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Hemidactylus mabouia (Moreau de Jonnes). 



MoREAU DB Jonnes, Bull. Soc. philom. Paris, 1818, p. 138. Boulenger, Cat. lizards Brit, mus., 1885. 

 1, p. 122. Stejneger, Rppt. U. S. nat. imis. for 1902, 1904, p. 599, fig. 40-45. 



This gekko is quite in a class by itself with regard to its ease of establish- 

 ment after accidental distribution. It has been found upon many of the West 

 Indian Islands: — Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, San Domingo, Porto Rico, St. Thomas, 

 St. Croix, Just van Dyke, Tortola, Dominica, Sta. Lucia, St. Vincent, Barbados, 

 Martinique, Petite Martinique, Mustique, Becquia, and Grenada. It is a wide- 

 spread species carried from place to place in cargoes of wood and fruit. It is 

 common on the Brazilian coast and elsewhere in South America, along the shores 

 of East and West Africa, and Madagascar. 



I procured a specimen on the wall inside a fisherman's house at the foot of 

 Morro Castle, Havana, March 10, 1912. It was lying beside an oil light waiting 

 for insect prey just as its relatives may so often be seen in the East Indies. I was 

 told by the people that they never appear about electric lights as the glare is too 

 strong. 



Vague rmnors are current upon all the West Indies concerning the occasional 

 appearance of crocodiles upon their shores. From the following account it will 

 be seen that this may happen, and perhaps does quite frequently. It is a very 

 noteworthy fact that there has never been an establishment of any species in the 

 Antillean region proper, except, of course, upon Cuba, Jamaica, and Haiti, 

 where they were once very abundant and may still be found. 



Crocodilus intermedius Graves. 

 Graves, Ann. g^n. sci. phys., 1819, 2, p. 344. BorLENGER, Cat. chelonians, etc., Brit, mus., 1889, p. 280. 



What appears to be the only existing record for the capture of a crocodile 

 in Grenada was secured by Dr. Allen during his visit. He reports that one came 

 ashore on the east side of Grenada opposite St. George's, about 6 September, 

 1910, where it was seen on the beach by a negro. Later it was observed swim- 

 ming between the beach and a nearby point of land, and a few days after was 

 found dead on the beach. Its death occurred, unfortunately, w^iile Dr. Allen 

 was at work in another locality; and before he could secure the specimen, the 

 teeth had been broken out by natives, and as the body putrefied on the shore, 

 it was ordered buried by the local authorities. In its mutilated condition, how- 

 ever, it was photographed by a local photographer, Mr. Smith, who very kindly 

 gave Dr. Allen a print. This shows at once the elongate, slender snout, almost 



