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INDEX 



Dendrobatinae, 139, 237, 272 f. ; distribu- 

 tion, 239 



Dendrophis, 618; D. jmnctulatus, 618, 

 618 



Dendrophryniscinae, 139, 224 



Dendrophryniscus brevipotticatus, 224 



Dentition, of snakes, 582, 592, 593 ; see 

 also Teeth 



Dermal armour, of Cricotus, 287 ; of Micro- 

 sauri, 289 ; of Prosauri, 290 ; of Thero- 

 morpha, 302 ; of Chelonia, 321 f., 337 ; 

 of Dinosauria, 415 ; of Pseudosuchia, 

 433 ; of Parasuehia, 434 ; of Crocodiles, 

 442 



Dermal ossification in Auura, 179, 190, 

 210 



Dermatemydidae, 313, 314, 341 ; distribu- 

 tion of, 332 



Dermatemys maim, 341, 342 



Dermatochelys coriacea, 333 f., 334 



Dermophis, 89, 93 ; D. thomensis, 93 



Deserticolous reptiles, 493 f. 



Desmognathinae, 102 



Desmognathus, 96, 102; D. fuscus, 102, 

 103 



Deuterosaurus, 308 



Development, of Anura, 56 f., 57 ; of 

 horny teeth, 58 ; of Apoda, 92 ; of 

 Crocodilus, 465 ; of Alligator, 467 



Diadectes, 308 



Diademodon, 309 



Diaglena, 185, 189; D. jordani, 207 ; D. 

 petasata, 207 



Diaphragm, of Anura, 144 ; of crocodiles, 

 444 



Diapophyses (the lateral or " transverse " 

 processes of the neural arches) of Anura, 

 138, 141 



Diba;nidae, 514, 564 



Dibamus novae-guineae, 564 



Dicamptodon, 96 ; D. ensatus, 109 



Diclonius = Hadrosaurus, 4%9 



Dicynodon, 301, 302, 303, 310 ; skull, 

 280; D. leoniceps, 310; D. orientalis, 

 310; D. tigriceps, 310 



Digestive apparatus, of Chelonia, 330 ; of 

 crocodiles, 444 ; of Lacertilia, 498 



Digits = Fingers and Toes. Number of 

 digits in Urodela, 15, 16 ; in Anura, 

 26 ; terminal phalanges, 26 ; number 

 of joints, 27 ; adhesive discs, 27 ; vari- 

 ability in numbers, 563 ; digits of 

 Eryops, 286 ; of Crocodiles, 441 ; of 

 Plesiosauri, 475 ; of Geckos, 505 



Dimetrodon, 308 



Dimorpliodon macronyx, 486 



Dinosauria, 41% : affinities of, 415 ; anal- 

 ogies with Birds, 416 



Diplocynodon, 448 ; D. liastingsiae, 454 



Diplodocus longus, 419 f. ; skull, 419 



Diplwertebron, 287, 288 



Dipsadomorphinae, G23 f. 



Dipsadomorphus, 623 ; D. cyaneus, 624 >' 

 D. trigonatiis, 623 



Dipsas bucephala, 624 



Discoglossidae, 139, 152 f. 



Discoglossus, urino-genital organs, 49, 153 ; 

 D.pictus, 153 f. 



Dissorophus multicinctus, 82 



Distira cyanocincta, 637 ; D. semperi, 636 



Distribution, geographical ; see Maps 



Dolichosauri, 489 



Dolichosaurus longicollis, 489 



Dolichosoma longissimum, 81 



Doliophis intestinalis, 634 



Dollo, on Sphargis, 336 



Dracaena,, 547 ; D. guianensis, 549 



Draco, 516; D. dussumieri, 516; D. 

 volans, 516, 516 



Dumeril, 7, 139 ; and Bibron, on classi- 

 fication of Snakes, 592 



Dwarf Chameleon, 579 



Dyscophinae, 139, 235 f. 



Dyscophus, 236 ; D. antongili, 236 



Echeneis remora, used for turtle fishing, 

 382 



Echidna s. Bitis, 639, 639 



Echis, 640; E. arenicola, deserticolous, 

 493 



Edalorhina, 212 



Ear, of Chelonia, 330 ; of Crocodiles, 445 f. ; 

 of Snakes, 583 



Ear-opening of deserticolous reptiles, 494 



Eggs of Amphibia, 53 ; mode of deposi- 

 tion in Amphibia, 54-56 ; of Ichthy- 

 ophis, 91 ; and spermatophore of Triton 

 viridescens, 128 ; nursing and taking 

 care of, 55 ; by Pipa, 151 ; by Alytes, 

 159 ; by Rhacophorus reticulatus, 248 ; 

 by Nototrema, 188, 202 ; by Amphi- 

 gnathodon, 188 ; by Hyla goeldii, 198, 

 198 ; by Leptodactylus mystacinus, 219 ; 

 by Rhinodemw, 228 ; by Rhacophorus, 

 248 ; by Desmognathus fuscus, 103, 

 103; number of: in Bufo vulgaris,l7 5 ; 

 in Bufo viridis, 181 ; in Hyla arborea, 

 193 ; in Rana esculenta, 270 



Eggs of Keptilia : Sphenodon, 299 ; Chel- 

 onia,' 331 ; Testudo graeca, 369 ; T. 

 ibera, 369 ; T. elegans, 371 ; T. poly- 

 phemus, 372 ; Emys orbicularis, 355 ; 

 Clemmys leprosa, 358 ; Chelone -mydas, 

 382 ; Thalassochelys caretta, 387 ; Podo- 

 cnemis expansa, 393 f., 398 ; Trionyx, 

 408 ; mode of laying by Emys, 355 ; 

 by Podocnemis, 393 ; used commercially, 

 394 f. ; enormous destruction of, 395, 

 399; Crocodilus, 463, 464 f . ; Alli- 

 gator, 470 ; eggs and nest of Gavialis, 

 452 ; Lacertilia, 499 ; increasing in size 

 after deposition, 499 ; Geckos, 506, 508, 

 509, 511 ; Tarentola, 509 ; Lacerta 

 viridis, 555 ; Chameleons, 572 



