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INDEX 



parvipes, 104 ; *"' jx>rphyritlc-ns, 105; S. 



salmoneus, 105; #. subpalnuitus, 104; 



S. uniformis, 104 



Spencer, on habits of Chiroleptes, 221 f. 

 Spermatophores, 53, 128 

 Spermatozoa of Amphibia, 52 f. 

 Sphargidae, 313, 314, 333 f. ; affinities, 



336 ; morphology of shell, 337 

 Splmrgis coriacea, 333 f., 334 ; absence of 



horny shields, 325 

 Sphenodon, 288, 290, 305, 306, 432 ; S. 



punctatum, 293, 394 ! skull, 295 ; 



cervical vertebrae, 297 ; habits, 298 f. 

 Sphenophryne, 225. W 

 Sphenosaurus, 82, 287 

 Spiny-tailed Lizard, 524 f- 

 Spiracle, development, 45 

 Spotted Newt, 127 

 Spy-Slange, 69S 

 St. Helena, gigantic tortoises introduced, 



375 



Stagonolepis, 434 

 Stannius, 8, 139 ; on vertebrae of Pelo- 



bates, 20 



Mtiniriityftus salvini, 342 

 Stegocephali, 78 f. ; St. Lepospoudyli, SO f. ; 



St. Temnospondyli, 81 f. ; St. Stereo- 



spondyli, 83 f. ; vertebrae, 78 f . ; 



shoulder-girdle, 79 ; dermal armour, 79 

 Stegosauri, 425 

 Stegosaurus armattis, 4^5 ; S. ungulatus, 



426, 426 

 Stenodactylus, deserticolous, 494 ; sleeping 



attitude, 509 

 Stereocydops, 2,37, 231 ; S. incrassatus, 



231 



Stereorhachis, 308 



Stereospondylous vertebrae, defined, 284 

 Sternot/uienis, 324, 389, 390; S. derbianus, 



391 ; shields of, 327 

 Sternum, of Urodela, 15 ; of Anura, 25 ; 



taxonomic value, 141, 142 ; of ,s);//> //- 



< a f an, 297 f. ; Protorosauri, 290 ; Dino- 



sauria, 414 ; Eusnchia, 440 

 Stewart, quoted, on Heloderma, 540 n. 

 Stinkpot Terrapin, :U2 

 Suboccipital (first spinal nerve) of Anura, 144 

 Subregions, geographical, 74 f. 

 Surinam Toad, 149, 150 

 Syrrhopus, 212 

 Systomata, 139 



Tadpoles, horny teeth of, 58 f. ; of 

 Megalfiphrys, 59, 60 ; absorption of tail, 

 61 f. ; of Xenopus, 147, 148 ; of 

 Bombinator, 157 ; of Alytes, 159 ; of 

 Hyla arborea, 193 ; of If. versicolor, 

 195 ; of Bufo viridis, 181 ; of B. 

 calamita, 183 ; of />. vulgaris, 176 ; 

 of Thornpa miliaris, 209 ; of Pseud is 

 parculoxn, 213 ; of Hylodes martinicensis, 

 214 ; of Rhinaderma darwini, 229 ; of 



Arthroleptis seychellensis, 243 ; of 

 liana temporaria, 255; of R. oj/isf/m- 

 don, 260 ; of R. esculenta, 270 



Tail, of Anura, 21, 24 ; its absorption, 61 ; 

 of Chelonia, 328 ; of Geckos, various 

 shapes, 506 ; reproduction of, 506 



Tarentola mauritanica, 508, 509 f. 



Tarsus (see also Limbs), of Chelonia, 319, 

 320, 321 ; of Dinosauria, 416, 418, 420, 

 421, 423, 426 ; of Theropoda, 420 ; of 

 Compsognathus, 423 ; of Iguanodon, 

 428 



Teeth, of Anura, 30, 13, 139 ; substitutes 

 for, 30, 58, 218, 237 ; of Apoda, 86 ; of 

 Rhynchosaums, 292 ; of Hmnoeosaurus, 

 292 ; of Rhynchocephali, 292 ; of Sphen- 

 odon, 296 ; of Theromorpha, 301 ; of 

 Elginia, 306, 280 ; of Cynognathus, 306, 

 280 ; of Lycosaurus, 307 ; ofGalesum'n*. 

 307 ; of Endothiodon, 307 ; of Em- 

 pedias, 308 ; of Stereorhachis, 308 ; of 

 Gomphognathus, 308 ; of Tritylmlnn, 



309 ; Mammalian resemblances, 309; of 

 Auomodontia, 309 ; of Dicynodon, 280, 



310 ; of Gordonia, 280 ; of Placodus, 

 311; of Sauropoda, 4181'., 419; of 

 Theropoda, 420 f. , 422 ; of Orthopoda, 

 424 f.; of Eusuchia, 437 ; of Ichthy- 

 osauri, 479 ; of Snakes, 582 



Tejidae, 514, 547 f. 



Te.ju, 548, 548 



Teleosauridae, 450 



Teleosaurus, 451 



Telerpeton elginense, 291 



Temnospondylous vertebrae, defined, 284 



Temperature of blood, 67 f. ; of water for 



Crocodiles, 460 

 Tenuent, on immunity of Cobras, 629 f. ; 



on turtles at Ceylon, 384, 386 ; on 



habits of Crocodilus palustris, 456 f. ; 



on habits of C. porosus, 459 ; on peculiar 



use of Varanus, 545 ; on habits of 



Gecko, 511 



Tentacular apparatus of Apoda, 45, 86, 88 

 Tephrometopon, 493 

 Teratoscincus, deserticolous, 493 ; eye. 494 ; 



T. scincus, 507 

 Terrapin, 359 f. 

 Testis, 49 

 Testudinidae, 313, 314, 345 ; distribution, 



332 

 Testtido, 365 ; skeleton, 322, 323 : shields 



of, 327; T. abingdoni, 376, 378; T. 



"flux, 372, 377 ; T. daudini, 375, 376 ; 



T. elegans, 370 f. ; T. elephantina, 374 : 



T. elephantopus, 378; T. ephipjiimn. 



378 ; T. gigantea, 374 : T. graeca, 365 



f. ; habits, 367 ; eggs, 369 ; great age, 



369 ; T. grandidieri, 373 ; T. hwsfieldi, 



370 ; T. ibera, 366 ; age attained, 369 ; 

 rate of growth, 370 ; T. marf/in<itn, 

 367; T. perpigniana, 372; T. /<///- 



