408 On Reptiles and BatracMans from near Muscat. 



d. Hgr.cJ. ?. $. 

 Dorsal scales across the middle of 



the body 85 86 93 86 



Transverse series of ventrals ; 28 28 29 29 



Femoral pores, on each side 29 27 25 25 



11. Scincus muscatensisj Murray. 

 12, Ghalcides ocellatus, Forsk, 



Ophidia. 

 13. Zamenis ventrimaculatus, Gray. 



14. Zamenis diadema, Sclileg. 



15. Lytorhynchus diadema, D. & B. 



16. Psammophis LeWiii, Gthr. 



17. Dipsas ohtusa, Reuss. 



18. Hydrophis robusta, Gthr. 



19. Hydrophis Elliotti, Gthr. 

 20. Hydrop)his cyanocincta^ Daud. 



21. Hydrophis Jayahari^ sp. n. 



Head rather small, snout moderate. Body of moderate 

 length, slender anteriorly. A single postocular ; suture 

 between the prefrontals extremely short, not one fourth the 

 length of that between the nasals ; frontal more than twice 

 as broad as the supraocular, hexagonal, the lateral sides 

 shortest, not half as long as the posterior, which are the 

 longest ; suture between the parietals as long as the frontal ; 

 a single, large, anterior temporal ; two pairs of chin-shields, 

 in contact mesially, posterior pair largest. Scales juxtaposed, 

 dorsals obtusely keeled; 27 scales round the neck, 37 round 

 the body. Ventral shields thrice as broad as the adjoining 

 scales on the neck, hardly twice as broad as those on the body, 

 260 in number. Four prseanal shields, outer largest. Uni- 

 form plumbeous above ; upper lip, sides, and lower parts white. 



Total length 640 millim.; tail 75; diameter of neck 11 ; 

 greatest vertical diameter of body 32. 



A single specimen. 



22. Enhydrina hengalensis^ Gray. 



23. EcMs carinata^ Schn. 



24. Echis colorata^ Gthr, 



BATEAGHIA. 

 25. Bufo Andersonii, Blgr. 



