7. MABUIA. 163 
frontoparietals and interparietal together, in contact with the 
second and third supraoculars; four supraoculars, second largest ; 
five or six supraciliaries; frontoparietals distinct, a little shorter 
than the interparietal; parietals forming a suture behind the 
latter shield; a pair of nuchals; subocular between the fourth and 
fifth upper labials, about twice as long as these shields, not narrowed 
inferiorly. Ear-opening suboval, about as large as the transparent 
palpebral disk, with three or four short obtuse lobules anteriorly. 
Dorsal, nuchal, and lateral scales strongly quinquecarinate ; 34 to 
38 scales round the middle of the body, dorsals largest. .The hind 
limb reaches the wrist or the elbow of the adpressed fore limb. Sub- 
digital lamellz smooth or very feebly bicarinate. Tail uearly once 
and a half the length of head and body. Head, anterior part of 
body, and fore limbs black, with oval yellow spots forming longitu- 
dinal series; hinder part of back and hind limbs olive-brown ; 
tail rufous ; lower surfaces greyish white; throat bluish grey, lon- 
gitudinally streaked with black. 
millim. millim 
Total length ...... 142 Fore limb....... . 18 
Head. sce cesecices 14 Hind limb ...... 25 
Width ofhead .... 9 Tail. ccaevesacas . 85 
Body so .a0e cease 43 
Madagascar. 
a-c. Ad, & hgr. E. Betsileo. Rey. W. Deans Cowan [C.]. 
d-e, Ad. S.E. Betsileo. Mr. T. Waters [C.]. 
9. Mabuia comorensis. 
Euprepes comorensis, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1854, p. 619, and Reise 
n, Mossamb. iii. p. 72, pl. x. fig. 3 *. 
Snout moderate, obtuse. Lower eyelid with an undivided semi- 
transparent disk. Nostril behind the vertical of the suture between 
the rostral and the first labial ; a postnasal ; anterior loreal usually 
slightly in contact with the first labial; supranasals in contact 
behind the rostral, or narrowly separated; frontonasal broader than 
long, usually in contact with the frontal; latter as long as, or 
slightly longer than, the frontoparietals and interparietal together, in 
contact with the second and third, or first, second, and third supra- 
oculars ; four supraoculars, second largest and usually touching the 
prefrontal ; five or six supraciliaries ; frontoparietals distinct. 
usually about as large as the interparietal; parietals forming a 
suture behind the latter shield; a pair of nuchals; subocular 
between the fourth and fifth upper labials, usually twice as long 
as these shields, not narrowed inferiorly. Ear-opening suboval, a 
little smaller than the eye-opening, the anterior border simple or 
with very indistinct projecting granules. Dorsal, nnchal, and 
* Types examined. 
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