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Eumeces. The dorsal scales of pavimentatus are often very irregular in their 
size, and enlarged, as are also those of Blytb’s species. 
The Indian and Malayan species, referred by Gunther in his ‘ Iteptiles of 
India’ to Eumeces, are arranged by the same author under two groups. One 
includes Ilinulia, Mocoa, and Podophis, the other Mabouya (type Sc. agilis, 
Radde) and liiopa, to which Senira has to be added, if Mr. Theobald is cor- 
rect in identifying a lizard from Rangiin with Senira bicolor of Gray (Linn. 
Soc. Jour., Zool., x, p. 27). Whether the three first named should be consi- 
dered only as subgcnera of Lygosoma, Gray, as adopted by several contin- 
ental herpetologists, or whether they should be retained as distinct genera, 
is for the present not of very material importance. I can only say that the 
Indian species of Ilinulia and Mocoa are fairly divisible, and the same is 
the case with Mabouya and Ihopa. All have the palatal notch situated 
far backward and the palate itself toothless, but this is a very general 
character, and equally applies to Hagria, Iiistella and several other well 
distinguishable genera. 
Of Ilinulia there aro as yet only three species known from British 
India, and as they had been rather misunderstood, I shall give a figure of 
the head and of the solo of the hind foot of each, shewing the characterstic 
distinctions between them. II. indica is as yet only known from Sikkim 
and the adjoining hills ; H. maculafa occurs throughout Bengal and Barma ; 
H. Bussumieri is from the Malabar coast. Of Mabouya and Podophis I 
do not know a single species which occurs within the limits of British India, 
as now understood (excluding Penang). Of Mocoa and Biopa, the species 
are numerous and mostly of small size. 
Hinudia indica, Gray. 
PI. iv. fig. 1, la, side and upper views of the head, natural size; 16, sole of left 
hind limb, twice the natural size. 
Eumeces indicus apud Gunther, I, R„ p. 89, exclusive of the synonyms quoted 
under Lygosoma and Mocoa. — E. indicus, apud Anderson in Proc. Zool. Soc., 1871, 
p. 158 (in part). 
The general structure of scales is as described by Gunther. The number 
of longitudinal rows is usually 36 or 38 ; there are 60-70 transverse rows 
at the side of the body between fore and hind limb, but there are only 46-55 
scales in a row at the edge of the vent between axil and loin. The fore foot, 
when laid forward, scarcely ever reaches the snout, but it usually extends 
in front beyond the eye. The four supraciliaries are followed by two small 
shields ; ear opening large, without any denticulations in front. 
The usual coloration is as originally described by Gray. Upper side 
lown, generally bronze, rarely with an olive tinge, uniform, or with a few 
