190 SCINCIDE. 
broader than long, usually in contact with the truncate anterior 
angle of the frontal; latter shield as long as or a little shorter than 
the frontoparietals and interparietal together, in contact with the 
second supraocular only; four supraoculars, second very large ; 
five or six supraciliaries ; frontoparietals two, about as large as the 
interparietal; parietals usually entirely separated; one pair of 
nuchals ; four, or more frequently five, upper labials anterior to the 
subocular, which is not narrowed inferiorly. Ear-opening roundish- 
triangular or oval, as large as or smaller than a lateral scale, 
without projecting lobules. Dorsal scales very feebly but distinctly 
tricarinate, at least on the hind part of the back; 30 or 32 scales 
round the middle of the body, laterals usually a little smaller than 
the others. Limbs usually overlapping when pressed against the 
body, rarely just meeting. Subdigital lamelle smooth. Tail once 
and one fourth to once and a half the length of head and body, 
cylindrical or slightly compressed in its posterior part. Olive or 
bronzy brown above, uniform or with small dark brown spots; a 
broad dark brown lateral band, passing through the eye and ex- 
tending to the base of the tail, usually bordered inferiorly by a 
light streak ; lower surfaces greenish or greyish white. 
millim. millim, 
Total length ...... 215 Fore limb ........ 28 
Head ype 6 oe Mas 20 Hind limb........ 37 
Width of head 16 Wath 2. ioc. e sieht. 120 
Body ws wera igs se 75 
Tropical South America; Windward Islands. 
(Types of T. 
a, Ad. W. Indies. 
6. Her. St. Vincent. Rev. L. Guilding rest @ned.) 
ec. Ad. British Guiana. 
d, Ad. Better Hope, Brit. Rey. W. T. Turner [C.]. 
Guiana. 
e. Ad, Vryheids Lust, Rev. W. T. Turner [C.]. 
Demerara. 
f. Ad. Demerara Falls. 
g. Ad. Berbice. 
A 
a 
. Ad. Para. 
» Ad. Macuca, Pernam- W. A. Forbes, Esq. [P.]. 
buco. 
k. Her. Moyobamba, Peru. Mr. A. H. Roff[C.]. 
Z, Ad. Cayaria, Peru. Messrs. Veitch [P.]. 
m. Her. Puerto del Mairo, H. Veitch, Esq. [P.]. 
Peru. 
43. Mabuia agilis. 
Scincus agilis, Raddi, Mem. Soc. Ital. Modena, xix. 1823, p. 62. 
Mabuya agilis, Fitzing. N. Classif. Rept. p. 62; Girard, U.S. Explor, 
Exped., Herp. p. 261; Cope, Proc. Ac. Philad. 1862, p. 186. 
Eumeces spixii, part., Dum. & Bibr. v. p. 642. 
