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My specimens agree very well with the description of DuMERiLetBiBRON 

 (Erpötologie 1839 pag. 730) of Lygosoma sanctum after a young speci- 

 men in bad State of preservation, frora Java. I can not find any description 

 posterior to this. Boulenger (CatalogueofLizardsIII. pag. 243) supposes 

 that Lygosoma sanctum Dum. et Bibr. is probably closely allied to 

 Lygosoma maculatum Blyth. This is really the case. After cornparison 

 of my specimens with L. maculatum in the British Museum I find 

 only a difference in the number of scales round the middle of the body 

 and a difference in coulour and markings, that are of no specific 

 value. Therefore Lygosoma maculatum Blyth (1853) is a synonyme to 

 Lygosoma sanctum Dum. et Bibr. (1839); perhaps L. maculatum may 

 have the value of a variety. 



26. Lygosoma striolatum n. sp. (Plate XIV. Fig. 5 and 6). 

 Flores: Reo, 1 sp. 

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

 the fore liinb equals once to once and one flfth the distance between 

 axilla and groin. Snout Short, obtuse. Lower eyelid scaly. Nostril 

 pierced in a Single nasal ; no supranasal ; rostral a little concave above , 

 largely in contact with the frontonasal, which is broader than long; 

 praefrontals forming a median suture. Frontal as long as frontopa- 

 rietals and interparietal together, in contact with the four anterior 

 supraoculars ; seven supraoculars, flrst a little longer than second, 

 posterior supraocular very small ; ten supraciliaries , first largest ; fronto- 

 parietals and interparietal distinct , equal in length ; parietals forming 

 a short suture behind the interparietal; no nuchals; flfth and sixth 

 upper labials largest and below the eye. Earopening oval, smaller 

 than the eyeopening; no auricular lobules. 40 finely striated scales 

 round the middle of the body , lateral smallest. A pair of large prae- 

 anals. The hind limb reaches the ear. Digits long, compressed ; subdigital 

 lamellae unicarinate, 26 under the fourth toe. Tail broken. Pale brown 

 above with strong metallic gloss and small brown spots, forming difl'er- 

 ent irregulär, somehow reticulated series along each side of the back. 

 A dark brown band passing from the nostril to the eye ; edge of jaws 

 blackish; lower surfaces white. 



Head 12 mm. Fore limb 18. 



Width of head 8. Hind limb 29,5. 



Body 36,5. 



