EUPREPES OLIVIERII.— Dum. et Bib. 
Reptilia. — Plate XXXI. Figs. 3, 4, & o . 
E superne flavo-brunneus aut rubro-brunneus, dorso, caudaque ad basin fascus tnbus longitudinalibus 
subflavis, ordinibusque quatuor macularum mgro-brunnearum variegatis ; latenbus interne Uneo 
longitudinali albo snbtus nigro-brunneo marginato, notatis ; squamis trioannatis. 
Longitcdo e nasi apice ad basin caudal 2 unc. 4 lin. ; caudse 4 unc. 
Euprepes Olivierii, Dum. et Bib. Erpet. General, tom. v. p. 674. 
Scincus vittatus, Aud. Descript, de 1’ Egypt, Hist. Nat., tom. i. pi. 2. Suppl. fig. 5. 
Colour. — The upper surface of the head, the back, and the tail, superiorly 
pale orange coloured brown, or deep reddish brown ; the back, and in some 
individuals the base of the tail, variegated with three pale buff-orange bands, 
and four series of umber-brown or liver-brown spots. One of the bands 
extends along the middle of the back ; the other two, one on each side, 
immediately above the extremities, commence at or near the angle of the 
mouth, and terminate on the sides of the tail, in some individuals close to its 
base, in others considerably beyond it. The rows of spots four in number, 
edge the white bands, one row on each side of the central, and one on the 
inner side of each lateral band ; the spots are irregular in form, generally 
lengthened in young specimens, somewhat square in adults; the two 
rows of each side frequently coalesce, and form one irregular longitudinal 
band. On each side, immediately under the white band already mentioned, 
ie -i broad liver-brown band, more or less broken by white, narrow, irregular 
vertical lines, and below this another narrow white band, narrowly edged 
interiorly with liver-brown; these bands commence near the angle of 
tb and generally end at the hinder extremities. Spots similar in 
17,0 those of the back occur on the upper surface of the tail particularly 
towards its base, hut as the individual advances in age they become less 
1 1 riPtinrt and at length often disappear altogether; in young spe- 
cimens^even^'the number is^ever considerable. The under parts of the 
