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2. Frontal not or scarcely larger than a prefrontal. 
36 scales round the body ............ 97. parietale, p. 299. 
B. Frontoparietals two. 
37 scales round the body ............ 98. jerdonianum, p. 300. 
56 or 57 scales round the body........ 99. breviceps, p. 300. 
VI. Limbs usually short or rudimentary. Lower eyelid scaly or 
with an undivided transparent disk. ar distinguishable. 
Supranasals present (or, in one species, the nasal partially di- 
vided longitudinally, and forming a suture with its fellow). 
Prefrontals well developed. Frontal not broader than the 
supraocular region. (Riopa, Gray.) 
A. Limbs, both pairs pentadactyle. 
1. Frontoparietal single; limbs well developed; rostral not 
forming a suture with the frontonasal. 
65 to 67 scales round the body ...... 100. microlepis, p. 301. — 
33 or 34 scales round the body........ 101. garnieri, p. 301. 
2. Frontoparietals two. 
a. Rostral forming a suture with the frontonasal. 
[p. 302. 
34 or 86 scales round the body ...... 102. albofasciolatum, 
28 or 30 scales round the body ...... 103. rufescens, p. 303. 
b. Rostral not forming a suture with the frontonasal. 
a. Lower eyelid scaly. 
* 30 -or more scales round the middle of the body; 
dorsals strongly tri- or quinquecarinate. 
30 scales round the body; four large 
’ marginal preanals ; ear nearly entirely 
hidden under the seales............ 104. durum, p. 304. 
32 to 36 scales round the body; no en- 
larged preanals; ear exposed ...... 105. fernandi, p. 304. 
** 26 or 28 scales round the body. 
+ Supranasal imperfectly separated from the nasal. 
Dorsal scales sharply tricarinate ...... 106. leviceps, p. 305. 
Dorsal scales smooth .............445 107. modestum, p. 306. 
tt Supranasal perfectly separated. 
Frontal longer than frontoparietals and 
parietals together ; a pair of enlarged 
nuchals ............ sereutegras nen 108. guineense, p. 306. 
