266 SCINCIDZ 
between axilla and groin. Snout short, rather pointed. Lower 
eyelid with an undivided transparent disk. Nostril pierced in the 
nasal ; no supranasal; frontonasal broader than long, forming with 
the rostral a suture the width of which equals the width of the 
frontal, and a narrow one with the latter shield; frontal a little 
shorter than frontoparietals and interparietal together, in contact 
with the first and second supraoculars; four supraoculars, second 
largest ; six supraciliaries; frontoparietals distinct, a little longer 
than the interparietal; parietals forming a suture behind the 
interparietal ; a pair of nuchals and a pair of temporals border the 
parietals ; fifth upper labial entering the orbit. Ear-opening very 
small, roundish. 24 (or 26) smooth scales round the middle of the 
body, subequal. Preeanals not enlarged. ‘The adpressed limbs fail 
to meet. Digits subcylindrical. Subdigital lamellae smooth, 15 
under the fourth toe. ‘ Brown, darker spotted (perhaps discoloured) ; 
lips and throat brown-spotted ; beneath silvery.” 
millim. millim. 
Total length ...... 65 Fore limb........ 9 
Head’ sss as ecss en 9 Hind limb........ 12 
Width ofhead .... 5 Tail (reproduced) .. 26 
Body senses acne as 30 
West Africa (Ilha Principe and I. das Rolas, Gulf of Guinea). 
a. Ad, W. Africa. (Type.) 
56. Lygosoma reichenovii. 
Lygosoma (Mocoa) reichenowii, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1874, p. 160. 
Habit lacertiform, slender; snout pointed. Lower eyelid with 
an undivided transparent disk. Nostril pierced in the nasal; no 
supranasal ; frontonasal longer than broad, forming a broad suture 
with the rostral and a narrow one with the frontal; four supra- 
oculars; eight supraciliaries; frontoparietals and interparietal 
distinct ; fourth upper labial largest and below the eye. Lar- 
opening small, vertically oval. 22 smooth scales round the body. 
The adpressed limbs overlap. Tail twice as long as head and body. 
Olive-brown above; a black, light-edged round spot on each 
parietal ; two series of spots, running along the two median dorsal 
series of scales, unite on the base of the tail; a black lateral band, 
passing through the eye, broadest on the neck, narrowest on the 
body ; below this band, on the sides of the body, parallel longi- 
tudinal dark lines ; lower surfaces golden, with more or less distinct 
rows of black dots. 
millim. millim 
Total length ...... 135 Fore limb ........ 12 
Head 2... ieee yc 10 Hind limb........ 16 
Body i. 3 ia aiee as 35 Tail) oe .aces goes 90 
Camaroons, 
