874 un. 8. s. FLOWBU on tub ebpi'iles and [Dec. 1, 



1896. The colour of the upper parts was bronze, a blank band 

 along each side, and the belly pale green. Total length 205 mm. 

 (H.B. 92, tail 113). 



Eah. Burma, Malay Peninsula. 



39. Mabuia. mtjltifasoiata, Kuhl. 

 Euprepes rufescens. Cantor, p. 46. 



Tiliqua earinata, part., Stol. J. A. S. B. 1870, p. 169. 



Mahouia multifasciata, Boul. Cat. Liz. iii. p. 186. 



Cantor says it is " exceedingly numerous in the hills and valleys 

 of the Malayan countries. Peninsula, Pinang, and Singapore." 

 Stoliczka found it common at Penang and on the coast of Pro- 

 vince Wellesley. This species is very common about George- 

 town, Penang, especially when the sun comes out after heavy rain, 

 large numbers are to be seen in tlie grass and on the stone edges 

 of the surface drains, enjoying the warmth and showing off their 

 brilliant metallic colours. 1 obtained several specimens at Singa- 

 pore, but did not see it in the same abundance as at Penang. 

 They vary a good deal in colour, but the most usual variety has 

 the upper parts uniform olive-brown or bronze, and the lower 

 parts pale greenish-yellow, with on either side a broad red stripe 

 starting from above and behind the tympanum, and continuing 

 either halfway down the body or to the hip ; this stripe is highly 

 iridescent, and changes to gold, orange, crimson, and green as the 

 light plays on the living animal. The largest specimen obtained 

 (from Singapore) was 314 mm. in total length (H.B. Ill, 

 tail 203). 



Bah. Eastern Himalayas, Burma, Siam, Malay Peninsula and 

 Archipelago. 



40. Ly(3osoua anomalopus, Blgr. 



Lygosoma anomalojms, Boul. P. Z. S. 1890, p. 84, pi. xi. fig. 4. 

 There are two specimens in the British Museum from Dr. J. G. 

 Pischer from Penang. 



Hah. Malay Peninsula and Sumatra. 



41. Ltgosoma oiiTAOEUM, Gray. 



Euprepis ernestii. Cantor, p. 47. 



Lygosoma olivaceum, Boul. Cat. Liz. iii. p. 251. 



Cantor mentions this species from the Peninsula and Penang. 

 Stoliczka found it in the collection he got from Penang and 

 Province Wellesley. 



The young of this species is very brightly coloured, as men- 

 tioned by Cantor (p. 48) and by Stoliczka (J. A. S. B. 1873, 

 p. 118). Although the general scheme of marking is the same, 

 individuals apparently vary, so, to compare with the above accounts, 

 I give the colours of a specimen caught by Mr. Eidley in a coco- 

 nut tree at Galang, Singapore, last April. The length of head and 



