40 Catalogue of Beptiles. 



PHPtYNOCEPIIALUS, Kaup. 



84. P. CAUDTTOLVULUS, Pall. 



p. TiclceJii, Guntlier not Gray. 



P. Theohaldi, BJyth. 



a. 2 maleSj a female and a 



foetus. Shores of Lake 



Chomoriri. W. Theobald, Jnr., 

 Esq. 



I should not describe the tail as depressed, except at its base, but there is 

 no doubt it is the P. caiulivolvulus of Pallas. The black belly and tail tip 

 are characteristic of the miile. The female is smiiller and dull coloured, and 

 produces two or three young. They are of monogamou'j habits, and the 

 pair occupy a burrow, a few inches deep in the sandy soil, the opening of 

 which is often concealed by a stone or tuft. 



FAM. CHAM^LEONID^. 



CHAMJELEO. 



85. C. Zeylanicus, Laur. •' 



a. female in spirit with eggs. 



a fine specimen. Midnapore. Major Wroiighton. 



Without -removing this specimen from the bottle, it is clear 

 that it contains not less than 30 to 35 eggs, though Gun- 

 ther asserts that they lay only 10 or 12. . * 



h. bad state. 



86. C. VERRUCOSUS, Blyth, (not Cuv.,) J. A. S., XXII,, 640. 



a. fine specimen in spirit. Old collection. 



Closely allied to C. dilepis, Leach. ^ 



