396 SCINCIDE. 
the frontal, which is nearly as broad as long; prefrontals moderately 
large, widely separated, larger than any of the supraoculars ; latter 
four, second largest, first in contact with the prefrontal and 
descending to the supraciliary edge; two supraciliaries, behind the 
first supraocular ; interparietal broader than long, shorter than the 
frontal ; frontoparietals much smaller than the prefrontals ; parietals 
band-like, narrow ; no nuchals; fifth upper labial the largest, fifth 
and sixth below the eye. Ear hidden. Two azygos postmentals. 
Body anguiform, with two pairs of very short limbs, the anterior 
tetradactyle, the posterior tridactyle ; the length of the hind limb 
about one fifth of the length from the thigh to the shoulder. 22 
scales round the body, equal in size. Colour pale brownish grey, 
with longitudinal dark lines ; of these there are two narrow ones In 
the centre of the back and tail extending on to the head-shields, 
and a much broader band from the nostril, through the eye, 
extending down the upper part of each side above the limbs and 
dividing into two lines on the tail. 
millim 
From snout to vent .......... 100 
Head (apparently to extremity of 
interparietals) ............ 65 
Fore limb .....0.....2--0005 7 
Hind Um bo aceasta ae ga 12°5 
Southern Persia. 
4. Ophiomorus persicus. 
Hemipodium persicum, Steindachn. Sitzb. Ak, Wein, lv. i. 1867, 
p. 265, pl. i. 
Snout obtuse, the rostral scarcely projecting beyond the lip. 
Nostril nearer the rostral than the anterior loreal ; two loreals, an- 
terior largest and in contact with the second and third upper labials ; 
frontonasal rather small, not half the length of the frontal, which is 
as long as broad; prefrontals small, widely separated, nearly as 
large as the second supraocular; four supraoculars, second largest, 
first descending to the supraciliary edge ; two supraciliaries, anterior 
largest, behind the first supraocular; interparietal a little broader 
than long and a little shorter than the frontal; frontoparietals 
larger than the preefrontals; parietals band-like, narrow ; two or 
three pairs of nuchals, anterior in contact with the interparietal ; 
fifth upper labial below the eye; ear hidden. Two azygos post- 
mentals. Body anguiform, with two pairs of very short limbs, the 
anterior tridactyle, the posterior didactyle. 20 scales round the 
body, the dorsals largest. Two enlarged preanal scales. Tail a 
little longer than head and body. Cream-coloured, each dorsal and 
lateral scale with a brown dot, which on the sides are confluent and 
form four or five longitudinal lines; a brown band on each side of 
the head, passing through the eye. 
