418 SCINCIDA. 
1. Sepsina gastrosticta. (Pratz XXV. fig. 2.) 
Gongylus gastrostictus, O’Shaughn. Ann. § Mag. N. H. (5) iv. 1879, 
p. 801. 
Snout obtuse, scarcely projecting beyond the labial margin; eye 
moderate; lower eyelid scaly ; ear-opening suboval, as large as the 
eye-opening ; frontal more than twice as long as the frontonasal, 
longer than broad, angularly emarginate on each side by the first 
supraocular ; four supracculars ; seven supraciliaries ; interparietal 
much shorter and narrower than the frontal, its anterior border 
convex; fourth upper labial entering the orbit. 32 scales round - 
the middle of the body, dorsals equal, lateralis smallest. Limbs 
short, pentadactyle; the fore limb, stretched forwards, reaches 
beyond the ear ; its length equals that of the head. Brown above, 
each scale edged with darker; sides closely mottled with black ; 
lower surfaces greyish white, black-dotted. 
millim, millim. 
From snout to vent. 80 Fore limb........ 14 
Head .......... 14 Hind limb ...... 20 
Width of head.... 8 
Madagascar. 
a, Ad. Madagascar. (Type.) 
2. Sepsina splendida. 
Gongylus splendidus, Grandid. Ann. Sc.Nat. (5) xv. 1872, art. 20, p. 8. 
Snout obtuse, scarcely projecting beyond the labial margin ; eye 
moderate; lower eyelid scaly ; ear-opening suboval, nearly as large 
as the eye-opening; frontal much longer than the frontonasal, 
longer than broad, angularly emarginate on each side by the first 
supraocular ; five supraoculars ; eight supraciliaries; interparieial 
narrow, much shorter than the frontal, its anterior border convex 
or obtusely angular; fourth upper labial entering the orbit. 28 to 
30 scales round the middle of the body, those of the two vertebral 
series much broader than the others. Limbs short, pentadactyle ; 
the fore limb, stretched forwards, reaches beyond the ear ; its length 
a little exceeds that of the head. Tail a little longer than head 
and body. Yellowish or pale brown above, with numerous trans- 
verse black bands narrower than the interspaces between them ; 
lower surfaces yellowish ; one or two series of confluent black spots 
along the middle of the belly and transverse ones (continuations of 
the dorsal bands) on the sides and on the throat and tail. 
millim. millim. 
Total length ...... 235 Fore limb ........ 22 
Head wes ccs sec os 19 Hind limb........ 28 
Width of head .... 14 d Lit ne ene ea 130 
Body 26 escseiae cs 86 
Madagascar. 
a-f. Ad. & hgr. ; East Betsileo. Rev. W. D. Cowan [C.]. 
