new Species of Scincidaj. 301 



scales, there being 56—60 longitudinal series, and 100 in a 

 longitudinal ventral series. Scales two-keeled, uniform in 

 size all over the body. Supranasals contiguous ; fronto-nasals 

 contiguous ; fronto-parietals separate ; supralabials six ; ear- 

 opening moderate, rounded, with small scales anteriorly. 

 Limbs moderate. Tail somewhat longer than head and body. 

 Coloiu" olive-brown ; two series of striaj, consisting of 

 minute ocellations of dark brown intersprinkled with whitish, 

 forming almost two long stripes on each side of the back ; 

 sides brown, similarly variegated and mottled ; belly pale ; 

 chin and chest variegated with brown. 



Cape- Verde Islands. Many specimens, adult and young, 

 from the islands of Fogo and St. Vincent's in the Cape-Verde 

 group, from the collection of the Rev. R. T. Lowe. 



By its two-keeled scales this species is allied to Macro- 

 scincus Coctei) but the teeth are not serrated. 



Dijjloglossus millepunctatus. 



Head elongate, flattened, broadening posteriorly ; supra- 

 nasals two pair, large, contiguous ; nostrils in nasal shield, 

 above suture between first and second labials, with a curved 

 groove behind them ; three large plates between eye and 

 nasal ; internasal broad, tapering posteriorly, separating the 

 two long semirhomboidal fronto-nasals. Frontal a broad and 

 long shield meeting by an obtuse point the nan*ow inter- 

 parietal and separating two fronto-parietals ; large rounded 

 parietal plates. Supraorbitals foui', with inner supraoculars ; 

 supralabials ten. Ear of moderate size, open. Scales of 

 body and tail small, rounded, smooth or with striae obso- 

 lete ; in about 56 longitudinal series, and 64 in a median 

 dorsal series from shoulder to groin, and 116 scales in 

 a longitudinal ventral series. Colour dark brown, with an 

 infinite number of minute white specks, one, two, or three 

 on every scale. Fore limbs, laid forwards, not reaching 

 tip of snout, hind limbs reaching halfway along sides of 

 body. 



Length of specimen 9 inches from tip of snout to root of 

 tail. 



From the north-west coast of America. 



