CLASS REPTILIA. 



~~ Division I. 



Tongue long, deeply bifurcatedy teeth placed on the inner 

 edge of the jaws * 



Gen. I. Mo3jiTOR. 



Tongue retractile, head covered with small polygonal shields. 

 Inhabiting the old world, living near water, 



1. Tail compressed, nostrils subapical, or medial, open; 



Monitor, nob. 



Two Banded Monitor, Mon. bivittatus, nob. Ttipinambis 

 bivittatus. Kuhl. 



Black, with five cross rows of white spots or rings, back of 

 head spotted, above banded ; cheeks, with two black 

 streaks; nostrils subapical, India. Jun., more spotted. Tup. 

 ewilis. Reinw. Mss. Mus. Brit. 



Laced Monitor, Mon. Varia,u. Lacerta Varia, Shaw. White. 

 Voy. t. p. 253. Phil. Voy. t. at p. 279. 



Nostrils one-third from the tip of the nose ; toes short ; sub- 

 equal. New Holland. 1 up, Marmoratus, Oppel. of 

 Manilla, appears to be a variety. Mus. Brit. 



Yellowish Monitor, Mon. Flavescens, nob. Uran. Russelii, 



Schegel. 



Yellowish, brown netted, scales very large ; toes very short, 

 nearly equal, India. Mus. Ruppel. 



Eyed Monitor, M'in. Ocellatus,Yon Heyden Ruppel Atlas, t. 



Yellowish brown, with pale eyed spots, dorsal scales oblong, 



* All the species of the genera of this section require a complete re> 

 examination, the following is only an attempt at noting the species 

 which I have seen named in collections. 



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