300 Mr. A. W. E. O'Shauglmessy on 



two median dorsal being very Lroad ; in a longitudinal ventral 

 row there are 60, and these latter are smaller than the dorsal 

 scales. Colours : above bris-ht bronzed s-reen, with a median 

 dark brown stripe and lateral variegations more or less irre- 

 gular; sides dark brown, broken up into in-egular variegations ; 

 beneath greenish, dotted on chin. 



In the British Museum, from Van Diemen's Land. Col- 

 lected by E,. Gunn, Esq. 



In several other specimens (Dr. Millingen's collection) the 

 ground-colour is much darker, and may be described as 

 greenish brown, the pattern, however, being the same. 



Mocoa pseudocarinata^ n. sp. 



Two small black skinks from Tasmania, also from Mr.Gunn's 

 collection, present curiously ridged, or rather perhaps in- 

 dented scales, three or four indentations being distinct to- 

 wards the margin of all the scales, both dorsal and ventral. 

 Lower eyelid transparent ; no supranasals. Scales rather con- 

 vex, distinct grooves between the series the whole length of the 

 body. Fronto-parietals united in one specimen, in the other 

 apparently separated by an irregular suture. Shining black 

 above, with two narrow light stripes from head along the upper 

 and lower margins of the sides. Scales in 28 longitudinal 

 series^ and 62 in ventral series. 



Mahoiiya punctatissima^ n. sp. 



Supranasals narrow, oblique, contiguous ; intemasal broad, 

 saddle-shaped; fronto-nasals contiguous, broad; fronto-parietals 

 separate ; supralabials seven, the five anterior subequal, that 

 under the eye longer ; car-opening large. Scales moderate, 

 rounded, smooth, equal all over the body ; in 42 longitudinal 

 series, 69 in a longitudinal ventral series. Hind legs not quite 

 as long as the side, fore legs reaching to end of muzzle. Tail 

 somewhat longer than head and body. Colour greenish brown, 

 punctulated all over the upper surface with dark brown and 

 occasional white dots ; lower parts pale greenish. 



The British Museum possesses one specimen of this form, 

 which was purchased of M. Parzudaki, who gave the Cape of 

 Good Hope as its locality, which we must consider very 

 doubtful. 



Eujtrepes fogoensis, D. & B. 

 Superficially resembling E. Stangeri, but with much smaller 



