656 



INDEX 



Dendrobatiiiae, ISO, 237, 272 f. ; distribu- 

 tioii, 239 



Dendropkis, 618; D. pimctiUatus, 6 IS, 

 618 



Deudrophryniscinae, 139, 224 



Dendrophrijniscus hrevipollicatus, 224- 



Dentition, of snakes, 582, 592, 593 ; see 

 also Teeth 



Dermal armour, of Cricotus, 287 ; of Miero- 

 sauri, 289 ; of Prosauri, 290 ; of Thero- 

 morpha, 302 ; of Chelonia, 321 f., 337 ; 

 of Dinosauria, 415 ; of Pseudosuohia, 

 433 ; of Parasucliia, 434 ; of Crocodiles, 

 442 



Dermal ossification in Anura, 179, 190, 

 210 



Dermatemydidae, 313, 314, 341 : distribu- 

 tion of, 332 



D.'nnfifrnnfs niawi, 341, 342 



/Jenniifor/irff/.-i coriacea, 333 f., 334 



Dcriiiiiphi.-i, SO, 93 ; D. thoinensis, 93 



Deserticolous reptiles, 493 f. 



Desmognathinae, 1U2 



Desiiwgnathus, 96, 102; D. fuscus, 102, 

 103 



D enter osaur us, SOS 



Development, of Anura, 56 f., 57 ; of 

 horny teeth, 58 ; of Apoda, 92 ; of 

 Croriidilus, 465 ; oi Alligator, 467 



Diadectes, SOS 



Dlademodon, 309 



Diaglena, 185, 189; D. jnrdani, 207 ; D. 

 petasata, 207 



Diapliragm, of Anura, 144 ; of crocodiles, 

 444 



Diapophyses (the lateral or "transverse" 

 processes of the neural arches) of Anura, 

 138, 141 



Dibaniidae, 514, 064 



Dihamus novae-giUiieae, 564 



Dicainptodon, 96 ; Z>. ensatus, 109 



Dirtonius = Hadrosaurus, 429 



Dlci/nodon, 301, 302, 303, 310; skull, 

 280 ; D. leoniceps, 310 ; D. urientalis, 

 310 ; D. tigriceps, 310 



Digestive apparatus, of Chelonia, 330 ; of 

 crocodiles, 444 ; of Lacertilia, 498 



Digits = Fingers and Toes. Number of 

 digits in Urodela, 15, 16 ; in Anuva, 

 26 ; terminal phalanges, 26 ; number 

 of joints, 27 ; adhesive discs, 27 ; vari- 

 ability in numbers, 563 ; digits of 

 Eryops, 286; of Crocodiles, 441; of 

 Plesiosauri, 475 ; of Geckos, 505 



Dhnetrodnn, 308 



Diinorphixlon maeronyx, 486 



Dinosauria, 4^~ V affinities of, 415 ; anal- 

 ogies with Birds, 416 



])il)lorynodon, .448 ; D. hastingsiae, 4-^>4 ■ 



Diploiloeus longus, 419 f. ; skull, 419 



JJiplovertehrnn, 287, 288 



Dipsadomorphinae, 623 f. 



JJipsadomorphns, 623 ; D. cyaneus, 624 >' 

 D. trigonatus, 623 



l>lpsas hucephala, 624 



Discoglossidae, 139, 152 f. 



iJiscoglossus, urino-genital organs, 49, 153; 

 D. pictus, 153 f. 



Dissorophus multicinctus, 82 



Distira cyuiiocincta, 637 ; D. semperi, 636 



Distribution, geogi-aphical ; see Maps 



Dolichosauri, 489 



l)(ilichosaurus longicolUs, 489 



Dolichosmna longissivrum, 81 



Doliophis intestinalis, 634 



Dollo, on Sphargis, 336 



Dracaena, 547 ; D. guianensis, 549 



Draco, 516; D. dussumieri, 516; D. 

 volans, 516, 516 



Dumeril, 7, 139 ; and Bibron, on classi- 

 fication of Snakes, 592 



Dwarf Chameleon, 570 



Dyscophinae, 130, 235 f. 



Dyscojihus, 236 ; D. antongiU, 236 



Echeneis remora, used for turtle fishing, 

 382 



Echidna s. Bitis, 639, 639 



Echis, 640 ; E. arenicola, deserticolous, 

 493 



Edalorhina, 212 



Ear, of Chelonia, 330 ; of Crocodiles, 445 f. ; 

 of Snakes, 583 



Ear-opening of deserticolous reptiles, 494 



Eggs of Amphiliia, 53 ; mode of deposi- 

 tion in Amphibia, 54-56 ; of Iclithy- 

 ophis, 91 ; and spermatophore of Triton 

 viridescens, 128 ; nursing and taking 

 care of, 55 ; by I'ijM, 151 ; by Alytes, 

 159 ; by Rhacojihorus reticulatus, 248 ; 

 by Nototrema, 188, 202 ; by Amj^hi- 

 gnathodoH, 188 ; hy Hyla gocldii, 198, 

 198 ; hy Leptodacfylus mystaci /IKS, 219 ; 

 Ijy Rhinoderma, 228 ; by RhacophorKs, 

 24s : by Desmognathus fiisci/s, 103, 

 103; number of: in Bi{f(ividgaris,175 ; 

 in Bi(/o viridis, 181 ; in Hyla arborea, 

 193 ; in Rana esculenta, 270 



Eggs of Reptilia: Spheuodon, 299 ; Cliel- 

 onia, 331 ; Testudo graeca, . 369 ; T. 

 ibera, 369 ; T. elegans, 371 ; T. j^oly- 

 phemns, 372 ; Emys orbicularis, 355 ; 

 Clemmys leprosa, 358 ; Chelone viydas, 

 382 ; Thalassochelys caretta, 387 ; Podo- 

 cnemis expansa, 393 f., 398 ; Trionyx, 

 408 ; mode of laying by Emys, 355 ; 

 by I'ddocneinis, 393 ; used commercially, 

 394 f. ; enormous destruction of, 395, 

 399; Crocodilus, 463, 464 f . ; Alli- 

 gator, 470 ; eggs and nest of Garialis, 

 452 ; Lacertilia, 499 ; increasing in size 

 after deposition, 499 ; Geckos, 506, 508, 

 509, 511 ; Tarentola, 509 ; Lacerta 

 viridis, 555 ; Chameleons, 572 



