontal shield single, in contact with the rostral as well as 

 with the parietal. Five occipitals, of which the central is as 

 large as one of the anterior. Ear-opening very small, without any 

 lobules. The middle of the body is surrounded by 21 longi- 

 tudinal series of smooth scales ; six series are dorsal and rather 

 larger than the others. There are 35 scales in a longitudinal 

 series between the axils of the fore and hind limbs. Four praeaual 

 scales, the two middle of which are twice the size of the lateral. 

 Legs very feeble, but five-toed ; the fore leg does not reach the 

 ear-opening, if stretched forwards ; fingers very short, subequal in 

 length. The third and fom-th toes equal in length. Back light 

 greyish-olive, with a few minute black specks, bordered on the 

 side by a deep-black band, which gradually passes into the 

 greyish coloration of the lower parts ; the latter are indistinctly 

 marbled with whitish. 



Two specimens, apparently young, from the Fiji Islands. 



The figure represents the animal of thrice the natural size. 



