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the range of this Scink from near Busrah *, "on the banks of the Shat-el-Arab " (the 

 union of the Tigris and Euphrates), to the Helrnand. — J. E. T. A.] 



21. Eumeces schneideri (Daiulin). 



Eumeces pavimentatus, Blanford, torn. cit. p. 387. 

 Eumeces schneideri, Boulenger, torn. cit. p. 383. 



[Of this species only two specimens are in my collection, one from the Helrnand and 

 the other got at Shore-kaltegai in the Badghis. The latter specimen was collected living 

 with several others in hollows of rapidly disintegrating sandstone amongst the sand that 

 lies at the bottom of these hollows. They are simply long rolls of fat, extremely inert, 

 and what they can possibly get to live upon in the hollows they inhabit I cannot imagine. 

 A fine series I had secured in the Badghis were lost. — J. E. T. A.] 



22. Ophiomortjs tridactylus (Blyth). 



Sphenocephaly tridactylus, Blanford, torn. cit. p. 395. 

 Ophiomorus tridactylus , Boulenger, torn. cit. p. 394. 



[Of this curious Lizard I only obtained one specimen, which was killed by Dr. Wier 

 and given to me by Major Durand. It was found at an old fort called Nadir Ali, 

 between De-kamran and De-doda on the Helrnand, living in a sand-drift, into which it 

 at once began to burrow on being aware of danger. The natives said that these Lizards 

 are collected and eaten ; but I doubted their beiug numerous enough for that. — 

 J. E. T. A.] 



OPHIDIA. 



23. Typhlops persictts. 



Typhlops persicus, Blanford, torn. cit. p. 399. 



[Only one specimen of this little Typhlops was obtained, the exact locality for which 

 is rather doubtful. I believe it was got in our camp at Chinkilok, north of Herat ; if not 

 there, certainly between that and the Sang-khotal pass. The latter locality is more like 

 Blauford's, viz. hills, north-east of Sarjan, at 8000 ft. elevation. — J. E. T. A.] 



24. Eryx jaculus (L.). 



Erywjaculus, Strauch, Sclilang. d. Russ. Beichs, p. 29; Blanford, torn. cit. p. 401. 

 6 specimens. Bala-morghab. 

 1 specimen. Bobat-i-tnrk. 



[A very common species throughout the Badghis. Most of the specimens I kept were 

 dug out of their winter-quarters in holes, in ridges between irrigation-channels, on the 

 margins of fields. Occasionally several were found nestled together. — J. E. T. A.] 



* Blanford, (. c. p. 393. 

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