226 Cien. Hardwicko and Mr. Cray 



The nuinhor of b.iiuls of spots, and their size, appear to vary by 

 age. 



Called Bis Kupra, or Bis Copra at Cawnpore, and Gosaump at 

 Dhtliah. 



2. M.flaveicens. n. s. 



Naribus rostri apici quam oculis propinquioribus ; carini 

 elcvata utrinque supra dorsum ; digitis validis brevibus subaequali- 

 bus ; squaniis magnis flavis brunneo-rufesccnte marmoratis; caudi 

 corpore duplo fere longiore. 



Inhabits India. 



Nostrils one-third the distance from the end of the nose to the 

 angle of the eye. Body with a raised keel on each side of the 

 back, just above the legs. Toes strong, short, nearly equal. 

 Scales large, yellow, mottled with reddish-brown. Tail nearly 

 twice as long as the body. Tail 147. Body 8 inches. There is 

 another drawing, apparently of this species, with the body 13 and 

 the tail 18 inches long. From a drawing. 



Gen. 2. Vakanus. 

 Tail round and triangular. Nostrils an oblique slit, placed 

 near the angle of the eye. Teeth sharp, compressed. Terrestrial. 

 I. V. Seine us. 



Tupinambis griseus. Daud. Rcpt. \iii. 362. 



Monitor terrestre d'Egypte. Cuv. Regn. Anim. ii. 25. 



Ouran de Forskal, Geoff. Rept. (TEgj/ple. 



Varanus Scir\cus. Merrem, Rept. 59. 



The Scincus of the Ancients, according to Prosper 



Alpinus. 

 Crocodile terrestre d'Herodole. — Cuvier. 

 Animal Lacertosum. Frospe?' Jlp. II. N. /Egypt. 217. 

 Icon. Prosper Alp. lb. t. 11. Geoffroij, Rept. (VEgj/ptCj 

 t. 3. f. 2. 

 Inhabits Futtehghur. 



A drawing of this animal differs slightly from the specimen in the 

 British Museum from Tripoly, collected by Mr. Ritclue, which 

 agrees exactly with Geolfroy's figure in colour; the upper part 

 of the body is pale, with three irregular-edged broad, and the 

 belly with four narrow black, bands. The tail also is annulated. 



