82 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1940 



with Ennio Arrigiitti, Buenos Aires, Argentina, in which the Zoo 

 received a number of desirable South American reptiles. This 



exchange has been made possible through the cooperation of A. 



Bienenwald, a member of the crew of the S. S. Brazil^ who cared for 

 the animals en route. A number of interesting specimens of reptiles 



that occur in the western part of the United States have been re- 

 ceived from C. W. Kern, Tujunga, Calif. A list of the specimens 

 acquired by exchange follows : 



EXCHANGES 



Scientific name Common name NumbeT 



Salatnandra snlamandra Fire salamander 25 



Hydromantes genei Salamander 15 



,, , , . f European newt 15 



Molqe vulparis {^ , -_ 



•^ ^ iGraynewt 10 



Corvus comix Kooded crow 4 



Vulpes fulva Red fox 1 



Acrochordus javanicus Elephant-trunk snake 1 



Python hivittata Indian python 1 



Gecko gecko Gecko 9 



Camelus bactrianus Bactrian camel 2 



Bombina bombina Fire-bellied toads 20 



Ara macao Red, yellow, and blue macavf 1 



Ceratophrys ornata Horned frog 4 



Hydromedusa tectifera Snake-necked turtle 6 



Liolaemus vjeigmanni Lizards 4 



Acryllium vulturinum Vulturine guinea fowl 2 



Liophis anomalus South American brown and j^ellov/ 



striped snake - 4 



Liophis miliaris South American brown snake 2 



Leimadophis poecilogyrus South American green snake 1 



Phrynops hilarii Turtle 1 



Pseudemys d'orbigni D'Orbigni's turtle 3 



Phyllorhynchus decurtatus perkinsi Leaf-nosed snake 1 



Pituophis caienifer annectens Western bull snake 2 



Lampropeltis getulus boylii Boyle's king snake 1 



Crotahis ruber Red rattlesnake 1 



Crotalus viridis oreganus Pacific rattlesnake 1 



Crotalus cerastes Sidewinder rattlesnake 2 



Arizona elegans occidentalis Western glossy snake 1 



Salvador a grahamiae virgultea Chaparral patch-nosed snake 1 



Sceloporus orcuttii Orcutt's swift 2 



Dipsosaurus dorsalis Desert iguana 1 



Gerrhonotus imbricatus Plated lizard 2 



Phrynosoma blainvillii California horned lizard 1 



Heterodon contortrix Hog-nosed snake 3 



Thamnophis sirtalis Garter snake 1 



Masticophis flagellum Coachwhip snake 1 



Matrix sp Water snake 1 



Clemmys insculpta Wood tortoise 4 



Neotoma floridana Round-tailed wood rat 5 



Pavo cristatus White peafowl 1 



Anserinas semipalmata Australian pied goose 2 



