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THIS GBTIISE OF TEE ' GUBAQOA.' 



PLATE XXIII. 

 MOOOA MIOBOPUS. 



Preefrontal shield single, in contact ^with the rostral as well as 

 with the parietal. Five occipitals, of which the central is as 

 laro-e as one of the anterior. Ear-opening very small, without any 

 lobules. The middle of the body is surrounded by 21 longi- 

 tudinal series of smooth scales ; six series are dorsal and rather 

 larger than the others. There are 35 scales in a longitudinal 

 series between the axils of the fore and hind limbs. Fom- pr^anal 

 scales, the two middle of which are twice the size of the lateral. 

 Legs very feeble, but five-toed ; the fore leg does not reach the 

 ear-opening, if stretched forwards ; fingers very short, subequal in 

 length. The third and fourth toes equal in length. Back light 

 greyish-olive, with a few minute black specks, bordered on the 

 side by a deep-black band, which gradually passes into the 

 greyish coloration of the lower parts ; the latter are indistinctly 

 marbled with whitish. 



Two specimens, apparently young, from the Fiji Islands. 



The figure represents the animal of thrice the natural size. 



