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SciNCIDAE. 



Mabuia. 



22. Mabuia multifasciata Kühl. 



Java: Buitenzorg, 15 sp. 



Sumatra : Solok , Singkarah , Fort de Kock and Kaju tanam, 12 sp. 



Flores: Maumeri, Sikka and Enden, 5 sp. 



Celebes: Makassar, 2 sp. 



23. Mabuia rudis Boulenger. 



Celebes: Luwu, 1 sp. 

 This species was before observed only in Sumatra and Borneo 



Lygosoma. 



24. Lygosoma malayanum Doria. 



(Annali del museo civico d. Genova. ser. 2 a vol. VI. 1888). 



Sumatra: Alahan pandjang. 

 Body slender, elongate; limbs short; the distance between the end 

 of the snout and the fore limb is contained once and three fifths in 

 the distance between axilla and groin. Snout obtuse. Lower eyelid 

 scaly. Nostril pierced in a Single nasal ; no supranasal ; a Single anterior 

 loreal; frontonasal broader than long, forming a flat suture with the 

 rostral; praefrontals large, forming a broad median suture; frontal a 

 little shorter than frontoparietals and interparietal together, in contact 

 with the two anterior supraoculars ; four supraoculars subequal in 

 length; seven supraciliaries ; frontoparietals and interparietal distinct, 

 subequal in size; parietals in contact behind the interparietal; no en- 

 larged nuchals; seven upper labials , frfth, sixth and seventh largest, 

 subequal; flfth and sixth below the eye. Ear-opening large, globular, 

 smaller than the eye-opening ; no auricidar lobules. 32 smooth sub- 

 equal scales round the middle of the body , a pair of slightly enlarged 

 praeanals. The adpressed limbs fail to meet. Digits short, subdigital 

 lamellae smooth, not divided, 13 under the fourthtoe. Tailthick, much 

 longer than head and body. Head dark brown above , back dark brown 

 with yellowish reticulations ; a dark brown band , edged with yellowish 

 spots , extends from the eye to the tail ; lower surfaces yellowish , 

 flanks with light brown spots. 



Total length 87 mm. Body 24,5. 



Head 7,5. Fore limb 7,5. 



Width of head 4. Hind limb 9,5. 



Tail 55. 



