iO ME. G. A. BOULENGER ON THE KEPTLLES 



VARANID^. 



Vail^ts, Merr. 



7. Varanus indicl'S, Daud. 



The Britii-h Museum has specimens from the Solomons, obtained from the hite G. 

 Krefft, and others from San Clnistoval, collected by Mr. Brenchley, and from Santa 

 Anna and Shortland Islands, collected by Mr. Gupp)'. This Monitor occurs also in 

 Celebes, the Moluccas, New Gtiinea, Timor Laut, the islands of Tones Straits, Cape 

 York, New Ireland, and the Admiralty Islands. 



SCINCID^. 

 Mabuia, Fitz. 



8. Macuia carteeetii, U. & B. 



Originally described from New Ireland, this Scincoid has been found by Mr. Guppy 

 in Treasury and Santa Anna Islands. Specimens from Murray Island, Duke of York 

 Island, and Erronianga are in the British Museum. 



9. Mabitja CYA>fUBA, Lesson. 



Of this species, which occurs in abundance in most of the Polynesian an Papuasian 

 islands, extending west as far as Celebes, we have specimens from San Christoval, 

 Santa Anna, Treasury, and Shortland Islands. 



10. Mabuja nigra, Horabr. & Jacq. 



Mr. Guppy collected several specimens in Treasury and Santa Anna Islands, The 

 species occurs also in the Fiji and Samoa Islands and Duke of Yoik Island. 



Kexeuxia, Gray. 



11. Kexeuxia smaragdina. Lesson. 



Occurs from the Philippines and Java, throughout the East-Indian and Papuasian 

 islands to the Solomons, where specimens were obtained by Mr. Guppy on Treasury 

 Island. 



LiFiNiA, Gray. 



12. LiPiNiA AKOLis. (Plate VII. fig. 2.) 



Lipinia anolis, Bouleng. Ann. & !Mag. N. H. (5) xii. 1883, p. 161. 



The general habit is rather slender, more so than in luncuxia smaraijdina. The 

 head, which is almost twice as long as broad, is hardly distinct from the neck, strongly 

 depressed, with the supraocular regions slightly convex ; the snout is pointed, and its 



