. Breviora. 1968 NEW SKINK FROM BOUGAINVILLE 3 limbs are pentadactyl and fail to meet when adpressed to the body. Head noticeably depressed; rostral about twice as wide as deep, forming an almost straight suture with the very large frontonasal; external naris centered in a rectangular nasal; a single loreal be- tween the nasal and two superposed preoculars; prefrontals entirely lacking; frontal short, as long as the medial longitudinal length of the fused interparietals, and forming a shallow, but broad, con- cave suture with the frontonasal; frontal in contact with the two anteriormost of the
. Breviora. 1968 NEW SKINK FROM BOUGAINVILLE 3 limbs are pentadactyl and fail to meet when adpressed to the body. Head noticeably depressed; rostral about twice as wide as deep, forming an almost straight suture with the very large frontonasal; external naris centered in a rectangular nasal; a single loreal be- tween the nasal and two superposed preoculars; prefrontals entirely lacking; frontal short, as long as the medial longitudinal length of the fused interparietals, and forming a shallow, but broad, con- cave suture with the frontonasal; frontal in contact with the two anteriormost of the four supraoculars; lower eyelid movable with a large translucent spectacle; small scales of eyelid separated from supralabial scales by complete row of suboculars; 6-6 supra- labials, 4th supralabial below center of eye; frontoparietals fused into a single scale; interparietal distinct, shorter than medial longi- tudinal length of the single frontoparietal; parietals large, forming a suture approximately two-thirds the length of interparietal; each parietal bordered posteriorly by a single large nuchal and temporal; a small, median scale separates the pair of Figure 1. Dorsal view of the head of the holotype of Geomyersia glabra (MCZ 93714). Notice the absence of prefrontal scales and the presence of the single frontoparietal and internuchal. Tympanum sunk below level of epidermis; external ear opening present but minute and without auricular lobes; body scales smooth, slightly iridescent, and disposed in 22-24 longitudinal rows around midbody; a median pair of enlarged preanal scales bordered laterally. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Harvard University. Museum of Comparative Zoology. Cambridge, Mass. , Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
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