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REPTILES OF THE WORLD 



gascar, the Fiji and the Friendly Islands. The Aga- 

 midcB, Lacertidce and Varanidce are restricted to the Old 

 World. 



A tabulated outline, showing the classification and 

 distribution in full, is herewith given : 1 



Order Lacertilia. 

 Number 



of Distribution 



species 

 Family Geckonidce: 



The Geckos. 

 (Cosmopolitan). 



Genus Nephrurus 1 species Australia. 



Genus Chondrodactylus 1 species South Africa. 



Genus Rhynchcedura 1 species Australia. 



Genus Teratoscincus 1 species Persia; Turkestan. 



Genus Ceramodactylus 2 species Persia; Arabia. 



Genus Ptenopus 1 species South Africa. 



Genus Stenodactylus 5 species North Africa; S. W. Asia. 



Genus Alsophylax 2 species Persia; Turkestan. 



Genus Homonota 2 species Southeastern South America. 



Genus Gymnodactylus 37 species So. Europe; Asia; East In- 

 dies; Polynesia and tropical 

 America. 



Genus Agamura 2 species Persia ; Baluchistan. 



Genus Pristurus 6 species Northern Africa; S. W. Asia. 



Genus Gonatodes 18 species Trop. So. Am.; West Indies; 



Southern India; East In- 

 dies. 



Genus Mlurosaurus 3 species East Indies. 



Genus Heteronota 3 species Australia. 



Genus PhyUodactylus 25 species Trop. So. Amer.; Aust.; Af- 

 rica and islands in the 

 Mediterranean. 



Genus Ebenavia 2 species Madagascar. 



Genus Diplodactylus 8 species Australia. 



Genus ffldura 6 species Australia. 



Genus Calodactylus 1 species Southern India. 



Genus Ptyodactylus 2 species Northern Africa; S. W. Asia. 



Genus Thecadactylus 2 species Trop. So. Amer.; islands in 



Torres Straits. 



1 In compiling this table the writer has followed Boulenger's classification: 

 Catalogue of Lizards in the British Museum. 



