Catalogue of Reptiles, 25 



The two dorsal white lines pass through the second row of scales and are 

 nearly half a scale broad and very conspicuous. The lateral pale lines are 

 almost obsolete. The scales are smooth, but five or more fine hair-like lines 

 are visible on them ending in dark punctate dots on the hinder margin 

 1 he sub-caudals are broad, one-rowed, and have twelve white fine lines' 

 lliese lines are not probably visible in the living animal. 



25. M. Chinensis, Gray. 



Plestiodon quiwpielineatum, L. apud Blytlis MSS. label 



a. two young specimens. China. J. C. Bowring Esq 



o. scales smooth. 



HINULIA, Gray. 



26. H. maculata, Blyth. 



Lissonota maculata, Blyth, J. A. S., XXII.. 653. 

 Lissonota Harriettce, Tytler MSS. 

 Lissonota Tytlerii, Tytler MSS. 



Eh T eu e fugrce?! eCimen * **' ****** Ascription » ™ longer in the museum. 



a. many specimens. Martaban. Major Berdmore 



6. two specimens. Andamans. Lieut.-Col. Tytler. 



Limbs rather small Thumb short; fourth finger very W. Nostrils 

 lateral in the centre of a somewhat oblique rhomboidal nasal sliield Su- 

 pranasals none. Frontonasal large, broader than long, forming a suture in 

 front with the rostral, which is truncated behind, but reaches well back on 

 the surface of the head. Behind.it forms a suture with the vertical and 

 the two frontoparietals. Supercilianes four, sub-equal, very convex, tumid 

 nearly approximating on the crown. J ' ' 



The Martaban specimens do not quite correspond with the type as to 

 coloration. Above, rich pale bronze brown, irregularly dark spotted. Sides 

 blackish white dotted. The dark colour commencing as a narrow band 

 across the upper rostral gradually widening on the sides and continued to 

 the extremity of the tail. On the tail, however, though distinct, it is rather 

 pale, and bounded above and below with a waved or scalloped margin verv 

 characteristic. Beneath, uniform white or greenish white. It°abonnds 

 throughout Pegu and is an extremely active species inhabiting the forests. 



*H. Taprobanensjs, Kelaart. Ceylon. 



*H. Dussumieri, Gray. Malabar. 



PLESTIODON, Dume'ril et Bibron. 

 27. P. scutatus, n. s. 



3 f f; nga T te ' St0U > subc y lin, J rical - T ^l elongate, cylindrical. Limbs 

 small, stout. Toes moderate regular, scarcely subequal, with long nails 

 Head conical and rather shelving. Nostrils large, central, in a singl nail 



vlr Ll l K Pe ?K aSa S ^f V T> f ° i ; mi V g a . SUklre - frontal separated from 

 ZtTl y fS^^^wofal^gishpairoffrontals. Vertical large, 5 

 sided, truncated before, pointed behind- Loreals 3, third largest. Super, 

 cilianes 7. Rostral large. Upper labials, regular 8 ; 6th under orbit : 6th, 7th, 



