PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM 



VOL. 78 



Genus THECADACTYLUS Oken 



THECADACTYLUS RAPICAUDUS (Houttuyn) 



1782. Gekko rapicauda HouxTxrvx, Verb. Zeexiwsch. Gein'ot. Wet. Vlissingen. 



vol. 9, p. 323 (type locality, American Islands). 

 1845. Thecadactyius ra})ic(iitdns Gray, Cat. Liz. Brit. Miis., p. 146. — Boulenger, 



Cat. Liz. Brit. Mus., vol. 1. 1885, p. 3. 



The specimens of this species in the collection of the United States 

 National Museum may be listed as follows : 



Family IGUANIDAE 

 Genus AMBLYRHYNCHUS Bell 



AMBLYRHYNCHUS CRISTATUS Bell 



18-;"). Amblyrhynchus cristattif; Bell, Zool. Jouru., vol. 2, p. 20G (type locality. 

 "Mexico," no doubt in error). 



Galapagos ArchipeJa/jo. — One specimen, No. 37010, from the 

 United States Fish Commission steamer Alhatross, taken in 1891. 



Ahingdon Island^ Galapagos Archipelago. — One specimen, No, 

 15002, from the United States Fish Commission steamer Albatross^ 

 taken on April 16, 188(). 



Daphne Island, Galapagos Archipelago. — One specimen, No. 

 78393, collected by G. Pinchot on June 23, 1929. 



Duncan Island., Galapagos Archipelago. — Six specimens, Nos. 

 19962-7 from the United States Fish Commission steamer Alhatross. 

 taken in 1891. 



James Island., Galapagos Archipelago. — One specimen. No. 15187, 

 from the United States Fish Commission steamer Alhatross, taken 

 on April 13, 1888. 



Tower Islajid, Galapagos Archipelago. — Three Specimens, No. 

 65921, collected on May 17, 1923, by J. F. Mitchell, and Nos. 

 78386-87, taken at Dar^vin Bay by G. Pinchot on June 16, 1929. 



