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HORN EXPEDITION—REPTILIA. 
H. —Typical in structure, except rostral and frontonasal separated. Scales 
round the body twenty-eight. The colouration agrees entirely with that of the 
typical H. tceniolata^ White. It will be seen that the series furnishes us with 
several connecting links between H. lesueurii and H. taniolata. 
I. —Typical in structure, except prsefrontals separated and rostral not in 
contact with frontonasal. Scales round the body twenty-six. 
Dorsal surface of body. —Ground colour burnt umber ; each scale with a faint 
zone of darker j an intermittent series of black spots on each side near the dorso¬ 
lateral border. Sides. —A broad black band, broken up by light spots and streaks, 
from eye to tail. A narrow white line from ear to base of tail. A faint grey 
band from axilla to groin. (Probably equivalent to H. strauchii., Blg'i’-) 
Habits. —Found under logs and stones. Seen about in the daytime. 
Localities. —Alice Springs, Finke Gorge, Reedy Hole, Bagot’s Creek, Palm 
Creek, Dalhousie, Tempe Downs. 
Distribution. —Fairly well distributed over the whole of Australia and 
adjacent islands. 
(5) Hinulia fasciolata., Gunther. 
Several .specimens. 
Habits. —Found actively running in the open. Will enter houses. 
Localities. —Charlotte Waters, Bagot’s Creek, Tempe Downs. 
Distribution. —Port Curtis, Rockhampton (B.M.C.), Cayndah, Q. (L. and F.). 
R hod on a, Gray. 
(6) Rhodona tetradactyia^ L. and F. (Plate XII., Fig. 3). 
Description. —Body much elongate, limbs weak, tetradactyle, the distance 
between the end of the snout and the fore-limb is contained twice to twice and a 
half in the distance between axilla and groin. Snout moderate, obtusely conical. 
Lower eyelid with a transparent disc. Nostril pierced in a large nasal which is in 
contact with its fellow; frontonasal large, and forming a broad straight suture 
with the frontal; priefrontals small and widely separated; frontal broader than 
the supraocular region, longer than the frontoparietals and interparietal together, 
in contact with the first and second supraoculars ; four supraoculars, six supra- 
