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INDEX 



Dendrobatiiiae, 139, 237, 372 f. ; distribu- 

 tion, 239 



Dendrojihis, 618; D. imnctxilalus, 618, 

 618 



Deudrophryniscinae, 139, 234 



DeadrophryHiscn.s brevipollicutus, 224- 



Dentition, of snakes, 582, 592, 593 ; see 

 also Teeth 



Dermal ai-niour, of Cricofus, 287 ; of Miuro- 

 sauri, 289 ; of Prosauri, 290 ; of Thero- 

 morpha, 302 ; of Clielonia, 321 f., 337 ; 

 of Dinosauria, 415 ; of Pseudosucliia, 

 433 ; of Parasucliia, 484 ; of Crocodiles, 

 442 



Dermal ossification in Aunra, 179, 190, 

 210 



Ddrmatemydidae, 313, 314, 34i ; distribu- 

 tion of, 332 



iJermateini/s mawi, 34U 342 



lJermatochel)/s coriacea, 333 f., 334 



J)ermo2}his, 89, 93 ; D. thomeiisis, 93 



Deserticolous reptiles, 493 f. 



Desmognathinae, 102 



Desmognathus, 96, 102 ; D. fuscus, 102, 

 103 



Detderosaurus, 308 



Development, of Anura, 56 f., 57 ; of 

 horny teeth, 58 ; of Apoda, 92 ; of 

 Crocodiliis, 465 ; oi Allifjator, 467 



Diadede.i, 308 



Diademodon, 309 



Diaglena, 185, 189 ; D. jordani, 207 ; D. 

 petasata, 207 



Diaphragm, of Anura, 144 ; of crocodiles, 

 444 



Diapophyses (the lateral or '•transverse" 

 processes of the neural arches) of Anura, 

 138, 141 



Dibavnidae, 51//, 564 



Dibamus norae-guineae, 504 



Dicamptodon, 96 ; D. ensatns, 109 



Diclonius = Iladrosaurus, 429 



Diajnodon, 301, 302, 303, 310; skull, 

 280; T). lenuiceps, 310; D. orientalis, 

 oin : ]), tigriceps, 310 



Digestive apparatus, of Chelonia, 330 ; of 

 crocodiles, 444 ; of Lacertilia, 498 



Digits = Fingers and Toes. Number of 

 digits in Uroilela, 15, 16 ; in Anura, 

 26 ; terminal phalanges, 26 ; number 

 of joints, 27 ; adliesive discs, 27 ; vari- 

 ability in numliers, 563 ; digits of 

 Eryups, 286; of Crocodiles, 441; of 

 Plesiosauri, 475 ; of Geckos, 505 



Dimetrodon, 308 



Dimorphodoii macronip; 486 



Dinosauria, -^/~ ; affinities of, 415 ; anal- 

 ogies with Birds, 416 



Jiipfoci/uiidon, 448 ; 1>. luistingsiae, 454 



Diplmiocus longus, 419 f. ; skull, 419 



Diplnvertebmn, 287, 288 



Dipsadomorphinae, 623 f. 



Jjijjsadomoiphus, 623 ; D. cganeus, 624 '• 



D. trigonatus, 623 

 Dijisas bucejihala, 624 

 Discoglossidae, 139, 152 f. 

 Discoglossus, urino-genital organs, 49, 153; 



D. pictus, 153 f. 

 Dissoropihus mtdticinctus, 82 

 JJistira cyanocincta, 637 ; D. semperi, 636 

 Distribution, geographical ; see Maps 

 Dolichosauri, 4^^ 

 Jjolichosaurits longicollis, 489 

 Dolichosoma longissimum, 81 

 Dol'iophis intrstiiudis, 634 

 Dollo, on Sphargis, 336 

 Dracaena, 547 ; D. guianensis, 549 

 Draco, 516; I), dussumieri, 516; D. 



volans, 516, 516 

 Dumt-ril, 7, 139 ; and Bibron, on classi- 

 . tication of Snakes, 592 

 Dwarf Chameleon, 579 

 Dyscophinae, 139, 235 f. 

 iJysco'phus, 236 ; D. antongili, 236 



Echeneis remora, used for turtle fishing, 

 382 



Erhidna s. nitis, 639, 639 



Echis, 640 ; E. arenicola, deserticolous, 

 493 



Edalorliina, 212 



Ear, of Chelonia, 330 ; of Crocodiles, 445 f. ; 

 of Snakes, 583 



Ear-opening of deserticolous reptiles, 494 



Eggs of Amphibia, 53 ; mode of deposi- 

 tion in Amphibia, 54-56 ; of Ichthy- 

 ophis, 91 ; and spermatophore of Triton 

 viridescens, 128 ; nursing and taking 

 care of, 55 ; by Pipu, 151 ; by Alytes, 

 159 ; by lihncophorus retictdatus, 248 ; 

 by Nptotrciaa, 188, 202 ; by Amphi- 

 gnathodon, 188; hy Ilyla goeldii, 198, 

 198 ; hy Leiitodactylus mystacinus, 219 ; 

 by Rhinoderma, 228 ; by Rhaco2ihorus, 

 248; by Desmognathus fuscus, 103, 

 103; number of: hi Jiuf a vulgaris,17 5 ; 

 in Bu/o viridis, 181 ; in Hyla arborea, 

 193 ; in Rana esctdenta, 270 



Eggs of Keptilia : Sp)he)u>don, 299 ; Chel- 

 onia, 331 ; Testudo graeca, 369 ; T. 

 ibera, 369 ; T. elegans, 371 ; T. 2'oly- 

 phemus, 372 ; Emys orbicularis, 355 ; 

 Clemmys leproaa, 358 ; Chelone mydas, 

 382 ; Thalassocheh/s carettu, 387 ; Podo- 

 cnemis expansa, 393 f., 398 ; Trionyx, 

 408 ; mode of laying by Eniys, 355 ; 

 by Podocnemis, 393 ; used commercially, 

 394 f. ; enormous destruction of, 395, 

 399; Crocodilus, 463, 464 f . ; A/li- 

 gator, 470 ; eggs and nest of Garialis, 

 452 ; Lacertilia, 499 ; increasing in size 

 after deposition, 499 ; Gec4vos, 506, 508, 

 509, 511 ; Tarentola, 509 ; Laccrta 

 viridis, 555 ; Chameleons, 572 



