INDEX 



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Boulenger, classification of Amphibia Cau- 

 data, 9 ; on vertebrae of Peluhates, 20 ; 

 on vertebrae of Bomhinator. 22 ; number 

 of phalanges in Anura, 27 ; on poison of 

 Amphibia 36 ; on voual sacs, 48 ; on 

 modes of fecundation and nursing habits, 

 54, 56 ; synopsis of Tadpoles, 59 n. ; on 

 tadpoles of liana opisthodon, 260 ; on 

 classification of Anura, 140, 141 ; on 

 Pipa, 1 52 ; on Scaph ioj^us solitarius, 165; 

 on AUif/ator sinensis, 471 ; on Laulh- 

 anotus, 542 ; on aberrant scaling, 495 ; 

 on HeJoderma, 540 u. ; on classification 

 of Snakes, 592 ; on Sea-Snakes, 637 ; on 

 Sphanjis, 336 



Boidengerula, DO 



Box-Tortoises, 362, 364, 365 



Brachial plexus, of Anura, 39 



Brackycephalus, 226, 227 ; B. ephipipium, 

 231 



Brachylophus, distribution, 501, 52S 



Brain, of Scaphognothus, 485 ; small size 

 of, in Dinosaurs, 425 



Branchial arches, ofUrodela, 16 ; of Anura, 

 42 



Branchiosauri, SO 



Branchiosaiirn^, skull, 80 ; B. salamand- 

 roides, SO 



Brauer, on development of Apoda, 92 ; on 

 nursing habits of Arthrole2)tis, 243 



Breeding of Axolotl, 113 



Breviceps, shoulder-girdle, 25, 225, 226, 

 227, 232 ; B. mnssambicus, 232 



BritJiojms, 308 



Brongniart, on classification, 7 



Brontosanrus, 415, 4IS ; B- excelsns, 418 



Bnmtozoum, 415, 417; B. (jiiiantevm, 4"0 



Brood-pouches, of Anura, 151, 248 ; of 

 Hyla goeldii, 198 ; of Nototrema, 202 ; 

 of Rhinoderma, 228 



Brookesia, 580 



Brown Adder, 034 



Brown Frog, Common, 251 f.. 255 



Briicke, quoted, 571 



Bucliholz, on Chiromantis, 244 f- 



Budgett, on breeding habits of PlojUo- 

 medusa, 204 ; on Pahtdicola, 220 ; on 

 Lepidoho.trachus, 218 ; quick develop- 

 ment of Phri/7iiscus, 231 ; on lin/o 

 marinus, 179 



Bi'J'o, sacral vertelira, 22 ; shoulder-girdle, 

 25 ; urino-genital organs, 49 ; develop- 

 ment of adhesive apparatus, 57 ; B.agiia, 

 178 ; B. americanns, 178 ; B. calamita, 

 181 f.; B.ceratojjhrys, 179 ; B.empusus 

 and B. jieltocephalns, dermal ossifica- 

 tions, 179 ; B. jerboa, 166 ; B. lenti- 

 ginosus, 178, 179 ; map of distribution, 

 167, 108, 109 f. ; B. marinus, 178 ; B. 

 matiritaniai s. pantherina, 184: B. 

 melanostictus, 177, 179; B. qnercinus, 

 178 ; B. variabilis = viridis, 180 ; B. 



viridis. ISO f., 493; B. vulgaris, 170 f., 

 172 ; large-sized sjjecimens, 171 ; im- 

 mured in buildings, 174 ; diseases, 176 ; 

 distribution. 177 



Bufonidae, 139, 166 f. ; distributii>ii, 167 : 

 affinities, 166 



Bufoniformes, 139 



Bullfrog, of America, Pana catesbiana, 

 261 ; of India, Vullula 2JnMirci, 234 ; 

 Rana tigrina, 261 



Bungarus coei'uleus s. candidus, 633 ; B. 

 fasciatus, 633 



Butler, ou fat-bodies, 500 



Cahrita, 551 



Cacopus, shoulder - girdle. 25, 225. 226, 

 228 



Cacosternv.m, 225, 227 



Caiman, 450, Jfil ; vomer, 435 ; C. niger, 

 471, 472 ; C. palpebrosus, 4~1 : (-'• 

 sclerops, 471 ; C. trigonatus, 471, 4~~ 



Calcareous deposits in the skin of Am- 

 phibia, 31, 34 



Callijiliora silvatica, flv infesting Bt'fo, 

 176 



Callop>]iis macclellandi, 634 



Calluella, 235, 236 



Callula, 226,228, 234; C.pnlchra, habits 

 of, 234 f. 



Callulops, 225, 228 



Calop)hrynus, 225, 227 



Calotes, 517 ; C. emma, 518 ; C. mi/staceus, 

 519 ; C. ojjhiomachus, 519 ; C. ri'r:<i- 

 color, 518 



Cahjptoceiyhalns, 179, 212, 215 



Camptosaurus, 426 



Capntosaurus. 83 



Carapace. 321 f., 319. 320. 322. 323; 

 posterior portion movaV>le in Cinyxis, 

 364, 365 ; carapace of tortoises, evolu- 

 tion of, 337 ; composition of, 324 f. ; 

 reduction of component elements, 325 ; 

 reduction in thickness, 373 ; correl.ative 

 changes, 328 ; of ."^phargis. 335 f. ; of 

 Chelune, 379 ; of Testvdv, 322 ; of Pleu- 

 rodira, 389 ; reduction in Trionychidae, 

 325 ; fenestration, 325 ; witli hinge in 

 Cinyxis, 364, 365 



Cardioglussa, 274 



Carettochelydidae, 313, 314 



Carettochelys, 337, 389, 390 ; C inscvlpta, 

 404 ; absence of horny shields. 325 



Carpet Snake, 59S, 599 



Carpus (see also Limbs), of Eryojis, 286 ; 

 of SiJhenodon, 294 ; of Chelonia, 320, 

 320 ; of Eusuchia, 440 



Casarea, 603 



Case, on Sphargis, 336 



Cassina, 240 



Causxis, 638 ; C. rhombeatus, 639 

 Centrolene geckoidevin, 211 

 Cerastes cornutus, 640, 641 



