62 DR. J. E. GRAY ON AFRICAN LIZARDS. [Feb. 9, 
the upper one arising from the back edge of the eye, and the lower 
from the pale scales on the upper lip; the throat, the sides of the 
face, and neck dark brown, white-speckled. The front edge of the 
ears with a few very small thin scales. 
Hab. South-Eastern Africa. 
In the ‘ Catalogue of Lizards in the British Museum,’ I regarded 
these specimens from South Africa as varieties of the Euprepis quin- 
quefasciatus from Western Africa; but on recomparing these speci- 
mens with other specimens received since, and with the specimens 
brought home by Dr. Kirk, I am convinced that they are distinct. 
EupREPIS KIRKII, sp. nov. (Pl. IX. fig. 1.) 
Black-brown ; back with three uniform well-marked yellow streaks, 
the middle one from the end of the nose to the base of the tail, the 
lateral ones from the eyebrows and continued on the side of the base 
of the tail, and tail-end blue. There is a streak like the others, but 
less distinct, on each side of the body, arising from the lips, continued 
across the ear-hole, and obscurely continued on the side of the base 
of the tail. The chin and underside of the body and base of the tail 
whitish ; scales with three distinct keels ; two series of scales between 
each pale streak ; the ear-holes oblong, erect, open, with three very 
small indistinct prominences on the front edge, which are placed at 
unequal distances from each other. 
Hab. Tette (Dr. Kirk). 
This species resembles in external appearance the Blue-tailed Skink 
of North America; but the central dorsal streak is not forked over 
the head. It is very like the ZL. quinquefasciatus of Western Africa ; 
but the dorsal streaks are not black-edged, and the central one is 
continued to the end of the nose. ‘This is not the case in the latter 
species, which agrees with ZH. kirkii in having only two series of 
scales between each white streak. 
Named in honour of Dr. Kirk, its discoverer. 
Euprepis GRANTII, Sp. nov. 
Pale bronzed brown, with a broad pale whitish streak on each side 
of the back, continued from the eyebrows to the lower part of the 
tail. Sides of the head and neck with a broad blackish streak, en- 
closing the eye and over the ears. ‘The upper lip and slender streak 
under the eye opaque white. Scales three-keeled. 
Hab. South-Eastern Africa (Dr. Kirk). 
CHAMELEO DILEPIS, Gray, Cat. Lizards B.M. 266. 
The white band on the sides is formed of round groups of white 
scales of the same size and form as the other scales on the sides. 
There is also a triangular white spot at the angles of the mouth. 
Hab. South-Eastern Africa (Dr. Kirk). 
