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5. Lygosoma reevesit (Gray). Mountains north of Kiu-kiang, and at 
Mo-si-mien Pass in the province of Sze-chuen (alt. 12,800 ft.). 
6. Lygosoma elegans (Blgr.). One specimen from the mountains 
north of Kiu-kiang. 
7. Eumeces xanth, sp. nu. 
This species is of special interest inasmuch as it is most closely allied 
to the Californian Hwmeces skiltonianus, from which it is barely dis- 
tinguishable by a somewhat different coloration and by the postfrontals 
being widely separate from each other, whilst they are more or less in 
contact in the American form. 
Snout of moderate length. Nasal small, followed by a postnasal, 
which forms a suture with the first two labials; anterior loreal forming 
a suture with the frontonasal; four supraoculars, the three anterior in 
contact with the vertical; occipitals entirely separated by the central 
occipital; two pairs of nuchals; seventh upper labial largest; two or 
three very obtuse tubercles on the anterior border of the ear, which is 
smaller than a dorsal scale; two azygos postmentals. Twenty-four or 
twenty-six scales round the body, the dorsal much broader than the 
lateral and ventral. Limbs overlapping when pressed against the body ; 
the length of the hind limb is contained twice and a half to twice and 
two-thirds in the distance from snout to vent. A median series of trans- 
versely enlarged subcaudals. Dark olive above, with a black lateral band 
extending from the loreal region to the tail; the band is bordered above 
and below by a light streak, which again has a blackish margin. Four 
series of dorsal scales separate the two lateral bands. Sometimes a light 
longitudinal band edged with black runs along the median line of the 
back and of the tail. Belly greenish blue. 
Four specimens were collected by Mr. Pratt at Ichang, of which the 
largest is 64 inches long, the trunk and head measuring 23 inches. 
8. Japalura yunnanensis (Anders.). Ichang. 
9. Gecko japonicus (D. and B.). Mountains north of Kiu-kiang. 
10. Calamaria quadrimaculata (D. & B.). Mountains north of 
Kiu-kiang. 
11. Stmotes chinensis, sp. n. 
Scales in seventeen rows. Eight upper labials, the fourth and fifth 
entering the orbit; loreal square; one pre-and two postoculars; anterior 
chin-shields in contact with four lower Jabials. Ventral shields 190, dis- 
tinctly keeled on the sides ; subcaudals 68, anal entire. The ground-colour 
