420 SAURIA. 



occiput and neck, very small, subgranular. Limbs slender and 

 ^ elongated, terminated by slender, compressed, unequal, clawed 



fingers and toes. Tail slender, subconical, and tapering. Femoral 

 ' and preanal pores wanting. 



Syn. — Oreodeira, Grd. in Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. November, 1857, 199. 



Obsery. — This genus represents, in Australia, the group of Phry- 

 nocephali, to which it belongs as a distinct type. The cephalic plates 

 and the occipital scales imbricate, in an inverse manner, with those of 

 the back, their anterior margin being thicker and elevated, whilst the 

 posterior margin is thin, and slightly covered over by the adjacent 

 plates or scales, as the case may be. 



*• Oreodeira gracilipes, Grd. 



Char. SF^C.—^Seutis supralahialihus in fres series ordinatis, qiiam 



lahiales minoribus ; infralabialihus exiguis, item in tres series ordi- 



" natis. Scutis mentalihus valde parvis, qui ah infralahialibus vix dis- 



' tingui possunt. Femorum facie posteriori squa7nosa, jSquamis cau- 



dalihus quam dorsuales et ahdominales midto majmibus. Supra 



olivaceo-fuscata antice macidata ; infra olivaceo-flavescente ; mento 



fuscis vel nigris punctis ohsoletis notato. 



Spec. Char. — Three complete series of supralabials, smaller than the 

 labials ; infralabials exiguous, constituting likewise three series. 

 Mental shields quite small, scarcely distinguishable from the infra- 

 labials. Posterior aspect of thighs scaly. Caudal scales conspicu- 

 ously larger than the dorsal and abdominal ones. Brownish-olive 

 above, anteriorly maculated ; beneath yellowish- olive ; chin obso- 

 letely spotted. 



Syn. — Oreodeira gracilipes^ Grd. in Proc. Acad. Nat, Sci. Philad. November, 1857 

 199. ' 



Desce.— The specimen before us measures two inches and a half, 

 the tail excluded. The head has a short appearance, obtusely trian- 

 gular when seen from above. Its upper surface is shelving forwards 

 from the ocular regions, which are themselves somewhat convex, is 



