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curved back to the ground, and there the tip had taken root and a new erect 

 shoot, about a foot long and bearing several leaves, had sprung up. I cannot 

 find that such rooting of the tip of branches, common enough in some plants, 

 has been previously recorded for this species or indeed of any Indian Des- 

 modium. 



Dehra Dun, C. E. C. FISCHER. 



\QthJuly 1907. 



No. XXV.— ABERRATION IN SCALES OF REGROWN TAIL OF 



AG AM A TUBERCULATA, Grey. 

 That lizards have the power of regrowing a lost tail is of course well known, 

 but it is perhaps worth while to record that in the case of Agama tulerculata 

 the regrown portion does not present the normal arrangement of scales. 

 Normally the scales of the tail are regularly verticillate, but in two specimens 

 (both $) secured in North-West Himalayas the scales of the regrown portion 

 were irregularly imbricate, contrasting sharply with the undamaged part. The 

 tail apparently does not grow again to its full size, as in both the above speci- 

 mens the tail bore a much smaller proportion to the length from snout to Vent 

 than was the case with perfect ones. 



Dehka Dun, C. E. C. FISCHER. 



15th July 1907. 



No. XXVI.— NOTE ON THE BREEDING OF SNAKES IN CAPTIVITY. 



In continuation of the Note on the above subject printed at page 808, Vol. 

 XVII, of the Society's Journal, the following may be of interest. 



From the table it will be seen that 4 cobras have presented us with eggs, 

 during the month of May, and two Russell's vipers with young ones, in June 

 or July. This corresponds with the usual times previously reported. 



