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In addition to the above the collection contains from Molo n 

 small (2 mm.) specimens, which appear to be embryos taken from a 

 specimen not in the collection. From the above it appears that the 

 breeding time of the four species mentioned is about March and April. 

 The eggs are fully formed in December, and the young are born 

 probably between March and June. 



Chairueleon ellioti Giinther. 



Lukenya. Ten specimens, 40 mm. to 65 mm. One female, 63 

 mm., contained 13 embryos, each one being contained in a thin mem- 

 branous sac; body ofeach embryo 20 mm. in length, the egg being 

 fully absorbed. 



Chamseleon dilepis Leach. 



Voi. One specimen, female, body 122 mm., which contained 

 several eggs. The eggs are oval, the long diameter of each is 15 mm., 

 the short diameter 8 mm. The ventral surface was cut to allow the 

 preservative to penetrate better and some of the eggs were probably 

 lost. These eggs are very different in shape from the nearly spherical 

 ones found in the preceding species. 



Molo. One specimen, 106. mm. 



Machakos. One specimen, 90 mm. 



Kinixys belliana Gray. 



Nairobi. One specimen. Length of carapace 160 mm., width 

 (measured at hip) 104 mm., width (measured at shoulder) 97 mm.; 

 greatest height (measured on rump) 59 mm., height (measured at 

 shoulder) 57 mm., length of plastron 136, carapace being present. 



Athi Plains. One specimen, measured like the above, is, length 

 93 mm., width 72 mm., width 69 mm., greatest height 39 mm., 

 height 39 mm.; length of plastron 85, carapace being absent 



The color ot these two specimens is practically the same, except 

 the smaller is the brighter, and colors in more contrast. Carapace 

 with margins of shields black, the centers yellow; plastron yellow, 

 irregularly blotched with darker. 



Pelomedusa galeata (Schoepff). 



Lukenya Hills. One specimen. Length of carapace 93 mm., 

 width (middle) 72 mm., height (middle) 29 mm., length of plastron 

 83 mm. 



Color dark brown some mottled with darker, plastron yellowish 

 with irregular dark markings, these mostly along sutures. 



