( vli ) 



Mksalina. 

 Nostril between an upper and lower nasal with a minute 

 postnasal. Prseanal single. Femoral pores. 

 Ventral shields in twelve rows • ... M. breivrostris. 



Ventral shields in eight rows ... M. Watsonana. 



b. — Eyelids none. 



Ophiops. 



Nostril in the muzzle ridge between two or three small 

 shields. Gular fold none. Femoral pores. 

 Scales on back in 25 — 28 transverse rows. 



One prsefrontal ... 0. Jerdoni. 



Scales on back in 25 — 26 rows. Two or 



three prsefrontals ... 0. monticola. 



Scales of back in 50 transverse rows ... 0. microlepis. 



Scales of back in 45 transverse rows ... 0. meizolepis. 



Family ZONUEID^. 

 A distinct longitudinal fold. 



PSEUDOPUS. 



Body anguiform. Limbs none or rudimentary. * 

 Body spotted with turquoise blue ... P. gracilis. 



Family SCINCIDiE. 



Scales imbricate. No gular or lateral fold. No femoral or 

 prseanal pores. Tongue free, exsertile, bifid at tip. Habits 

 active, diurnal. 



A. — Scales keeled. 



Tkopidophorus. 

 Tail spinosely keeled. Olive brown, with 



oblique red bars across the back . . . T. Berdmorei. 



EUPEEPES. 



Tail without spines. 



Section a. — Lower eyelid scaly. 

 Scales 3 — 5 keeled ... E. carinatus. 



Scales 5 — 7 keeled (viviparous) . . . E. macularius. 



