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Show 1894.] EISIIES E R O M E. AERICA. 87 Limbs moderately elongate, the scales in front and on the upper part of the hind limb imbricate and strongly keeled; scales on the hinder side of the thigh small, with larger ones mixed. The third and fourth fingers nearly equal in length; fourth toe very slightly longer than the third, fifth extending beyond the first. Tail longer than the body, its scales strongly keeled, with the margins denticulated and disposed in annuli. Male with a double row of anal pores. Upper parts bluish, with the largest scales yellow; also the head and the basal portion of the tail are yellow ; throat blue: a black band across the shoulder. inches. lines. Total length 11 6 Head 1 5 Distance between vent and snout .... 5 2 Length of fore limb 2 6 Length of hind limb 3 6 One specimen was obtained at Mkonumbi, a grassy coast-district with salt-swamps. 11. MONITOR NILOTICUS, L. Tzavo, east of Witu. 12. MONITOR ALBOGULARIS, Daud. Taro plains. 13. MABUIA MACULILABRIS, Gray. Ngatana. 14. SEPACONTIAS MODESTUS, Gthr. On the Athi plains, woodless grass-steppes; formerly known from Mpwapwa. 15. LATASTIA LONGICAUDATA, Eeuss. Puladoya. 16. CHAMELEON ROPERI, Blgr. Taro plains, Ukambani. 17. CHAMELEON BIT^ENIATUS, Pisch.,= Chamceleon hoehnelii, Steind. Kibibi Basin, Elmeteita Basin, Gopo lal Maru (June 9), Guaso Laschau. 18. EHAMPHOLEON KERSTENII, Ptrs. Ndara, Teita Mountains, Matiliko (Aug. 3). 19. TYPHLOPS PUNCTATUS, Leach. Mkonumbi, Guaso Narok aud Guaso Nairotia in Leikipia, Tzavo. 20. TYPHLOPS UNIT^ENIATUS, Ptrs. Kibwezi. 21. URIECHIS CAPENSIS, Smith. Steppes south of Tzavo. 22. AMBLORHINUS NOTOTJENIA, Gthr. Eastern Ukikuyu. 23. CORONELLA OLIVACEA, var. DUMERILII, Gthr. Ngatana. 24. DASYPELTIS SCABRA, L. Eastern Ukikuyu. 25. EHAGERRHIS TRIT^ENIATA, Gthr. Kibibi Basin. |