Cutahgiie of Eejytiles. 17 



Tills species which abounds in Burmah, appears to be less common 

 in Bengal than C. palustris. 



(5, Nuchal shields, large.') 



2. C. TRiGONops, Gray. 



C. jyalustris, Less, apud Guniher. 

 C. bomhifronSj Gray apud Blyth. 



a. half grown animal, stuffed. 



Head, 10.0. Body, 28.4. Tail 38.4 = 76.8. 



Central nuchal shields smaller than the others, and a little 

 advanced. 



Forehead, 3 inches. Cervical scutes 5 inches across. 



Dorsal scutes in six rows. 

 h. skull of half grown Western India. 



animal, 12.5 inches, 

 c. skull smaller, 9.5 inches. ..... ...... 



8. A. C. VULGARIS, Cuv. 



stuffed. Nile. D. C. Money, Esq. 



Head, 17.40. Body, 45.00. Tail, 55.60 = 118.00 



Inches. 



Forehead, 3.50. Across cervical scutes, 7.25. * 



Outer cervical scutes smaller than the others, and j^laced a little 

 forward. This species differs from the closely allied C. palustris in the 

 narrower shape of the head, and in having eight rows of dorsal scutes 

 towards the lumbar region ; at least this specimen has. I infer that 

 this is the specimen shot and presented by D. C. Money, Esq. (J. A. S., 

 XYI., p. 385,) but excejDt the small specimens in the cases, and an. 

 erroneous label on the skull of C. trigonojos (labelled C. bombifrons by 

 Mr. Blyth), not a stuffed skin or skull in the museum has so much as 

 a trace of any note of its history, locality or donor, which information 

 former Curators must have supposed visitors and students capable of 

 supplying from the depths of their own moral consciousness ! Infact^ 

 disorder, dilapidation and neglect have for years struggled for mastery 

 over the Society's collections, with what result may be well imagined. 



3. C. PALUSTRIS, Less. 

 C. homhifrons, Gray. 



Not C. bombifrons, Gray apud Bhjtli, see ante No. 2. 

 C. bomhifrons, Gray apud Huxley, Proc. Lin. Soc, 1859. 

 C. bombifrons. Gray apud Gunther. 

 C. trigonops, Gray apud Gunther, vide No. 2. 



a. stuffed adult. 



Dorsal scutes, in six rows strongly keeled. Head, 16.50. 

 Body, 45.50. Tail, 61.20 = 123.20. Forehead, 4.4, 

 cervical scutes, 8 inches across. 



