INDEX 



655 



Coccyx, s. Os coccygeum, of Anura, 20, 21, 



22 



Coedlia, S9 



Coeciliidae, 89 f. ; distribution of, 89 

 Coelopdtis, 624; V. monspessulana s. 



lacertina, 624 



Coelurus, 415 ; G. gracilis, 423 __ 

 Colombo, gigantic tortoise of, 377 

 Coloration, warning colours of Amphibia, 

 38, 156 ; protective, of Amphibia, 191, 

 238, 252 ; of deserticolous reptiles, 494 

 Colosthetus, 238, 2$ 



Colour, changes of, in Auura, 35 ; in 

 Calotes, 518, 519, 520 ; in Geckos, 509 ; 

 in Lacertilia, 498 ; mechanism of chang- 

 ing, in Chameleons, 570, 571 

 Coluber, 615 f.; C. aesculapii=jlavescens = 

 longissimus, 616 f. ; C. leopardinus, 616 ; 

 G. (Rhinechis) scalar is, 617 

 Colubridae, 593, 606 f. 

 Colubrinae, 607 f. 

 Columella cranii, 496, 650, 551 

 Columellar auditory chain, of Amphibia, 

 4 ; of Anura, 29 ; of Crocodiles, 446 ; 

 of Lizards, 496 



Comoro Islands, Tortoises of, 373 

 CompsognatJms, 415, 416, 417; G. lonyipes, 



423, 425 



Condyle, occipital, of Theromorpha, 302 ; 

 exaggerated importance of its character, 

 285 



Gonolophus subcristattts, 532 

 Conus arteriosus, continuation of the heart 

 beyond the ventricles so far as it con- 

 tains valves, 6 



Cope, on classification of Amphibia, 9 ; of 

 Anura, 140, 141 ; on Siren, 136 ; on 

 hand - skeleton of Eryops, 286 ; on 

 Sphargis, 336 ; classification of Lacertae, 

 513 ; classification of Snakes, 592 

 Gophophryne, 167, 168 

 Cophyla, 236 

 Copper-head, 646, 646 

 Copulatory organs, of Lacertilia, 499 ; 

 absent in Sphenodon, 294 ; of Chelouia, 

 330 ; of Snakes, 585 

 Coqui, 214 

 Corondla, 619; G. austriaca s. laeri*, (!!!), 



620 ; G. f/irondica, 621 

 Cormifer, 241, 243 ; G. camigatus, 244 / 

 G. johnstoni, 243 ; C. solomonis, 244; 

 C. unicolor, 244 

 Corythomantis, 189, 207 ; <". greeningi, 



207 



Costal plates of Chelonia ; 324 f., 322, 323 

 Oraspedoeephaius, 647 

 Crested Newt, 125, 125 

 ( 'ricotws, 285, 285 ; G. heteroditus, 287 

 Grinia, 213 ; spawning, 223 

 Crocodilia, 431 f. ; skeleton, 434 f. ; 

 skull, 280, 434 f.; atlas and axis, 283, 

 431, 439 atiinities, 432 ; teeth, 437 ; 



skin, 442 ; dermal armour, 442 ; skin 

 glands, 443 ; tongue, 443 ; respiratory 

 organs,444 ; "diaphragm," 444 ; digestive 

 organs, 444 ; cloaca, 445 ; heart, 445 ; 

 ear, 445 ; eye, 446 ; geographical dis- 

 tribution, 446, 446 ; voice, 447 ; habits, 

 447 ; propagation, 447 ; classification, 

 448 



Crocodilidae, 4^4 



CrnnxUhi*, 450, 454 f. ; teeth, 437 ; skin 

 glands, 443 ; G. acutus, 446, 449 ; C. 

 americanus, 466 ; skull, 466 ; C. 

 biporcatus =porosus, 458 ; rate of growth, 

 459 ; G. cataphractus, 465 ; C. inter- 

 in eilius, 466; C. johnstoni, 466; G. 

 nttoticus = vulyaris, 460 f., 449, 461 ; 

 habits, 462 f . ; G. paliistris, 449, 454 ! 

 skull, 455 ; G.porosus, 458; skull, 458 ; 

 C. mdgairu, 449, 460 f. 

 Crotalinae, 644 



Crotalus, 648; rattle of, 644; C. ada- 

 manteus, 649, 650 ; C. confluentus, 649, 

 650; C. durissus, 648, 649, 650; C. 

 horridus, 649 ; C. terrificus, 650 



Gryptobranchus, 84, 96, 99 ; fossil, 84 ; 

 C. alleghaniensis, 97; C. japonicus, 98, 

 99 



Cryptodidus, shoulder-girdle, 474, 475, 

 478 



Cryptodira, 313, 338 



Cryptopsophis, 89 ; G. multiplkatus, 92 



Cryptotis, 21.1 



Cutis, of Amphibia, 33 f. 



Cyamodus, 311 



CydanorUs, 411 ; nuchal plate, 324 



Cydoderma, 41 1 



Cydodus s. Tiliqua, 561 ; C. gigas, 561, 

 562 



Cydorhamphus, 212 



Cynognathiis, 301, 302, 303 ; G. berryi, 

 307; G. crateronotus, 306 ; C.platyceps, 

 307 



Cystiguathidae, 139, 209 f. ; distribution, 

 161 



Cystignathinae, 139, 211 f. 



G*ystignathus--Leptodactylus, 210, 218 



Dab= Urmnastix, 52C,, 526 



Daboia, 643 



Dadylethra; see Xen<>pus, 146 f. 



Darwin, on Gonolophus, 532 n. ; on 



tortoises of Galapagos Islands, 377 

 Ihw iritis scabra, 622, 622 ; dentition, 



593 n. 



Davison, on breeding of Amphiuma, 101 

 Dawsonia, 289 

 Death Adder, 635 

 Denburgh, van. on Aulwlax, 107 

 Dendrobatfs, 272 ; D. braccatus, 273 ; D. 



tinctorius, 272, 273 ; D. trivittatus, 273; 



D. typographies, 273 ; various uses of 



its poison, 38 



