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43. Lygosoma sikkimense. 
Mocoa sikkimensis, Blyth, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. xxii. 1854, p. 652 ; 
Stoliczka, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. xli, 1872, p. 126, pl. v. fig. 2; 
Theob. Cat. Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 56. 
Tiliqua schlegelii, Giinth. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1860, p. 153, pl. xxv. fig. c. 
Eumeces schlegelii, Giinth, Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 86. 
sikimensis, Anders. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1871, p. 158. : 
Mocoa sacra, Stoliczka, J. ¢. p. 128, pl. iv. fig. 4; Theod. J. c. p. 57. 
Body more or less elongate; the distance between the end of the 
snout and the fore limb is contained once and one third to twice in 
the distance between axilla and groin. Snout short, obtuse. Lower 
eyelid with an undivided transparent disk. Nostril pierced in the 
nasal; no supranasal; frontonasal broader than long, forming a 
suture with the rostral and usually also with the frontal; latter 
shield as long as frontoparietals and interparietal together, in 
contact with the two anterior supraocculars; four supraoculars, 
second largest; seven or eight supraciliaries; frontoparietals 
and interparietal distinct, subequal; parietals forming a suture 
behind the interparietal ; two to four pairs of nuchals; fifth upper 
labial entering the orbit. Ear-opening small, smaller than the 
transparent palpebral disk, with or without very indistinct lobules. 
22 to 24 smooth scales round the middle of the body ; dorsals largest. 
A pair of large preanals. Tho adpressed limbs fail to meet, meet, 
or overlap. Digits subcylindrical; subdigital lamelle smooth, 16 
to 19 under the fourth toe. Tail once and a half to once and three 
fourths the length of head and body. Bronzy olive or brown 
above, dark brown on the sides, which are limited above by a blackish 
line ; back with small blackish spots ; sides with small light spots ; 
lower surfaces whitish. 
millim. millim 
Total length ...... 116 Fore limb ........ 14 
Head 3:2 cn cease 11 Hind limb........ 18 
Width ofhead.... 8 Baal | ass jaa ande estes 70 
Body oi ws sesetesaucs 35 
, Eastern Himalayas; Parisnath Hill, Western Bengal. 
_@, Ad. Sikkim. Messrs. v. Schlagintweit [P.]. 
, (Type of Tikqua schlegelit.) 
6. Ad, Sikkim. Messrs. v. Schlagintweit [P.]. 
e-g. Ad. & her. Sikkim. T. C. Jerdon, fsq. ra 
h-k, 1, Ad. Darjeeling. W. T. Blanford, Esq. [P.]. 
44, Lygosoma himalayanum. (Pzarz XVII. fig. 2.) 
Eumeces himalayanus, Giinth. Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 86, pl. x. fig. H. 
Euprepes himalayanus, Steind. Novara, Rept. p. 45. 
—— blythi, Steind. J. c. p. 46. : 
Mocoa himalayana, Stoliczka, Journ, As. Soc, Beng. xli. 1872, p. 127 ; 
Theob, Cat. Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 57; Blanf. 2nd Yark, Miss., Rept. 
. 19. 
ae blythii, Theod, 1. c. p. 59. 
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