650 DK. J. ANDERSON ON REPTILES AND [June 18, 



before the frontal. The frontal as long as the frontoparietals and 

 interparietals, in contact externally with the first to the third 

 supraoculars. Four supraoculars and five supraciliaries. Fronto- 

 parietals small, forming a broadish suture before the interparietal. 

 Interparietal narrowly separating the parietals. A pair of nuchal 

 plates. Two loreals, the anterior resting on the second labial, and 

 the second on the third labial and very partially on the second. 

 A small shield, behind the second loreal, resting on the 3rd and 4th 

 labials, and another on the 4th and 5th labials. Fifth labial below 

 the eye, not contracted below, entering widely into the labial margin. 

 A large transparent ocular disk, larger than the ear-opening. The 

 ear round, with two or three small lobules at the anterior border. 

 Thirty-four rows of scales round the middle of the body, nearly 

 smooth, but showing faint indications of a feeble ti-icarination 

 (fig. 2 rt). Limbs well developed ; the fore limb when laid forwards 

 reaches to the anterior angle of the eye, and hind limb when stretched 

 forwards reaches along t^o-thirds of the distance between the axilla 

 and groin. The lamellae of the digits are provided with prominent 

 brown eminences, one to the centre of each lamella close to its 

 distal margin, and resembling a short obtuse keel. The palmar and 

 plantar surfaces ^^'ith prominent tubercles more or less brown at the 

 apices. Tail considerably longer than the head and body. 



Head brownish above, the shields margined with dark brown ; 

 body olive, with a bluish tint on the sides, each scale margined 

 with dark brown and producing a tessellated appearance. A few 

 dark spots on the labials. Under surface white with a faint bluish 

 tinge. 



Snout Length Width „ rr- j Scales 



Sex. to Tail. of of i?"'"^ ^'"f round 



vent. head. head. ^''^^- l""^" body. 



2 .... 60 80 13 8 ]-9 22-5 34 



This is a species allied to Al. brevicollis, but does not reach to 

 half its dimensions, as the type is a gravid female. It differs from 

 it, moreover, in the arrangement of its upper labials, in the greater 

 size of the palpebral disk, in the structure of its toes, in the 

 number of scales round the body, and in its markedly different 

 coloration. 



14. SciNCTJS HEMPRiCHi, Wiegm. 



Scincus heinpricMi, Wiegm. Arch. f. Naturg. 1837, p. 128. 



1 cj , 1 5 , and 1 juv. Shaikh Othman. 



2 2 . Lahej ? 



These specimens differ from the type in the Berlin Museum, 

 which I have examined, in having 24, instead of 22 rows of scales 

 round the middle of the body. In one also there are only five 

 supraorbitals on one side of the head, whilst in the largest specimen 

 the frontoparietals have completely united with the frontals. In 

 other respects they perfectly agree with the type. The number 



