20. SEPSINA, 419 
3. Sepsina macrocercus. (Puare XXV. fig. 3.) 
- Gongylus macrocercus, Giinth, Ann. § Mag. N. H. (5) ix. 1882, p. 268. 
Snout obtuse, scarcely projecting beyond the labial margin; eye 
moderate ; lower eyelid scaly ; ear-opening much smaller than the 
eye-opening ; frontal at least twice as long as the frontonasal, longer 
than broad, angularly emarginate on each side by the first supra- 
ocular, and posteriorly by the interparietal; five supraoculars ; 
seven or eight supraciliaries; interparietal longer than broad, not 
more than half as long as the frontal; fourth upper labial entering 
the orbit. 26 to 28 scales round the middle of the body, equal. 
Limbs short, pentadactyle; the fore limb, stretched forwards, 
reaches beyond the ear ; its length a little exceeds that of the head. 
Tail once and a half to once and two thirds the length of head 
and body. Brown above, finely mottled with darker; lower parts 
whitish. 
millim. millim. 
Total length ...... 242  Forelimb........ 17 
Head ..........-- 16 Hind limb........ 26 
Width of head .... 11 Tail cudereaees 9 150 
Body v0 cna 76 
Madagascar. , 
a, b, Several spec. : East Betsileo. Rev. W. D. Cowan [C.]. 
ad. & her. (Types.) 
4, Sepsina melanura. (Prats XXVI. fig. 1.) 
Gongylus melanurus, Giinth. Ann.§ Mag. N. H. (4) xix. 1877, p. 314. 
Very closely allied to S. macrocercus, from which it differs only 
in having the limbs shorter still. The fore limb reaches the ear, or 
not quite so far; its length is slightly less than that of the head. 
Brown above, scales edged with darker ; sides sometimes brown- 
dotted ; belly brownish white, lower surface of tail frequently dark 
brown. 
millim. millim. 
Total length ...... 240 Fore limb ........ 14 
Hos cos 16 Hind limb........ 21 
Width ofhead .... 12 | Tail .......-..-- 130 
Body ...--++ee0e+ 94 ; 
Madagascar. 
Anzahamaru. 
Lge Mahanora. (Types. 
“a a Near Tamatave. Rev. W. D. Cowan fet 
Fg. Ad. & ber. East Betsileo. Rev. W. D. Cowan [C.]. 
foe Central Betsileo. Mr. T, Waters [C.} 
h. . OR? 
