84 REPTILES AND BATRACHIANS 



In the year 1903 an exploration of the rivers Marowyne, 

 Lawa and Gonini was undertaken by the Gonini-expedition, 

 whose physician Mr. G. M. Versteeg also acted as zoologist. 



The zoological collections resulting from these four ex- 

 peditions were kindly presented to the National Museum of 

 Natural History, and though the collection is not a very 

 large one, still it may be stated that at least the herpeto- 

 logical section is very interesting. Besides seven species, 

 hitherto not represented in our Museum, which species are 

 marked in our list with an asterisk, the collection of 43 

 species of reptiles and 15 a 16 species of batrachians, con- 

 tains 5 new species. I take the liberty of dedicating four 

 of these new species to the four collectors, in honour of 

 their most valued and successfull exertions to improve our 

 knowledge of the Fauna of Surinam. 



Crocodilia. 



1. Caiman trigonatus Schneid. 



One skin of an adult specimen, captured by the Coppe- 

 name-expedition. 



O phi dia. 



2. Typhlops spec. ? 



One large, fingerthick, yellow specimen, collected by the 

 Coppename-expedition, is so much mutilated, probably by 

 ants, that I am unable to make out to which species it 

 belongs. 



3. Glauconia albifrons Wagl. 



One specimen by Dr. van Cappelle at the Upper-Nickeri; 

 three specimens captured Sept. 12 th '01 by the Coppename- 

 expedition, and one specimen collected by the Saramacca- 

 expedition on March 30 th '02 at Jan Basi Gado. 



*4. Glauconia macrolepis Ptrs. 



One specimen, collected in dry wood by the Saramacca- 

 expedition at Toegoemoetoe on February 19 th '03, very well 

 agreeing with Peters' description, and Jan's figure in the 

 Iconographie générale, livr. 2, pis. V and VI, fig. 10. 



5. Epicrates cenchris Lin. 



Notes from the Leyden Museum, Vol. XXV. 



