362 Mr. STUTCHBURY’S Description of a new Species of Chameleon. 
The striking peculiarity of this animal consists in its having a dorsal crest 
supported by the spinous processes of the vertebræ, by which character it 
approaches the Basilisks. ; 
It accompanied several other interesting reptiles, among them specimens of 
Dr, Leach’s Chameleon dilepas, and of the genus Cecilia, &c. &c., from the 
banks of the River Gaboon in Western Equinoctial Africa, and liberally pre- . 
sented to the museum of the Bristol Institution by Messrs. King and Sons of 
that city. | 
CECILIA SQUALOSTOMA. 
Animal cylindrical, of a dark olive colour, minutely marked with nearly 
confluent yellowish spots; rings or folds 140—144, about 12 of which 
near the tail do not quite surround the body. Muzzle prominent, with a ‘ 
slight protuberance situated about a line inferiorly and posteriorly to the 
nostrils. Eyes not evident. Length 16 inches; circumference 8 lines. 
Should this prove to be distinct from Cecilia tentaculata, I would propose 
for it the specific appellation of squalostoma as being characteristic. 
Habitat. Gaboon, Africa. 
