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INDEX 



parvipes, IO4 ; S. porphyriticus, 105 ; S. 



salmoneus, 105; H. subpalrmitus, 104; 



S. uniformis, 10 4 

 Spencer, on liabits of Chiroleptes, 221 f. 

 Speriiiatophores, 53, 128 

 Spermatozoa of Amphibia, 52 f. 

 Sphargidae, 313, 314, 333 f. ; affinities, 



336 ; morphology of shell, 337 

 Sphanjis coriacea, 333 f., 334 ; absence of 



hornv shieMs, 325 

 Sphenodon, 288, 290, 305, 306, 432 ; S. 



ptmctutum, 293, 294 >' skull, 295 ; 



cervical vertebrae, 297 ; habits, 298 f. 

 Sphenopihryiie, 225, 2J7 

 Sphenosavrus, S2, 287 

 Spiny-tailed Lizard, 524 f- 

 Spiracle, development, 45 

 Spotted Newt, 127 

 Spy-Slange, 632 

 St. Helena, gigantic tortoises introduced, 



375 

 Staijonnlepis, 4-^4 

 Stannius, 8, 139 ; on vertebrae of Pelo- 



hates, 20 

 StcmrotyiJiis salvim, 342 

 Stegocephali, 78 f. ; St. Lepospondyli, SO f. ; 



St. Temuospoiidyli, 81 f. ; St. Stereo- 



spondyli, S3 f. ; vertebrae, 78 f. ; 



shoulder-girdle, 79 ; dermal armour, 79 

 Stegosauri, 4'^5 

 Stegosrw rufi armatns, 4^5 ; S. umjidatiis, 



420, 426 

 SkiUMiadyljis, deserticolous, 494 ; .sleeping 



attitude, 509 

 Slereocydops, 227, 231; S. mcrassatus, 



231 

 Stereorhachis, 30S 



Stereospondylous vertebrae, defined, 284 

 Sternot/iaerHS, 324, 389, 390 ; S. derbiamis, 



391 ; sliields of, 327 

 Sternum, of Urodela, l.'i ; of Anura, 25 ; 



taxononiic value, 141, 142 : of Sphrii- 



odon, 297 f. ; Protorosauri, 290 ; Dino- 



sauria, 414 ; Eusuchia, 440 - 

 Stewart, quoted, on Heloderma, 540 n. 

 Stinkpot Terrapin, 342 

 Suboccipital (first spinal nerve) of Anura, 



144 

 Subregions, geographical 74 f. 

 Syrrhnpits, 212 

 Systomata, 139 



Tadpoles, horny teeth of, 58 f. ; of 

 Mi'dalnphry.s, 59, 60 ; absorption of tail, 

 61 f. ; of XennpHs, 147, 148 ; of 

 Biiinhinator, 157 ; of Alytes, 159 ; of 

 Uyla arbor eu, 193 ; of //. versicolor, 

 195 ; of Biifo riridis, 181 ; of B. 

 calamita, 183 ; of B. vidf/aris, 176 ; 

 of Tkornpa miliaris, 209 ; of Psendis 

 piirfiiloxn, 213 ; oi Ilylodes vuirtinicensis, 

 214 ; of liltinoderma darwini, 229 ; of 



Arthroleptis seychellensis, 243 : of 

 Ranu temporarm, 255 ; of R. opistlw- 

 diiH, 260 ; of R. esculenta, 270 



Tail, of Anura, 21, 24 ; its absorption, 61 ; 

 of Chelonia, 328 ; of Geckos, various 

 shapes, 506 ; reproduction of, 506 



TareiUi'la mavritanica, 508, 509 f. 



Tarsus {see also Limbs), of Chelonia, 319, 

 320. 321 ; of Dinosauria, 416, 418, 420, 

 421, 423, 426; 01 Theropoda, 420 ; of 

 Vonqjsugnathjis, 423 ; of Iguanodon, 

 428 



Teeth, of Anura, 30, 138, 139 ; substitutes 

 for, 30, 58, 218, 237 ; of Apoda, 86 ; of 

 Rhynrhosairms, 292 ; of Homoeosaurus, 

 292 ; of Rhynchocephali, 292 ; of Spihen- 

 odoii, 296 ; of Theromorpha, 301 : of 

 Kbjiiua. 306, 280 ; of Cynognathus, 306, 

 280 ; of Lycosauriis, 307 ; of Gulescmrus, 

 307 ; of Kndothiodon, 307 ; of Em- 

 peilics, 308 ; of Stereorhachis, 308 ; of 

 Gomplmpiathiis, 308 ; of Tritylodon, 



309 ; Mammalian resemblances. 309; of 

 Anomodontia, 309 ; of Dicynodon, 280, 



310 ; of Gordonia, 280 ; of Placodus, 

 311; of Sauropoda. 418 f., 419; of 

 Theropoda, 420 f. , 422 ; of Orthopoda, 

 424 f.; of Eusuchia, 437 ; of Ichthy- 

 osauri, 479 ; of Snakes, 582 



Tejidae, 51^, 547 f. 



Te.ju, 54s, 548 



Teleosauridae, 4^0 



Teleosairrus, 4^1 



Telerpeton elginense, 291 



Teiiinospondylous vertebrae, defined, 284 



Temperature of blood, 67 f. ; of water for 

 Crocodiles, 460 



Tennent, on immunity of Cobras, 629 f. ; 

 on turtles at Ceylon, 384, 386 ; on 

 habits of Crocodilns jxdustris, 4^0 f- ; 

 on habits of C 2>orosus, 459 ; on peculiar 

 use of Varanus, 545 ; on habits of 

 Gecko, 511 



Tentacular apparatus of Apoda, 45, 86, 88 



TephromehqKin, 493 



Teratoscincus, deserticolous, 493 ; eye. 494 ; 

 T. srincvs, 507 



Terrapin, 359 f. 



Testis. 49 



Testudinidae, 313, 314, 345 ; distrilmtion, 

 332 



Te.sti'dj,, 3S5 ; skeleton. 322, 323 : shields 

 of. 327; T. (dnngdoul, 376. 37S ; T. 

 atlas, 372. 377 ; T. daudiui, 375, 376 ; 

 T. elegans, 370 f. ; T. elejihantina, 374 ; 

 T. eleplmntopiis, 378; T. ephippium, 

 378 ; T. gigantea, 374 : T. graeca, 365 

 f. ; habits, 367 ; eggs, 369 ; great age, 

 369 ; T. grandidieri, 373 ; T. horsfieldi, 

 370 ; T. it)era, 300 ; age attained. 369 ; 

 rate of growth, 370 ; T. iiiarginatn, 

 307 ; T. perpigniana, 372 ; T. 2)oly- 



