350 SUINOIDAR. 
Eye incompletely surrounded by granules. Rostral largely in contact 
with the frontonasal ; frontal very small, in contact with the fronto- 
nasal, as large as or a little larger than the interparietal, and a 
little smaller than the prefrontals ; frontoparietal single, very 
large; interparietal distinct ; two supraoculars, anterior very large, 
band-like, longitudinal, oblique, its anterior border in contact with 
the frontal, its outer border with a nearly equally large supraciliary ; 
three labials anterior to the subocular; a pair of nuchals. Ear 
usually very indistinct. 22 scales round the middle of the body ; 
dorsals largest. Preeanals scarcely enlarged. Limbs short, anterior 
tetradactyle, posterior pentadactyle ; they do not meet when 
adpressed. Tail a little longer than head and body. Olive or 
brownish above, uniform or with small dark brown spots; a dark 
brown band on each side, beginning from the nostril and passing 
through the eye; throat and belly greenish white; limbs and tail 
frequently reddish. 
millim. millim. 
Total length ...... 74 Fore limb ........ 
Head... ere pace 2 eas 6 Hind limb ........ 10 
Width of head 4 Wall anaes we cGuney 44 
BOd ys. ccseceaie ait ics 24 
Western and Southern Australia. 
a, Many spec. W. Australia. (Types.) 
b. Her. N.W. Australia. J. R, Elsey, Esq. [P. ]. 
ec. Ad. Swan River. 
d. Ad. Australia. J. 8. Bowerbank, Esq. 
6. Ablepharus wahlbergii. 
Cryptoblepharus wahlbergii, Smith, Ill. 8. Afr., Rept., App. p. 10. 
Ablepharus menestriesii (non Bibr.) i Bianconi, Spee. Gee Hai 
p. 62, 
wahlhergii, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1854, p. 619; Strauch, Mél. 
Biol. Ac. St. Pétersb. vi. 1868, p. 565, and Bull. xii. p. 867 ; Peters, 
Reise n. Mossamb. iii. p. 77, pl. xi. fig. 3. 
Snout short, obtuse, rostral not projecting. Eye surrounded 
(sometimes incompletely) by a circle of granules. Rostral largely 
in contact with the frontonasal, which is in contact with the frontal ; 
latter smaller than the frontoparietal, which is single, in contact 
with the first supraocular ; interparietal distinct ; three supraoculars, 
first as long as the two others together; four or five small supra- 
ciliaries, first largest ; a pair of nuchals; four labials anterior to the 
subocular. Ear-opening roundish, as large as or a little smaller than 
the pupil. 24 scales round the body, subequal. Two slightly enlarged 
preanals. Limbs short, pentadactyle, widely separated when ad- 
pressed. Tail a little longer than head and body. Brown above, 
uniform or with longitudinal blackish lines on the back; one or two 
yellowish lines on each side, the upper constant, originating on the 
canthus rostralis; lower surfaces yellowish white. 
