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frontal in contact with the vertical which is rather narrow, and barely reaches 
beyond a straight line connecting the middle of the orbits ; four supraciliaries 
followed by a small shield ; anterior pair of occipitals nearly equal to,* or only 
slightly larger than, the median occipital shield, the formernarrower in front, the 
latter attenuate behind ; posterior occipitals elongate, each being antoriorly in 
contact with the 4th supraciliary and the small shield following it, or sometimes 
it also touches an additional small shield placed obliquely behind that small 
posterior supraorbital ; two scales, touching on each side the posterior occipi- 
tals, are enlarged ; other head shields regular, as usual in Hiopa, (they are 
indicated in the figure). The upper labials are sometimes 8 instead of 7, the 
3rd or 4th being occasionally divided. Lower eyelid with a large translucent 
shield. Ear small, sometimes one or the other of the front scales slightly 
projects in the space. Scales in 22 longitudinal rows round the middle of 
the body, those on the lower side scarcely larger than those on the back ; 
the two median preanal shields are only very little larger than those supersed- 
ing them ; 65-70 transverse rows between fore and hind-limbs. 
Limbs very short and rather stout, with very short toes and distinct 
claws ; palm and sole coarsly granular. The fore limb when laid forward 
does not reach the ear, and is only a little longer than the lateral gape of 
the mouth. The hind-limb equals the distance between the ear and the tip 
of snout, or it is a trifle longer. 
Colour, above, uniform brown or greyish brown, pale at the sides, and 
whitish or brownish white below, the brownish or yellowish tint being 
especially conspicuous on the lower side of the tail. There is no lateral streak 
at the side of the body, but the sutures between the dorsal scales are in 
young specimens conspicuously darker than the rest, and form longitudinal 
dark lines, which in mature specimens become indistinct, or obsolete. In 
some specimens there is also a transverse, submarginal, dark line to each scale. 
Usual size about 4 inches, of which the tail is generally somewhat less 
than one half. Length of head and body of the largest (figured) specimen 
2.25 inches. 
Hub. Pegu, British Barma. 
Hiopa cyanella. Body slender, with a conical head. Head-shields quite 
similar to those of the last species, but the vertical is somewhat longer and 
more slender ; the median occipital is conspicuously smaller than one of the 
anterior pair ; scales adjoining the posterior occipitals moderately enlarged. 
Lower eyelid with a translucent large shield. Opening of the ear small, a 
front scale very little projecting into the space. Scales of body in 22 
longitudinal rows, 60-64 transverse rows between fore and hind limb ; 
preanals scarcely larger than the preceding scales. Limbs of moderate 
* Theobald in Ms oi'iginal description rightly places particular stress upon this 
character. 
