640 DR. J. E. GRAY ON NEW AFRICAN LIZARDS. [Nov. 14, 
3. Descriptions or Two New GeEnerRA or LizARDS FROM 
DAMARALAND. By Dr. J. E. Gray, F.R.S., F.L.S, V.P.Z.S., 
ETC. 
(Plate XX XVIII.) 
The British Museum has lately received from Mr. Andersson some 
Lizards from Damaraland, among which there are two which ap- 
pear to have hitherto escaped being described in the Catalogues. 
As they are both remarkable forms, I proceed to lay the descriptions 
and figures of them before the Society. 
The first Lizard belongs to the family dgamide, and to the ter- 
restrial group of that family, with a depressed body, covered with 
minute granular scales, and destitute of any anal and femoral pores, 
which has been called Phrynocephaline (see Cat. Lizards B. M. 
p- 259). It differs from Phrynocephalus, and all the other genera 
of that group, in having distinct, though small, sunken ears, with a 
distinct linear erect opening. 
The animal is very like the nocturnal Lizards, or Geckotide, in 
the form of the body, the kind of scales, and the large size of the 
eyes. But the eyes are covered with distinct valvular lids; and the 
toes are not dilated, but edged on the outer side with a series of 
projecting slender scales. 
PrENOPUS. 
The head and body depressed; head, body, and limbs covered 
with uniform, minute, smooth granular scales. The tail conical, with 
rings of rather larger, smooth, squarish scales. The head rather 
large. Lips with a single series of very small shields. Eyes large, 
with distinct valvular lids; pupil roundish. Ears small, linear, open 
in front of the rather swollen parotoids. Body depressed, covered 
with minute, small, uniform granules, like scales; scales of the chin 
and belly rather larger, flatter. Limbs moderate. Toes 5/5; the 
front subequal, rather broad and depressed, with three series of scales 
on the upper surface, with a single series of rather convex band-like 
scales beneath; the hinder unequal, the second the longest, rather 
depressed, with three or four series of smooth scales above, and three 
or four series of keeled scales beneath, and with a series of elongated 
subulate scales forming a fringe on each side of the toes on the sides. 
The soles of the hind feet covered with minute, small, acute scales. 
Claws conical, elongate, acute, brown. 
Prenopus macuuatus. (Pl. XXXVIII. fig. 1.) 
Grey brown (in spirits), with irregular-shaped groups of small 
black spots, the spot on the back being subsymmetrical on the two 
sides ; underside of the tail with irregular blackish cross bars; the 
underside of head, body, and tail uniform brown-white. 
Hab. South Africa, Damaraland (Mr. Andersson). 
The second Lizard belongs to the family Zonuride, with distinct 
femoral pores, and unarmed caudal scales, which I have called Ci- 
Salhi abides a7 aruda. 
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