620 G. A. BOULENGER 
6. Lygosoma dorize, sp. n. 
Section Liolepisma. Habit lacertiform; the distance between 
the end of the snout and the fore limb is contained once and 
one third or once and one fourth in the distance between axilla 
and groin. Snout short, obtuse. Lower eyelid with an undivided 
transparent disk. Nostril pierced in the nasal; no supranasal ; 
frontonasal twice as broad as long, forming a suture with the 
rostral, and in contact with the anterior angle of the frontal 
(in one specimen the preefrontals form a median suture); frontal 
a little shorter than frontoparietals and interparietal together, 
in contact with the two anterior supraoculars; four supraoculars; 
eight supraciliaries; frontoparietals and interparietal distinct, 
subequal in size; parietals forming a suture behind the inter- 
parietal; three or four pairs of nuchals; fifth upper labial enter- 
ing the orbit. Ear-opening oval, smaller than the eye-opening, 
but considerably larger than the transparent palpebral disk; no 
auricular lobules. 26 or 28 scales round the middle of the body, 
smooth, laterals smallest. A pair of enlarged praanals. The 
hind limb reaches the wrist of the adpressed fore limb. Digits 
subcylindrical; subdigital lamelle smooth, 16 to 18 under the 
fourth toe. Tail once and two thirds to once and three fourths 
as long as head and body. Bronzy olive above, with small 
black spots; sides and limbs closely spotted with black, with 
small whitish dots; young with a light dorso-lateral line. 
Total length 3 . millim. 133 
Head . È ‘ 3 PRO) 1M 
Width of head . . SMIRNE) Zh 
Body È È . è è » 40 
Fore limb . È 5 sae) 14 
Hind limb . : È sia 19 
Tail : : È 3 SV 82 
Three specimens, two adult and one half-grown, from the 
Kakhien Hills, and one, half-grown, from Bhamo (Fea). 
