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GEOGRAPHICAL ZOOLOGY. 



[part IV. 



Family 46.— OPHIOMORIDvE. (2 Genera, 2 Species.) 



The snake-like Lizard constitutino^ the genus Ophiomorus, is 

 found in Southern Eussia, Greece, and Algeria ; while Zygnopsis 

 having four weak limbs, has been recently discovered by IMr. 

 Blanford in South Persia. Tlie family is therefore confined to 

 our Mediterranean sub-region. 



Family 47.— SEPID^. (7 Genera, 22 species.; 



General Distribution. 



Neotropical 

 Sub-regions. 



Nearctic ■ 

 Sub-regions. 



Pal.«:arctic 

 Sub-regions. 



Ethiopian 

 Sub-regions. 



Oriental 

 Sub-regions. 



Australian 

 Sub-regions, 



2 1.2.3.4 



The Sepida?, or Sand-Lizards, are a very natural group, almost 

 confined to the Ethiopian region, but extending into the desert 

 country on the borders of the Oriental region, and into the south 

 of the Pala?arct'c region as far as Palestine, Madeira, Spain, 

 Italy, and even the South of France. The genera are : — 



Seps (10 sp.). South Europe, Madeira, Teneriffe, Palestine, 

 North Africa, South Africa and Madagascar ; Sphenops (2 sp.), 

 North Africa, Syria, West Africa ; Seclotes (3 sp.), Angola to 

 South Africa, Madagascar ; Thy r us (1 sp.), Bourbon and ]\Iauri- 

 tius ; Amphiylossus (1 sp.), Madagascar ; Sphenocephalus (1 sp.), 

 Afghanistan ; and Sepsliia (4 sp.). South-west Africa. 



