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snb-cordiform, notch towards snout, larger than any other head- 

 shields. Parietals narrow, band-like, narrowly in contact behind 

 apex of interparietal. Two supra-oculars, no supra-ciliaries. 

 Five or six upper labials, first largest, third entering the orbit. 

 Eye distinguishable. 



Mental very large, its posterior border corresponding with the 

 suture between rosti-al and first upper labial. 



Scales hexagonal, broader than long, in eighteen longitudinal 

 rows at mid-body, in thirteen rows at base of tail. Anal divided. 

 Tail less than half the length of head and body, ending in obtuse 

 point. 



Body fiesh-coloured, with eighteen longitudinal brown stria- 

 tions corresponding with the scale-rows. Snout paler above and 

 beneath, more or less free from mottlings. Tail darker by 

 reason of convergence of thirteen striations, in some specimens 

 almost blue-black. Reproduced tail-tips flesh-coloured or white 

 and extraordinarily like snout. 



Tyi-)e locality. Site of British camp at Lumbo, which is situated 

 on the mainland three miles from Mosambique Island, P.E.A. 



Measurements of specimens collected : — - 



(rt) Male. 90-16 mm. Type in British Museum. 



(6) Female. 65"25 mm. Type in British Museum, 



(c) Male. 80-20 mm. 



(cZ) Female. 95-41 mm. 4 eggs in ovary, 11. vii. 18. 



(e) ,, 95-25 mm. 



(/) „ 92-43 mm. 



{g) „ 61-24 mm. 



A N E L Y T R O P I D iE, 



Feylinia CUKRORI (Gray). 



Blgr. Cat. Liz. iii. 1887, p. 431. 



A single specimen of this aberrant Skink was found in a bottle 

 in a German house at Moro(>oro. It measured 4 inches 

 (92-10 mm.). 



Cham^leontid^. 



Chameleon gracilis (Hallow). 

 Blgr. Cat. Liz. iii. 1867, p. 448. 



A single male from Lougido West (22. ii. 16) measures 7| inches 

 (100*96 mm.). Colour during life: — "Pale green, with dark green 

 saddle-like markings bordered by black spots.'"' Immediately after 

 death " pale green became dark, dark green became pale, black 

 spots turned orange." The creature was blind in one eye when 

 found, having sufl^ered some accident to the eye. 



Chameleon dilepis (Leach). 



Blgr. Cat. Liz. iii. 1887, p. 450. 

 Collected at Yoi (6. v. 16) and Mbunyi (10. v. 16) in B.E.A., 



