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species. I have not as yet been able to obtain it from the Nicobars, 

 but I have little doubt that Capt. R u n d e 1 1 who has taken a very 

 great interest in the Reptile fauna of those islands will be successful 

 in his endeavours. 



26. Tiliqua olivacea, Gray (G u n t h., 1. cit., p. 80). 



Steindachner already notes the occurrence of this species 

 on the Nicobars. It attains here the full size as at Penang. 

 The specimens which I obtained from Camorta are of a uniform 

 brown colour above, paler on the sides, greenish olive below, with 

 some dark irregular spots along the lower labials, and an indistinct 

 pale band along each side of the root of the tail ; the edges of the 

 eyelids are yellowish white. 



The longer snout, smoother scales and very small opening of the 

 ear readily distinguish this species from T. carinata, S c h n e i d. 



One of the specimens, measuring a little above eight inches, has 

 twenty-eight long rows of scales, the other somewhat larger (with 

 the body four inches, the tail being nearly 5) has only twenty-six 

 rows of scales, and all the shields behind the occipital have grown 

 together into one large shield, having evidently once been injured. 



27. Mabouya Jerdoniana, n. sp. PI. X, Fig. 4. 



Habit moderately slender with a sub-cylindrical body, conical, 

 somewhat depressed head and long tail, it being nearly one-third 

 longer than the length of the body. One fore-limb, when laid 

 forward, reaches a little in front of the eye ; the hind limb is very 

 nearly equal the distance between it and the fore-limb. The thumb 

 and inner toe are the shortest ; the second finger is double the 

 length of the first, the fifth is sub-equal to the second, and the 

 fourth is about one-fifth longer than the third. The second 

 toe is fully twice as long as the first, the fifth distant, situated 

 at the base of the sole and very little shorter than the third, but 

 the fourth is one-fourth longer than the third. The palm and the 

 sole are well developed and flattened, below covered with numer- 

 ous sub-equal granular scales ; toes and fingers are covered above 

 and below with one row of transverse plates, the latter being con- 

 siderably narrower than the former ; claws moderatly curved and 

 very sharp. 



