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has placed Boulenger's name in the synonymy and Boettger evidently 

 accepts this allocation since the name does not appear in his Check 

 list (Reise in Ostafrika, 1913, 3, p. 370). Dr. Boulenger has written 

 me that he has had no opportunity to verify Mocquard 's statement 

 and that until the types are really compared there must remain 

 some doubt as to the identity of these two forms. Mocquard adds 

 oinpes Boettger to the synonymy, but this species is considered valid 

 by Boettger (mis-spelled oviceps) (loc. cit., p. 327). 



2. Phyllodactylus bastardi Mocquard. 



Wulsin secured a fine adult at Miandrivazo on June 26, 1915. It 

 agrees perfectly with Mocquard 's detailed description (Bull. Soc. 

 philom., 1900, ser. 9, 2, p. 101). 



3. Ebenavia inunguis Boettger. 



Boettger in his Check list of Madagascan reptiles, (Reise in Ost- 

 Africa., 1913, 3, 4, p. 368-373), recognizes but a single species in this 

 genus. Previously to noticing this I had identified four examples 

 from the Eastern Forest as Ebenavia boettgeri Boulenger. These four 

 specimens vary a good deal inter se and I have no doubt but Boettger 

 following Mocquard (Nouv. archiv. Mus. hist. nat. Paris, 1909, ser. 5, 

 1, p. 15) was correct in considering the genus monotypic. 



4. MiCROSCALABOTES cowANi Boulengcr. 



One from the Eastern Forest and two from Tulear in southwestern 

 Madagascar. The two latter examples seem to have shorter toes 

 than the former and may represent a valid race. The genus does not 

 seem to have been taken previously in the Tulear area. 



 5. Blaesodactylusboivini (A. Dumeril). 

 One beautifully preserved example from the Eastern Forest. 



