390 SCINCIDE, 
1. Scincus fasciatus. 
Scincus officinalis, part., Strauch, Erp. Aly. p. 41. 
(Seincopus) fasciatus, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1864, p. 45. 
Cyclodus brandtii, Strauch, Bull. Ac. St. Pétersb. x. 1866, p. 459*. 
Head oval, pyramidal, with broad, obtusely truncated snout; 
nostril lateral; loreal region rounded ; eye large; ear-opening large, 
nearly entirely covered by two very large scales. Rostral moderately 
large, separated from the frontonasal by the supranasals ; frontal a 
little broader anteriorly than posteriorly ; six supraoculars, anterior 
not in contact with the frontal; parietals as long as interparietal ; 
nine or ten upper labials, Body cyclotetragonal, the sides of the belly 
rounded. Dorsal scales striated, the two vertebral series largest, at 
least twice as large as the ventrals; a double series of large trans- 
verse nuchal scales ; 24 scales round the middle of the body. Digits 
feebly depressed, feebly denticulated laterally. Yellowish or orange 
above, with seven transverse black bands, of which the first is on the 
nape, the second and third on the back, and the fourth on the sacrum. 
raillim. millim 
Total length ...... 224 Fore limb ........ 44 
Head 4 03d ee cee 33 Hind limb........ 47 
Width of head .... 30 Paarl. wees aes ahs 77 
Body ster3 ey dug nae lit 
North Africa. 
Besides the type from Algeria, in the Berlin Museum, I have 
examined a specimen collected in Tunis by M. Lataste; and Dr. 
Strauch informs me that he possesses a specimen from Chartoum. 
2. Scincus hemprichii +. 
Scincus hemprichii, Wiegm. Arch. f. Nat. 1837, p. 128. 
—— (Pedorychus) hemprichii, Peters, Mon. Berl, Ac. 1864, p. 44. 
Snout cuneiform, truncate, strongly projecting; loreal region not 
concave, no canthus rostralis ; mouth inferior, labial edge angular ; 
eye small; ear hidden. Rostral large, separated from the fronto- 
nasal by the supranasals; frontal a little narrower posteriorly than 
anteriorly ; six supraoculars, anterior not in contact with the frontal ; 
parietals shorter than the interparietal, followed by five pairs of 
nuchals ; nine upper labials. Dorsal scales striated, much larger 
than ventrals; 22 scales round the middle of the body. Sides of 
belly angular. Digits as in S. officinalis. Olive-brown above, with 
millim. millim. 
Total length ..,... 181 . Fore limb...... .. 382 
Head....... saretege 7 Hindlimb ...... 387 
Width of head .... 19 at as. doh ccomeurese « 64 
BOGY 65 50 ine tare 90 : 
Abyssinia. 
* Fide Strauch tn litt. + Described from the type specimen. 
