EAST AFRICAN REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS 6 



The following are considered strict synonyms: 



Lycophidium jacksoni Boulengev = Lycophidion capense (Smith). 



Psammophylax variabilis Gunther= T rimer orhinus iriiaeniatus (Gunther). 



Hemidadylus tornieri Mocquard = Hemidadylus werneri werneri Tornier. 



Chamaesaura annedans Bou\engeT = Cha7naesaura tenuior Gunther. 



Gerrhosaurus bergi Werner = Gerrhosaur us major Dum^ril. 



Mabuia obsti Werner = Mabuya qiiinquetaeniata (Lichtenstein). 



Mabuia q. hildebrandtii Sternfeld = ikfabjfya quinquetaeniata (Lichten- 

 stein) . 



Chamaeleo angusticoronatus Barbour = C/iamaZeon dilepis dilepis Leach. 



Chamaeleon b. bergeri Stern{e\d=^ Chamaleon bitaeniaius hohnelii (Stein- 

 dachner) . 



Chamaeleon a ffinis embnensis = Chamaleon fischeri ezcubiior (Barbour). 



Hyperolius vitliger Feters = Megalixalus fulvovittatus (Cope). 



Arthroleptis scheffleri Nieden^ Arihroleptis minuhis Boulenger. 



Arthrolepiis albifer Ahl = Arthroleptis minutus Boulenger. 



Chiromantis macrops Ahl = Chiromantis peter si Boulenger. 



Chiroviantis albescens Ah\ = Chiromantis peter si Boulenger. 



Chiromantis Jasciaius Ahl = Chiromantis pelersi Boulenger. 



Leptopelis nanus Ah.l = Leptopelis bocagii (Gunther). 



In addition to the new species the following should be added to 

 the East African list : 



Kinixys erosa (Schweigger) for Uganda. 

 Hapsidophrys lineatus Fischer for Kenya Colony. 

 Aparalladus christyi Boulenger for Kenya Colony. 

 Echis carinatus (Schneider) for Kenya Colony. 

 Tarentola ephippiata O'Shaughnessy for Uganda. 

 Philochortus intermedins Boulenger for Kenj'a Colony. 

 Eremias spekii sextaeniata Stejneger for Uganda. 

 Chamaeleon senegalensis laevigatus (Gray) for Ken}'a Colony. 

 Chamaeleon gracilis gracilis Hallo well for Kenya Colony. 

 Megalixalus brachynemis Boulenger for Tanganyika Territory. 



In addition to those species now considered synonyms the under- 

 mentioned should be removed from the East African list: 



Angel's record of Elapops modestus based on Aparalladus concolor. 

 Stejneger 's record of Latastia spinalis based on Philochortus intermedins, 

 Stejneger 's record of Eremias brenneri based on Eremias smithii. 

 Angel's record of Bufo granti based on Bufo regularis regnlaris. 

 Angel's record of Rana aeqniplicata based on Rana oxyrhynchus. 

 Angel's record of Rana Jasciata based on Rana fasciata merumontana. 

 Angel's record of Arthroleptis schebeni based on Arthroleptis, new species. 



Possibly all records of Agama planiceps are referable to local sub- 

 species of Agama agama. 



Possibly all Kenya and most Tanganyika Territory records of 

 Rana nutti should be referred to Rana chapini Noble, or the latter is 

 a synonym of the former. 



Possibly all records of Hyperolius julvoviitatus and its synonym 

 Hyperolius vittiger for Tangan3'ika Territory should be referred to 

 Megalixalus Ir'achynemis Boulenger. 



