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REPTILIA. 65
REPTILIA
ALBERT GUNTHER, M.A., M.D., PH.D., F.R.S.
GENERAL NOTES AND FAUNJE.
IN reply to Prof. Huxley's paper on the homologies of the auditory
ossicles (see Zool. Record, vi. p. 108), Prof. PETERS has reexamined
the auditory ossicles and the pneumatic duct of the
mandible in Crocodiles. The latter forms a direct communication
between the articulary and tympanic cavity. MB. Ak. Berl.
1870, pp. 15-22, pis. 1,2.
Sardinia. A. CARUCCIO gives a list of 17 Reptiles and 5
Batrachians inhabiting this island. Att. Soc. Ital. Sc nat. xii.
1870, pp. 565-567.
Abyssinia. Mr. BLANFORD's work, ' Observations on the
Zoology and Geology of Abyssinia/ has been noticed above
(p. 3). In the part " Reptilia " (pp. 444-459) two Tortoises,
13 Lizards, 7 Snakes, and 5 Frogs are referred to. Several of
the Lizards are described as new.
Senegambia. Dr. STEINDACHNER gives an account of the
Reptiles collected by him in this country. SB. Ak. "Wien, 1870,
lxii. pp. 326-335. Twenty-seven species.
South Africa. PETERS reports on a collection made at
Hantam (Oorlogsrevier, S.W. Africa). MB. Ak. Berlin,
1870, pp. 110-115. Sixteen Lizards, eight Snakes, and two
Frogs.
Round Island. Sir H. BARELY, whilst Governor of the Mauritius,
took steps for the thorough examination of this remarkable
islet. He has given a report in a pamphlet, ' Notes on
the Flora and Fauna of Round Island/ taken from the 'Mauritius
Almanac and Register' for 1870. Mauritius, 1870, 8vo, pp. 15.
It contains a description of the physical features of the island,
and of the collections made by the exploring parties. [The Reptiles
were sent to the Recorder for examination, and proved to
consist of fine series of Thyrus boyerii (Desj.), Leiolepisma bellii
1870. [VOL. VII.] F