6*50 Catalogue of Reptiles inhabiting the [July, 



Length of the intestinal canal : 



Small intestines, 5-| inch. 



Large ditto 3 



Ccecum, Of 



The stomach is of a lengthened pyriform shape, one inch in length ; 

 Duodenum, narrow, receives Ductus coleductus at f inch distance from 

 Pylorus. — Ccecum is very short, nearly circular. The large intestine 

 is sacculated, terminating in a short simple rectum. 



There seems to be reason to believe that Leiolepis revesii,* Gray, 

 inhabiting " China" and Arracan, is also found on the Malayan 

 Peninsula. 



FAM. SCINCIDiE, Gray, (LEPIDOSAURES, Dumeril and Bibron.) 



Sub. Fam. Saurophthalmin^i, Cocteau. 



Gen. Gongylus, Wagler, apud Dumeril and Bibron. 



Nostrils lateral, pierced either through the nasal, or between the 

 nasal and rostral shield ; tongue notched, squamous ; teeth conical, 

 often slightly compressed, and as it were wedge-shaped, simple ; palate 

 toothed or not, with a posterior notch or a longitudinal groove ; auricu- 



* Syn. Uromastix revesii, Gray.—" Olive with a series of bright red spots on each 

 side." (Griffith: Animal Kingdom, IX. p. 62.) Such was the only account of this 

 species at the time of the publication of Erpttologie Gtnerale, where it is not intro- 

 duced. Mr. Gray's latest description runs thus : " Olive with longitudinal series of pale 

 whitish spots ; when alive blackish, with orange spots on the back, and a series of bright 

 red spots on the sides. — China." (Catalogue, &c. p. 263.) 



The Museum of the Asiatic Society possesses an adult male and a young specimen, 

 sent from Arracan by Capt. Phayre. The form resembles in every particular that of 

 Leiolepis guttatus, from which the present species principally differs by its colours, larger, 

 heavier make and size. Each jaw is covered by 20 scales. From the mental scale pro- 

 ceeds a series of 10 larger scales on each side below the labial. On the throat appear 2 

 or 3 strong transversal folds, of which the anterior commences from the posterior margin 

 of the tympanum, The tail is covered with keeled verticillate scales as in L. gutta- 

 tus, but not with " rings of smooth scales" as Mr. Gray's generic character states. 



4 1—1 10.10 



Dentition.— Incis. , Canin. • , Molar. , Femoral pores 20. 



1—1 1-1 10.10 



Length of the head, feet 1| inch. 



Ditto ditto trunk, 6£ 



Ditto ditto tail, , 1 o 



Entire length, 1 7§ inch, 



