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Neusterophis variegatus should be substituted for NatHx fuliginoides^ 

 whose admission was based on a misidentification, and Agama a. 

 africana (Hallo well) substituted for A. a. savatieH Kochebrune. 

 Certain other species should be regarded as synonyms, viz : 



Aliurus Dunn and Dunn, 1240= Hemiclactylus Gray, 1827 (not 1825). 

 Tropidonotus ferox Giinther, 18GS—Natrix anoscopus anoscopus (Cope) 1861. 

 L. Uberiensis Ahl, 1929= Leptopelis viridis (Giinther) 1868. 



while 



Lacerta langi Schmidt is revived as a race of L. echinata Cope. 

 Helicops gendrii Boulenger as a race of Natrix anoscopus Cope. 

 Neusterophis variegatus (Peters) from synonymy of fuUginoides Giinther. 

 Boaedon virgatus (Hallowell) is made a race of lineatus Dumeril and Bibron. 

 Rana alleni (Barbour and Loveridge) a race of crassipes Peters. 

 Phrynobatrachus hrongersmai Parker a race of ogoensis Boulenger, 



Pertinent data regarding the material are supplied to enable fellow 

 herpetologists in checking identifications or extending the known 

 range of variation. I take this opportunity of thanking Dr. Doris 

 M. Cochran and Dr. W. M. Mann for the privilege of studying this 

 material now in the United States National Museum at Washington. 

 As none of the villages mentioned in this paper are to be found in 

 Stieler's Atlas, the accompanying sketch map — kindly supplied by 

 Dr. Leonard P. Schultz, of the National Museum — is intended to 

 give the approoeimate positions of places from which specimens were 

 obtained. Dr. Mann has kindly furnished me with the under- 

 mentioned information regarding them, together with dates of the 

 itinerary. It has not been thought necessary to repeat these dates 

 except where some notes concerning breeding are involved. As re- 

 gards place names, Dr. Mann points out that no uniformity of spell- 

 ing is to be found on maps or in his correspondence with government 

 officials. 



Bellyella: Spelling rendered in half a dozen different ways. No two maps of 



Liberia locate this village in the same place. Dr. Mann has placed it 



approximately in the position as given in the State Department's map. 



March 23-30, 1940. 

 Bendaja: Also spelled Bandeja, Bendeja, Bandaja, and Bendija. A village 5 or 



6 miles from the border. May 14-27, 1940. 

 Bromley: A mission station on the St. Paul River above Monrovia. June 6-8, 



1940. 

 Cape Mount: A name used locally for the Cape, the Mountain, the County, and 



the mission. Robertsport is the chief town and port for the Cape Mount 



district. May 7-12 and May 29-31, 1940. 

 Degain: Also spelled Dagain and Digain, a village where a night was spent on 



the journey to Bellyella and return. March 22 and 31, 1940. 

 Gibi: AI.50 spelled Gebi. The name applied to a low range of mountains whose 



highest elevation is 2,042 feet. No collecting was carried out above 900 feet, 



however, for Dr. Mann's party stayed at Managey's town while in the 



vicinity. AprU 10-16, 1940. 



