NO. 4 OI'IN'IONS 91 TO 97 



OPINION 92 



Sixteen Generic Names of Pisces, Amphibia, and Reptilia 

 Placed in the Oeficial List of Generic Naimes 



Summary. — The following names are hereby placed in the Official List of 

 Generic Names: Pisces: l-!lciiiiiii.s\ lirliciwis, liso.v. Ophidioti. Ami'iiiima: 

 Cryt^tobratichiis. J)csnio(/nallni.s\ Siri'ii. Ivki'tk.ia- . Illijialor. L'dhniuiria, 

 Chclydra, (.'rolahis. /hTinoflu-lys, /ircinins, l.accrta, Mabuya, I'hryiiosoimi. 



Statement oI'^ casi:. — Comniissioncr Apstcin (1915a, pp. Kjo- 

 192) has proposed the a(r(>i)ti()n of the following- generic names of 

 Pisces, Amphibia, and Reptilia, as " nomina conscrvanda." 



PlSCKS 



Blciniiiis Linn., 1758a, 256, type A', occllnris Linn., 1758a, 256. 

 ]I.chi'iicis Linn., I75!^a, 260, type /:. mineral es l.inn., 1758a, 261. 

 Esox Linn., 1758a, 31.', tyjie /:. liicius Linn., 1758-1, 314. 

 OphitUnii Linn., 1758a, 250, type O. htirlxiliiiii Linn., 1758a, 259. 



A MP 11 nuA 



Cryftohi aiuliiis 1 enck., 1821, 2~,i), nit. Sahuiiiuidra i/ii/aiilca Wdviun :^ allc(jaiii- 



ciisis Dand., 1803, J^i ^=z ullrijliaiticiisis Marian, 1825, 2j!,ji,. 

 Dcsiiiiu/iuitlitis I'.aird, 1849, 282, type Trihints fuscus i\af., 1820, 4. 

 Siren Linn., 176'), addenda, nit. .S'. laccrliiia Linn., 17(1' 1, addenda. 



ReI'TILIA 



AU'ujator Cuv., 1807, 25, type Crocodiliis iiiississificiisis Dand., 1803, v. 2, 412. 

 Calamaria Boie, 1827, 236, tat. Culuhcr ralnintiria Linn., 1758a, 216. 

 Chclydra Schweigg., 1812, 292, nit. Tcstiidi) .wrlu-iiliiia Linn., 1758a, 199. 

 Crotaliis Linn., 1758a, 2i_|, type C. Imrridiis Linn., 1758a, 214. 

 Dennocludyi I'.lainv., 1816, 119, type Tcstudu coriacca Linn., I7C)6, 350. 

 Ercuilas Wiegm., 1834, 9, tyjie l.accrta I'clc.v Lall., 1771, 457. 

 Laccrla Linn., T758a, 200, type /.. ai/ilis Linn., 1758a, 203. 

 Mahnyn i'itz., 1826, 2S, type Sci)iciis slunnii Dand., 1803, v. 4, 2S7. 

 I'hrynosoimi Wiegm., 1828, 367, tyjie Laccrla orbiciilarc Linn., 1758a, 206. 



Discussion. — 'Lhe 4 names of fishes have liecn studied hy Com- 

 missioner David Starr Jordan from the standpoint of the Jnterna- 

 tional Ktiles, and he re|)orts that the)' are valid under the rules. 



The 3 names of iXmphihia and the () names of Reptilia have re- 

 cently been studied h} Commissioner Stejneger from the standpoint 

 of the Fnternaticnial Rules and he reports that they are valid under 

 the rules. 



