MISCELLANEA. 

 REPTILES. 



Lizards of the Simla Hili, States. — As origin all 3- written 

 this paper consisted of some notes on the various lizards collect- 

 ed during the months of July, August and September 1914; but 

 later on, in accordance with a suggestion received from Dr. N. 

 Annandale, a list of all the Hzards known from the region, with 

 references to the literature, is also given. In all, lizards belong- 

 ing to the families Geckonidae, Agamidae, Anguidae and Scincidae 

 have been taken from this region. Of these the collection con- 

 tains representatives of only the Agamidae and Anguidae. The 

 family Anguidae, a single representative of which, Ophiosaurus 

 gracilis (Gray), was taken at Simla at an altitude of about 8000 

 ft., has not been found previously in the Western Himalayas, 

 and has not apparently been recorded from any place the altitude 

 of which exceeded 6000 ft. The occurrence of Calotes versicolor 

 (Daud.) is also interesting, as in Dr. Annandale's recent note {Rec. 

 Ind. Mus., vol. X, p. 320) the species is onl^' said to occur in the 

 foothills of the Himalayas. 



My sincere and hearty thanks are due to Major J. Stephenson, 

 I. M.S., Professor of Biology, and Principal, Government College, 

 Lahore, for the facilities given me in working out this collection, 

 and for the great help in obtaining the literature I have also to 

 thank Dr. Annandale for his valuable suggestions and kind help 

 given at all times. 



List of species known to occur in the Simla Hill States : — 



1. Ahophylax himalayensis , Annandale. 



2. Gymnodactylus fasciolatus (Blyth). 



3. Acanthosaura major (Jerdon). 



4. Calotes versicolor (Daud.) 



5. Aganiatuberculata, Gra^^ 



6. ophiosaurus gracilis (Gray). 



7. Lygosoma himalayanum (Giinther). 

 cS. Lygosoma punctatum ' (Linn.). 



Fam. Geckonidae. 



I. Alsophylax himalayensis , Annandale. 



Annandale, Rec. Ind. Mus., vol. ix, p 305, pi. xv, fig. i {a-c); 

 vol. X, p. 319. 



I There is a specimen from Subathu in the Indian Museum. 



