7. ‘MABUTIA. 181 
behind the rostral; frontonasal broader than long; preefrontals 
forming a short median suture ; frontal as long as the frontoparietals 
and interparietal together, in contact with the first and second 
supraoculars ; four supraoculars, second largest; six supraciliaries, 
first largest; frontoparietals distinct, longer than the inter- 
parietal, which entirely separates the parietals; a pair of nuchals ; 
four labials anterior to the subocular, which is twice as large 
as the neighbouring labials, and not narrowed inferiorly. Ear- 
opening oval, nearly horizontal, with two or three scarcely pro- 
jecting lobules. Nuchal and dorsal scales tri- or quinquecarinate ; 
34 (or 36) scales round the body, subequal. The adpressed 
hind limb reaches the wrist of the adpressed fore limb. Subdigital 
lamella: smooth. Scales on upper surface of tibia mostly bicarinate. 
Tail once and one fourth the length of head and body. Olive-brown 
above, with three pale, black-edged longitudinal bands; a light 
lateral streak from the ear to the tail; lower surfaces whitish, 
millim. millim 
Total length ...... 155 Fore limb ........ 19 
Head............ 15 Hind limb ........ 25 
Width of head .... 10 Pat: cae weoreeecen ee 90 
Body ei wie castes 50 
Deccan. 
a. Her., not good state. Belgaum. Dr. Leith [P.]. 
382. Mabuia carinata,. 
Tiliqua rufescens, part., Gray, Cat. p. 109. 
Scincus carinatus, part., Schneid. Hist. Amph. ii. p. 183. 
Tiliqua carinata, Gray, Zool. Journ. iii, 1828, p. 227. 
Euprepes sebze, part., Dum. § Bibr. v. p. 692. 
Euprepis carinatus, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1864, p. 50. 
Euprepes rufescens, part., Giinth, Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 79, pl. x. fig. B. 
(Tiliqua) carinatus, Blanf. Journ. As. Soc. Beng. xxxix. 1870, 
p. 855; Stohkezka, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. xli. 1872, p. 119. 
Snout moderate, obtuse. Lower eyelid scaly. Nostril behind the 
vertical of the suture between the rostral and the first labial; no 
postnasal; anterior loreal usually shorter and deeper than the 
second, in contact with the first labial; frontonasal broader than 
long, usually in contact with the rostral, and frequently also with 
the frontal; latter as long as or shorter than the frontoparietals 
and interparietal together, in contact with the second supraocular 
(rarely also with the first) ; four supraoculars, second largest ; 
usually six supraciliaries, first largest; frontoparietals distinct, 
larger than the interparietal, which entirely separates the parietals ; 
a pair of nuchals ; four labials anterior to the subocular, which is 
large and not narrowed inferiorly. Ear-opening roundish, sub- 
triangular, as large as or smaller than a lateral scale, without or 
with a few very indistinct lobules anteriorly. Dorsal, nuchal, and 
lateral scales more or less strongly tri- or quinquecarinate; 30 
