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Scales 3 keeled. Three white bands '. . . E. trivittatus. 

 Scales 3 keeled. Seven narrow white 



stripes ... E. geptemlineatus. 



Scales 3 keeled. Brownish, irregalarly black 



streaked . . . E. olivaceus. 



Scales 9 keeled ... E. novemcarinatus. 



Scales strongly 5 keeled. Two indistinct 



bands along the back ... E. rugifera. 



Section b. — Lower eyelid with a transparent disk. 



Scales with two prominent keels. Sides 



white spotted ... E. monticola. 



Scales 6 — 7 keeled. Three white stripes ... E. trilineatus. 

 Scales (?) keeled. Five pale longitudinal 



bands ... E. Beddonaei. 



Scales 5 (3 — 4) keeled. Two white lines 



on each side ... E. innotatus. 



Scales 4 — 6 keeled. Colour above uniform 



brown ... E. longicaudatus. 



Scales 2 keeled on the back, with a central 



yellow band ... E. Petersii. 



RiSTELLA. 



Body long. Limbs feeble. Toes five. 

 Claws retractile between the terminal 



shields ... R. Travankorica. 



4 central rows of scales, with a central spot.. R. Rurkii. 



B. — Scales smooth. 



HiNULIA. ■ 

 Lower eyelid scaly. 

 Scales in 46 transverse rows ... H. Indica. 



Scales in 96 transverse rows . . . H. maculata. 



Scales in 76 transverse rows . . . H. Dussumierii. 



Four superciliaries. Ears with two lobules 



i°fro°<^ ■ ... H. Taprobanensis. 



