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16. Mabuia varia, Ptrs. — Giari Buie, E. of Lake Abaia; a 

 single specimen. 



17. Mabuia striata, Ptrs. — Gubala-Ginda, S. of Lake Abaia; 

 a single specimen. 



18. Lygosoma sundevallii, Smith. — Dolo ; a single specimen. 

 Wageli ; a single specimen. 



19. Ablepharus wahlbergii, Smith. — Magala Umberto I, Ganale 

 Doria; a single specimen. 



Rh.iptog'lossa. 



20. Chamaeieon gracilis, Hallow. — Several specimens from 

 Gellago, Web valley, Elba, Audo Mts., and Eia Gura. 



21. Chamaeieon bitaeniatus, Fisch. — Coromma; several spe- 

 cimens. 



This species never develops the rostral hump characteristic of 

 C. hoehnelii. 



22. Rhampholeon kerstenii, Ptrs. — Hauacio ; a single specimen. 



Oplaidia. 



23. Typhlops cuneirostris , Ptrs. — Snout very prominent, 

 much depressed, with obtuse horizontal keel and inferior nostrils. 

 Rostral large, the upper portion once and two thirds as long as 

 broad, extending not quite to the level of the eyes, which are 

 very distinct ; nasal incompletely divided , the cleft extending 

 from the second labial to a little beyond the nostril ; praeocular 

 present, narrower than the nasal, nearly as broad as the ocular; 

 latter in contact with the third and fourth labials ; four upper 

 labials. Diameter of body 20 to 2b times in the total length ; 

 tail nearly as long as broad, ending in a spine. 22 scales round 

 the middle of the body. Yellowish ; dorsal scales (7 rows) edged 

 with brown, the dark colour forming more or less distinct lon- 

 gitudinal lines; head brown above, the shields edged with yellow. 



Total length 150 millim. 

 Dolo ; several specimens. 



