INDEX 



653 



Boulenger, classification of Amphibia Cau- 

 data, 9 ; on vertebrae of Pelohates, 20 ; 

 on vertebrae of Bombinator, 22 ; number 

 of phalanges in Anura, 27 ; on poison of 

 Amphibia 36 ; on vocal sacs, 48 ; on 

 modes of fecundation and nursing habits, 

 54, 56 ; synopsis of Tadpoles, 59 n. ; on 

 tadpoles of Rana ojnsthodon, 260 ; on 

 classification of Anura, 140, 141 ; on 

 Fipa,152 ; on Scaphiopiissoiitarius,165 ; 

 on Alligator sinensis, 471 ; on Lanth- 

 anotus, 543 ; on aberrant scaling, 495 ; 

 on Heloclerma, 540 n. ; on classification 

 of Snakes, 592 ; on Sea-Suakes, 637 ; on 

 Sphargis, 336 



Boulengerula, 90 



Box-Tortoises, 362, 364, 365 



Brachial plexus, of Anura, 39 



Brachycephalus, 226, 227 ; B. ephijJiyiinn, 

 231 



BracliylopUus, distribution, 501, 52S 



Brain, of Scaplwgnatlms, 485 ; small size 

 of, in Dinosaurs, 425 



Branchial arches, of Urodela, 16 ; of Anura, 

 42 



Branchiosauri, SO 



Branchiosaurus, skull, 80 ; B. salamand- 

 roides, SO 



Brauer, on development of Apoda, 92 ; on 

 nursing habits of Arlhroleptis, 243 



Breeding of Axolotl, 113 



Breviceps, shoulder-girdle, 25, 225, 226, 

 227, 232 ; B. viossambicus, 232 



Brithopus, SOS 



Brongniart, on classification, 7 



Brontosaunts, 415, 4I8 ; B. excelsus, 418 



Brontozoum, 415, 417/ B. gigantemn, 4^0 



Brood-pouches, of Anura, 151, 248 ; of 

 Hyla goeldii, 198 ; of JVototrema, 202 ; 

 of Rhinoderma, 228 



Brookesia, 580 



Browi Adder, G34 



Brown Frog, Common, 251 f., 255 



Brticke, quoted, 571 



Buchholz, on Chiromantis, Q44 f- 



Budgett, on breeding habits of Phyllo- 

 medusa, 204 ; on Paludicola, 220 ; on. 

 Lepidoha.tr achus, 218 ; quick develop- 

 ment of Phryniscus, 231 ; on Bi(fo 

 marinus, 179 



Bufo, sacral vertebra, 22 ; shoulder-girdle, 

 25 ; iirino -genital organs, 49 ; develop- 

 ment of adhesive apparatus, 57 ; B. agva, 

 17 S ; B.americanvs, 17S ; B. calamita, 

 181 f. ; B. ceratophrys, 179 ; B. empusxis 

 and B. peltocephalus, dermal ossifica- 

 tions, 179 ; B. jerboa, 166 ; B. lenti- 

 ginosHs, 178, 179 ; map of distribution, 

 167, 168, 169 f. ; B. marinus, 178 ; B. 

 mauritanica s. ^jajt^/icrwia, 184; B. 

 mekmostictus, 177, 179 ; B. quercinus, 

 178 ; B. variabilis = viridis, 180 ; B. 



viridis. ISO f., 493; B. vulgaris, 170 f., 

 172 ; large-sized specimens, 171 ; im- 

 mured in buildings, 174 ; diseases, 176 ; 

 distribution. 177 



Bufonidae, 139, 166 f. ; distribution, 167 ; 

 affinities, 166 



Bufoniformes, 139 



Bullfrog, of America, Rana catesbiana, 

 261 ; of India, Calhda piulchra, 234 ; 

 Rana tigrina, 261 



Bungarus coeruleus s. candidus, 633 ; B. 

 fasciatus, 633 



Butler, on fat-bodies, 500 



Cabrita, 551 



Cacopus, shoulder - girdle, 25, 225, 226, 

 228 



Cacosternum, 225, 227 



Caiman, 450, 4'^1 i vomer, 435 ; C niger, 

 471, 4"" ! C- palpebrosus, 4~1 / t'. 

 sclerop)s, 471 ; C. trigonaius, 471, 4'^- 



Calcareous deposits in the skin of Am- 

 phibia, 31, 34 



Calliphora silvaiica, flj' infesting Bi'fo, 

 176 



CallojjJiis macdeUandi, 634 



Calluella, 235, 236 



Calhila, 226,228, 234; C.jmlchru, habits 

 of, 234 f. 



Callulops, 225, 228 



Caloplwynus, 225, 227 



Calotes, 517 ; C. emma, 518 ; C. mystaceus, 

 519 ; C. op)hioinachiis, 519 ; C. versi- 

 color, 518 



Calyptocephalus, 179, 212, 215 



Camptosaurus, 426 



Capitosaurus, 83 



Carapace, 321 f., 319, 320, 322, 323; 

 posterior portion movable in Cinyxis, 

 364, 365 ; carapace of tortoises, evolu- 

 tion of, 337 ; composition of, 324 f. ; 

 reduction of component elements, 325 ; 

 reduction in thickness, 373 ; correlative 

 changes, 328 ; of Sphargis, 335 f. ; of 

 Chelone, 379; of Tesfinlo, 322; ofPleu- 

 rodira, 389 ; reduction in Trionychidae, 

 325 ; fenestration, 325 ; with hinge in 

 Cinyxis, 364, 365 



Cardioglossa, 274 



Carettochelydidae, 313, 314 



Careffochelys, 337, 389, 390 ; C. inscvlpta, 

 404 ; absence of horny shields, 325 



Carpet Snake, 59S, 599 



Carpus [see also Limbs), of En/oj^s, 286 ; 

 of Sphenodon, 294 ; of Chelonia, 320, 

 320 ; of Eusuchia, 440 



Casaren, 603 



Case, on Sphargis, 336 



Cassina, 24O 



Causus, 638 ; C. rhomheatus, 639 



Ceyitrolene geckoideum, 211 



Cerastes cornutus, 64O, 641 



