CLASS REPTILIA. 



Scincord Lygosoma. Lygosoma Scincoides^ Seps. Cuv. 



Ears large; hind toes unequal, long. Pale brown, with 

 black slender bands formed of spots on the centre of each 

 scale. Mus. Paris. 



Lygosoma Serpens, Lacerta Serpens, Gmel. Bio. Nutur- 



fosh. y. t. 2. 

 Hinder toes subequal short. 



Golden Ligosoma. Ly. Aurata, Gray. L. Serpens, Gray. 



Golden brown, with many longitudinal black lines, one be- 

 tween each series of scales ; hind toes unequal, rather short. 



/. Toes 4, 4, or 3, 3 ; body very long and slejider ; feet far 

 apart: ears distinct. Seps. 



Four-toed Seps. Seps Peronii, Fitz. 

 Toes 4, 4, hinder unequal ; golden brown, with streaks ; 

 sides brown and white spotted ; beneath white, with cross 

 black spots. 



Peron^s Seps. Tridactylus Decresiensis, Peron. 

 Toes, 3. 3 ; hinder unequal, one short and two long, sub- 

 equal ; pale brown, with long dark lines ; beneath netted. 



Common Seps. Seps Chalcides Zygnis, Yitz. 

 Grey, with four longitudinal lines on the back. Brit. Mus. 



Striated Seps. Seps Striata. Zygnis Striata, Fitz. 

 Grey, with eight or nine equal spaced dorsal lines. 



g. Toes 3, 3 ; body long ; feet far apart, slender ; ears ; 

 femoral pores 0. Saiphos, Gray. Cophias, Fitz. 



Lacertine Saiphos. Saiphos Equalis, Gray. Seps Equalis, 

 Gray Ann. Phil. Anguis Lacertina, E. W. Gray, MSS. 



Grey ; scales of the head equal ; toes short, subequal. Brit. 

 Mus. 

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