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GEOGRAPHICAL ZOOLOGY. 
[PART IV. 
Family 46.— OPHIOMORID^. (2 Genera, 2 Species.) 
General Distribution. 
Neotropical 
Sub-regions. 
Ne arctic 
Sub-regions. 
PALjEARCTIC 
Sub-regions. 
Ethiopian 
Sub-regions. 
Oriental 
Sub-regions. 
Australian 
Sub-regions. 
The snake-like Lizard constituting the genus Ophwmorus, is 
found in Southern Bussia, Greece, and Algeria ; while Zygnopsis 
having four weak limbs, has been recently discovered by Mr. 
Blanford in South, Persia. The family is therefore confined to 
our Mediterranean sub-region. 
Family 47.— SEPIDpE. (7 Genera, 22 specie, s.j 
General Distribution. 
Neotropical 
Sub-regions. 
Nearctic 
Sub-regions. 
Pa U.-E ARCTIC 
Sub- regions. 
Ethiopian 
Sub-Regions. 
Oriental 
Sub-regions. 
Australian 
Sub-regions, 
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The Sepidre, or Sand-Lizards, are a very natural group, almost 
confined to the Ethiopian region, but extending into the desert 
country on the borders of the Oriental region, and into the south 
of the Pakearcric region as far as Palestine, Madeira, Spain, 
Italy, and even the South of France. The genera are : — 
Seps (10 sp.), South Europe, Madeira, Teneriffe, Palestine, 
North Africa, South Africa and Madagascar ; Sphenops (2 sp.), 
North Africa, Syria, West Africa ; Scelotes (3 sp.), Angola to 
South Africa, Madagascar ; Thyrus (1 sp.), Bourbon and Mauri- 
tius ; Amphiglossus (1 sp.), Madagascar ; Sphenocephalm (1 sp.), 
Afghanistan ; and Sepsina (4 sp.), South-west Africa. 
