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REPTILES OF THE WORLD 



Number 



of 

 Species. 



Genus Ablepharus 16 species 



Genus Ristella 4 species 



Genus Tropidophorus 8 species 



Genus Tribolonotus 1 species 



Genus Eumeces 31 species 



Genus Brachymeles 4 species 



Genus Scincus 8 species 



Genus Ophiomorus 6 species 



Genus Chalcides 11 species 



Genus Scelotes 13 species 



Genus Herpetoseps 1 species 



Genus Sepsina 10 species 



Genus Malanoseps 1 species 



Genus Sepophis 1 species 



Genus Chalcidoseps 1 species 



Genus Acontias 9 species 



Genus Typhlacontias 1 species 



Genus Pygomeles i 1 species 



Family Anelytropidw : Small, 



worm-like lizards ; limbless ; 



eyes hidden under skin; no ear 



opening. 



Genus Anelytropsis 1 species 



Genus Feylinia 1 species 



Genus Typhlosmirus 4 species 



Family Dibamida: Represented 



by blind, limbless, burrowing 



species. 

 Genus Dibamns 2 species 



Distribution. 



South Africa; Southern No. 



Amer., Slexico and Cent. 



Amer. 

 S. E. Europe, S. W. Asia, 



Australia, Central and 



Southern Africa. 

 India. 

 S. E. Asia; Borneo and the 



Philippine Islands. 

 New Guinea. 

 North America, Mexico and 



Cent. Amer.; Asia and No. 



Africa. 

 Philippine Islands. 

 No. Africa; Arabia; Persia. 

 S. E. Europe; S. W. Asia, as 



far east as N. W. India. 

 So. Europe; Africa, north of 



the equator; S. W. Asia. 

 Central and South Africa; 



Madagascar. 

 South Africa; Madagascar. 

 South Africa; Madagascar. 

 East Africa. 

 Southern India. 

 Ceylon. 



Ceylon; So. Africa; Mada- 

 gascar. 

 Southwestern Africa. 

 Madagascar. 



Mexico. 

 West Africa. 

 South Africa. 



New Guinea; Moluccas; Cele- 

 bes. 



Relationship doubtful. 



