INDEX 



655 



Coccyx, s. Os coccygeum, of Anura, 20, 21, 



22 

 Coecilia, S9 



Coeciliidae, S9 f. ; distribution of, 89 

 Coelopeltis, 62^; C. monspcsnuhuia s. 



lacertina, 6~4 

 Coelurus, 415 ; C gracilis, 42S 

 Colombo, gigantic tortoise of, 377 

 Coloration, warning colours of Amphibia, 



38, 156 ; iirotective, of Amphibia, 191, 



238, 252 ; of deserticolous reptiles, 494 

 Colosthetns, 238, 24S 

 Colour, changes of, in Anura, 35 ; in 



Calotes, 518, 519, 520 ; in Geckos, 509 ; 



in Lacertilia, 498 ; mechanism of chang- 

 ing, in Chameleons, 570, 571 

 Coluber, 615 f.; C. o.esndapii—Jlarescens^ 



longissimus, 616 f.; C. leopard iuus, 616 ; 



C. (Rhinechis) scalar is, 617 

 Colnbridae, 593, 606 f. 

 Colubriuae, 607 f. 

 Columella cranii, 496, 550, 551 

 Columellar auditory chain, of Amphibia, 



4 ; of Anura, 29 ; of Crocodiles, 446 ; 



of Lizards, 496 

 Comoro Islands, Tortoises of. 373 

 Compsognathus, 415, 416, 417; C. longipes, 



423, 425 

 Condyle, occipital, of Theromorpha, 302 ; 



exaggerated importance of its character, 



285 

 Conolophus sv.hcri status, 532 

 Conus arteriosus, continuation of the heart 



beyond the ventricles so far as it con- 

 tains valves, 6 

 Cope, on classification of Amphibia, 9 ; of 



Anura, 140, 141 ; on Siren, 136 ; on 



hand - skeleton of Eryops, 286 ; on 



Sphargis, 336 ; classification of Lacertae, 



513 ; classification of Snakes, 592 

 Coplwphryne, 167, 16S 

 Cophijla, 236 

 Copper-head, 646, 646 

 Copulatory organs, of T-acertilia, 499 ; 



absent in Sohe/iodnii, 294 ; of Chelonia, 



330 ; of Snakes, 585 

 Coqui, 214 

 CoroneUa, 619 ; C. austriaca s. laevis, 619, 



620 ; 0. girondica, 621 

 Cornufer, 24I, 243 ; C. corrugafus, 244 / 



C. johnstoni, 2^3 ; C. solomouis, 244; 



C. unicolor, 244 

 Corythomantis, 189, 207 ; C. greeningi, 



207 

 Costal plates of Chelonia, 324 f., 322, 323 

 Cras2xdocephalus, 647 

 Crested Newt, 125, 125 

 Cricotns, 285, 285 ; V. heteroditus, 287 

 Crinia, 213 ; spawning. 223 

 Crocodilia, 4-^1 f- > -skeleton, 434 f. ; 



skull, 280, 434 f.; atlas and axis, 283, 



431, 439 ; allinities, 432 ; teeth, 437 ; 



skin, 442 ; dermal armour, 442 ; skin 

 glands, 443 ; tongue, 443 ; resjiiriitory 

 organs,444 ; "diaphragm," 444 ; digestive 

 organs, 444 ; cloaca, 445 ; heait, 445 ; 

 ear, 445 ; eye, 446 ; geograjjhical ilis- 

 tribution, 446. 446 ; voice, 447 ; habits, 

 447 ; propagation, 447 ; classification, 

 448 



Crocodilidae, 454 



Vroi-ddilus, 450, 454 f'j teeth, 437 : skin 

 glands, 443 ; C. acutvs, 446, 449 ; C. 

 americanus, ^6'6'; skull, 466 ; V. 

 biporcatus=porosu$, 458 ; rate of growth, 

 459 ; C. cataphractus, 465 ; V. inter- 

 medins, ^6'6; C. johnstoni, 466; C. 

 Hil()ticus = rulgaris, 460 {., 449, 461 ; 

 liabits, 462 f. ; C. jxdustris, 449, .'/-l.} ; 

 skull. 455 : C. jwosus, 458 ; skull, 458 ; 

 C. rulgons, 449, 460 f. 



Crotalinae, 644 



Crotalus, 64S ; rattle of, 644; (.'. mla- 

 manteus, 649, 650 ; <'. runffucntus, 649, 

 650; C. durissus, 648, 649, 650; (,'. 

 horridus, 649 ; C. terrijicus, 65(i 



Crjiptohranchvs, 84, 96, 99; fossil, 84; 



C. alleghaniensis, 97 ; C. JajMniicus, 98, 

 99 



Cryptoclidus. shonlder-girdlc, 471. 475, 



478 

 Cryptodira, 313, 338 

 Cryptopsophis, 89; C. multiijlicatus, 92 

 Cryptotis, 213 

 Cutis, of Amphibia, 33 f. 

 Cyamodus, 311 



Cyclanorbis, 4II ; nuchal plate, 324 

 Cycloderma, 4II 

 Cyclodus s. Tiliqua, 561 ; C. giga.% 561, 



562 

 Cyclorhamph us, 212 

 dynognathus, 301, 302, 303 ; C. berry i, 



307 ; C. cratermiotus, 306 ; C. plctyccps, 



307 

 Cystiguathidae, 139, 209 f. ; distribution, 



161 

 Cystignathiuae, 139, 211 f. 

 Cystignathus — Leptodactylus, 210, 218 



Dab= Uromastix, 526, 626 



Daboia, 643 



iJactylethra ; see Xenopjis, I46 f. 



Darwin, on Conolophus, 532 Ji. ; on 



tortoises of Galapagos Islands, 377 

 Dasi/peltis scabra, 622, 622 : dentition, 



593 n. 

 Davison, ou breeding of Amjihiuma, 101 

 Dairsonia, 289 

 Death Adder, 635 

 Denliurgh, van, on Autodax, 107 

 Ucndrohatcs, 272 ; D. braccatus, 273; J). 



tinctoriu,i, 272, 273 ; JJ. tririttatus, 273; 



D. typographus, 273 ; various uses of 

 its poison, 38 



