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GEOGRAPHICAL ZOOLOGY. 



[part IV, 



Family 46.— OPHIOMORID^. (2 Genera, 2 Species.) 



General Distribution. 



Neotropical 

 Sub-regions. 



Neakctic 

 Sub-regions. 



PaLvEARCTIC 



Sub- REGIONS. 



Ethiopian 

 Sub-regions. 



Oriental 

 Sub-regions. 



Australian 

 Sub-regions. 



The snake-like Lizard constituting the genus Ophiomorns, is 

 found in Southern Russia, Greece, and Algeria ; while Zygnopsis 

 having four M^eak limbs, has been recently discovered by Mr. 

 Blanford in South Persia. The family is therefore confined to 



our Mediterranean sub-region. 



Family 47.— SEPID^. (7 Genera, 22 species.; 



General Distribution. 



Neotropical 

 Sub-regions. 



Nearctic 

 Sub-regions. 



Pal^arctic 

 Sub-hegions. 



Ethiopian 

 Sub-region.s. 



Oriental 

 Sub-regions. 



Australian 

 Sub-regions. 



-2 1.2,3.4 



The Sepidse, or Sand-Lizards, are a very natural group, almost 

 confined to the Ethiopian region, but extending into the desert 

 country on the borders of the Oriental region, and into the south 

 of the Palsearctic region as far as Palestine, Madeira, Spain, 

 Italy, and even the South of France. The genera are : — 



Seps (10 sp.). South Europe, Madeira, Teneriffe, Palestine, 

 North Africa, South Africa and Madagascar ; Sphenops (2 sp.). 

 North Africa, Syria, West Africa ; Scelotes (3 sp.), Angola to 

 South Africa, Madagascar ; Thyrus (1 sp.), Bourbon and Mauri- 

 tius ; Awphiglossus (1 sp.), Madagascar ; Sphenocephalies (1 sp.), 

 Afghanistan ; and Sepsina (4 sp.), South-west Africa. 



