392 SCINCID, 
5. Scincus arenarius. 
Scincus arenarius, Murray, Zool, Sind, p. 852, pl. —. fig. 2. 
Ear quite hidden. Dorsal scales not quite as large as ventrals. 
Otherwise as in S. officinalis. 28 or 30 scales round the middle of 
the body. 
Sind. 
a, Ad. Sind. J. A, Murray, Esq. [E.]. (One of the types.) 
6. Scincus muscatensis. (Pirate XXXII.) 
Scincus muscatensis, Murray, Ann. & Mag. N. H. (5) xvii. 1886, 
p. 67. 
Head rather shorter and more conieal than in S. officinalis, wedge- 
shaped, with angular labial margin ; nostril as in S. officinatis, eye 
somewhat larger; ear-opening entirely concealed or difficult to 
detect. Rostral in contact with the frontonasal ; the width of the 
frontal posteriorly equals hardly two thirds the width of the 
corresponding supraocular; six supraoculars, the first frequently 
in contact with the frontal; parietals shorter than interparietal, 
followed by two to four large nuchals ; 8 or 9 upper labials. Scales 
perfectly smooth, dorsals scarcely larger than ventrals; the largest 
dorsals about twice as broad as long; 24 or 26 scales round the 
middle of the body. Purplish brown above, each scale with two 
yellowish-white spots or shafts ; a series of blackish-purple and red 
vertical bars on each side; lower surfaces yellowish white. 
millim nillim. 
Total length ...... 198 Fore limb........ 29 
Head ..6 diene eee 22 Hind limb........ 35 
Width of head .... 15 Tail? sic c-aeen ts 90 
Body ............ 86 
A large specimen, with reproduced tail, measures 140 millim. 
from snout to vent. 
Arabia. 
a-c, Ad., hgr., & yg. Muscat. J. A. Murray, Esq. [P.]. (Types. 
d-g. Ad. & her. Muscat. A. 8. G. Jayakar, Esq. tp? j 
7. Scincus meccensis *. 
Scincus meccensis, Wiegm. Arch. f. Nat. 1837, p. 127; Peters, Mon. 
Berl. Ac. 1864, p. 44. . ; 
Closely allied to 8. officinalis, from which it differs in having 
only five supraoculars, and 24 scales round the middle of the body. 
Rufous grey above, each scale with small brown and whitish spots ; 
two or three transverse reddish-brown spots on each side. 
* Type examined. 
