ON TEXAN EEPTILES. 



Collected by Mk. F. W. Wamsley for Professor J. W. P. Jenkj 

 Curator of the Museum at Browx Tj:xiversity. 



BY S. G ARM AN. 



Mr. Wamsley's collection was gathered at Deming's 

 Bridge in Matagorda county, one of the gulf series of coun- 

 ties, situated eastward from the central meridian of Texas. 

 In all, the lot contained seventy-two specimens, represent- 

 ing twenty-eight species of nineteen genera. Twenty-one 

 species of fourteen genera were snakes, three species of 

 three genera were lizards, and four species of two genera 

 were tortoises. On account of the larger number of speci- 

 mens and of the comparisons with descriptions given by 

 Baird and Girard, many of whose types were secured in 

 localities not far from Deming's, the greater interest attach- 

 es to the serpents. It will be noticed that the statements 

 of the mentioned authors are closely approached by the 

 data noted in this list. 



As there appears to be no other way to secure anything 

 like permanence in the names applied, it is thought ad- 

 visable to trace the nomenclature back and to determine 

 them in strict accord with the rules applying in regard to 

 priority. 



CHELONIA. 

 CiSTUDO ORNATA Ag. 



On one of the specimens the areola3 are so much raised 

 that, with the radiating yellow lines, the scales in a measure 



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