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One young specimen from Alahan pandjang (West-Sumatra) 1500 

 meter above the sea-level. 



I suppose this must be the Lygosoma malayanum described by 

 Doria from some specimens found by 0. Becoaei on mount Singalang 

 in West-Sumatra. For comparison I have given the preceding des- 

 cription in the way of Boulenger's Catalogue. 



When this Lygosoma, belonging to the group Hinulia, is really 

 identical with Doria 's L. malayanum, it seems to be a mountain 

 species. Doria adds: „E il solo Lygosoma del gruppo delle Hinulia 

 trovato finora nelle grandi isole Malesi", but he has neglected that Lygo- 

 soma (Hinulia) sanctum Dum. et Bibr. belongs to Java. 



25. Lygosoma sanctum Dum. et Bibr. (Plate XIV. Fig. 4). 

 Java: Buitenzorg, 4 sp. 

 Habit lacertiform, the distance between the end of the snout and 

 the fore limb equals once and one fifth the distance between axilla 

 and groin. Snout moderately elongate. Lower eyelid scaly. Nostril 

 pierced in a Single nasal; no supranasal; rostral flat or a little convex 

 above, largely in contact with the frontonasal, which is broader than 

 long and forms a very narrow suture with the frontal, latter shield 

 as long as frontoparietals and parietals together, in contact with the 

 three anterior supraoculars ; five large supraoculars ; first much longer 

 than second, fifth smallest; nine supraciliaries , first largest, supra- 

 ocular region swollen. Frontoparietals and interparietals distinct , former 

 a little larger than latter; parietals forming a short suture behind 

 the interparietal, no nuchals; fifth and sixth Upper labials largest 

 and below the eye. Earopening oval, smaller than the eyeopening, 

 no auricular lobules; 32—34 finely striated scales round the middle 

 of the body, dorsals largest, laterals smallest. A pair of large prae- 

 anals. The hind limb reaches the axilla. Digits long compressed, sub- 

 digital lamellae unicarinate, 25 to 26 under the fourth toe. 



Graybrown above, a black lateral band, spotted with whitish, 

 extends from the nostril through the eye and above the ear to the 

 groin. Back with a silvery median band, commencing on the forehead 

 and edged by two series of black spots. Lower surfaces whitish. 



Total length 116 mm. Body 36. 



Head 12. Fore limb 18. 



Width of head 8,5. Hind limb 25. 



Tail 68. 



