416 SCINCID. 
with the frontal; ‘five supraciliaries; no frontoparictals; inter- 
parietal the largest head-shield, longer and broader than the frontal, 
its anterior border concave ; fourth upper labial entering the orbit. 
18 or 20 scales round the body. Limbs absent. Body cylindrical. 
Tail a little shorter than the body. Olive-green or brownish grey 
above, with four series of black dots along the back and four to six 
on the sides ; lower surfaces dirty flesh-colour or grey. 
From snout to vent 72 millim., tail 66. 
Mozambique. 
13. Scelotes bicolor. 
Lithophilus bicolor, Smith, Ill. S. Afr., Rept., App. p. 18. 
Snout obtuse, scarcely projecting ; eye small; lower eyelid scaly ; 
ear hidden; supranasals forming a median suture, in contact with 
the first labial ; three supraoculars, first largest; no prefrontals or 
frontoparietals ; interparietal large, anterior border concave. Limbs 
absent. Body subquadrangular. Back intermediate between 
greenish white and pale flesh-red, with two longitudinal lines of 
closely-set brownish-red dots; sides brownish red; underparts 
much paler. 
From snout to vent 36 millim., tail 26. 
Little Namaqualand. 
19. HERPETOSEPS. 
Palatine bones not meeting on the median line of the palate, 
which is toothless. Teeth conical. Lower eyelid scaly. Ear 
hidden. Nostril pierced between the rostral and a very small nasal, 
which is situated between the former shield and the first labial ; 
supranasals present ; prafrontals and frontoparietals absent. Body 
much elongate. Limbs absent. 
South Africa. 
1. Herpetoseps anguinus. (Puarz XXYV. fig. 1.) 
Snout obtuse, scarcely projecting beyond the labial margin; eye 
small; supranasals forming a median suture and in contact with 
the first labial; frontonasal broader than long; frontal longer than 
broad, twice as long as frontonasal ; four supraoculars, three ante- 
rior subequal; six supraciliaries; interparietal the largest head- 
shield, broader than long, its anterior border concave; parietals 
narrow, band-like; first upper labial largest, fourth entering the 
orbit. 20 scales round the middle of the body. Praanals not 
enlarged. Silvery above, with fine blackish dots; sides and lower 
surfaces black. 
From snout to vent 43 millim., tail 35. 
South Africa, 
a, Her. P Near Port Elizabeth. J. M. Leslie, Esq. [C.]. 
