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Specimen 5 (Alice Springs).—Above pale brown, with black spots and 
streaks, the latter arranged more or less in continuous longitudinal series ; sides 
pinkish-brown, with faint oblique lighter and darker bands; under surfaces 
creamy-white. 
Specimen 6 (Palm Creek).—Bright brick-red above, with a few black spots, 
a faint, dark longitudinal line between each row of scales, the posterior edge 
of each scale tipped with lighter colour ; sides pinkish-brown, with numerous black 
spots arranged in somewhat regular oblicpie bands; under surfaces creamy-white. 
Specimens 7, 8 (Palm Creek, Alice Springs).—Dark olive-brown above, the 
posterior margin of some of the scales tipped with lighter colour, a black 
longitudinal line marking the interspace between adjacent rows of scales on the 
dorsal surface and upper portion of the sides; sides pinkish-brown, with lighter 
and darker spots ; under surfaces creamy-white, throat greyish. 
Specimen 9 (Alice Springs).—Upper surface of head and anterior half of 
body of a uniform dull reddish-brown, of tail and hind limbs olive-brown ; sides 
similarly uniform pinkish-brown in front, greyish-brown behind. The whole of 
the scales on the upper surfaces, sides, and limbs each with narrow dark margins, 
the whole forming a uniform reticulation; under surfaces of body greyish, throat 
pinkish. 
Specimen 10 (Lawrie’s Creek).— Upper surfaces of head and anterior half of 
body burnt umber, of posterior half of body, tail, and limbs pale brown. The 
whole of the scales of the upper surfaces of body, tail, and limbs each with narrow 
dark margins forming uniform reticulations. The scales of upper surface of body 
each with a light spot, thus giving the appearance of faint alternately darker and 
lighter longitudinal lines. Sides yellowish, under surfaces cream colour. 
Habits, —Found under logs and stones and in burrows. 
Localities. —Met with throughout the Expedition. 
Distribution. —All over Australia and Tasmania. 
(2) Egernia stokesii, Gray. 
Three specimens. 
Habits. —Found on open stony plains. 
Locality. —Oodnadatta. 
Distribution. —Houtmann’s Abrolhos, Dirk liar tog Island (B.M.C.). 
