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INDEX 



parvipes, IO4 ; S. porphyriticus, 105 ; S. 



salmoneus, 105; S. siihpalnuitus, 104; 



S. uniformis, 10 4 

 Spencer, oa habits of Chiroleptes, 221 f. 

 Spenuatophores, 53, 128 

 Spermatozoa of Aiiipliibia, 52 f. 

 Sphargidae, 313, 314, 333 f. ; affinities, 



336 ; morphology of shell, 337 

 Sphargis coriacea, 333 f., 334 ; absence of 



horny shieMs, 325 

 Sphenodon, 288, 290, 305, 306, 432 ; .V. 



2)imctatum, 293, ^94 ; skull, 295 ; 



cervical vertebrae, 297 ; habits, 298 f. 

 Sphenophryne, 225, 227 

 Sphoiosaurus, S2, 287 

 Spiny-tailed Lizard, 524 f- 

 Spiracle, development, 45 

 Spotted Newt, 127 

 Spy-Slauge, 632 

 St. Helena, gigantic tortoises introduced, 



375 

 Slaijonolepis, 4^4 

 Stannius, 8, 139 ; on vertebrae of Pelo- 



hates, 20 

 Staurotypiis sidLHiii, 3^2 

 Stegocephali, 78 f. ; St. Lepospondyli, 50 f.; 



St. Temnospondyli, 81 f. ; St. Stereo- 



spondyli, S3 f. ; vertebrae, 78 f. ; 



shoulder-gii'dle, 79 ; dermal armour, 79 

 Stegosauri, 4'^5 

 Stegosaurus armatiis, 4^5 ; S. ungulatns, 



426, 426 

 Stenodactyhts, deserticolous, 494 ; sleeping 



attitude, 509 

 Stereocy clops, 227, 231; S. incrassatits, 



231 

 Stereorhachis, SOS 



Stereospondylous vertebrae, defined, 284 

 Sternot/uiems, 324, 389, 390; S. derhinnns, 



391 ; shields of, 327 

 Sternum, of Urodela, 15 ; of Anura, 25 ; 



taxonomic value, 141, 142 ; of Sphen- 

 odon, 297 f. ; Protorosauri, 290 ; Dino- 



sauria, 414 ; Eusuchia, 440 

 Stewart, quoted, ou Ileloderma, 540 n. 

 Stinkpot Terrapin, 342 

 Suboccipital (first spinal nerve) of Anura, 



144 

 Subregions, geographical 74 f. 

 Syrrhopus, 212 

 Systomata, 139 



Tadpoles, horny teeth of, 58 f. ; of 

 Megalo2>hrys, 59, 60 ; absorption of tail, 

 61 f. ; of Xoiopus, 147, 148 ; of 

 Bombinator, 157 ; of Alytes, 159 ; of 

 Hyla arborea, 193 ; of H. versicolor, 

 195 ; of Bufo viridis, 181 ; of B. 

 cdJaniita, 183 ; of B. vulgaris, 176 ; 

 of Thnnqm miliaris, 209 ; of Pseudis 

 pnvddoxa, 213 ; oi Hylodes martiniceHsis, 

 214 ; of Rhinoderma darwini, 229 ; of 



Arthroleptis seychellensis, 243 ; of 

 Rana temjJoraria, 255 ; of R. ojnstho- 

 duH, 260 ; of R. esculenta, 270 



Tail, of Anura, 21, 24 ; its absorption, 61 ; 

 of Chelonia, 328 ; of Geckos, various 

 shapes, 506 ; reproduction of, 506 



Tarentola •mauritanica, 508, 509 f. 



Tarsus {see also Limbs), of Chelonia, 319, 

 320, 321 ; of Dinosauria, 416, 418, 420, 

 421, 423, 426 ; of Theropoda, 420 ; of 

 Giiiiqjsofjnathus, 423 ; of Ignanudon, 

 428 



Teeth, of Anura, 30, 138, 139 ; substitutes 

 for, 30, 58, 218, 237 ; of Apoda, 86 ; of 

 Rhync.liosaarns, 292 ; of Huiiweoscmnis, 

 292 ; of Rhynchocephali, 292 ; of Sjjhen- 

 odon, 296 ; of Theromorpha, 301 ; of 

 Elginia, 306, 280 ; of Cynognathvs, 306, 

 280 ; of Lycosaurus, 307 ; of Galescmrus, 

 307 ; of Endothiodon, 307 ; of Em- 

 pedias, 308 ; of Stereorhachis, 308 ; of 

 Gomphognathus, 308 ; of Tritylodon, 



309 ; Maninuilian resemblances, 309; of 

 Anoiuodontia, 309 ; of DicytKnlon, 280, 



310 ; of Gordonia, 280 ; of Plarodus, 

 311; of Sauropoda, 418 f., 419; of 

 Theropoda, 420 f., 422; of Orthopoda, 

 424 f.; of Eusuchia, 437 ; of Ichthy- 

 osauri, 479 ; of Snakes, 582 



Tejidae, 514, 547 f. 



Te.ju, 54s, 548 



Teleosauridae, 4^0 



Teh'osaiirus, 451 



Tderpeton elginense, 291 



Teiiniospondylous vertebrae, defined, 284 



Temperature of blood, 67 f. ; of water for 

 Crocodiles, 460 



Tennent, on immunity of Cobras, 629 f. ; 

 on turtles at Ceylon, 384, 386 ; on 

 habits of Orocodilus palustris, 456 f. ; 

 on habits of C. porosits, 459 ; on peculiar 

 use of Vuranus, 545 ; on habits of 

 Gecko, 511 



Tentacular apparatus of Apoda, 45, 86, 88 



Tephromdopon, 493 



Teiritii.scincus, deserticolous, 493 ; eye, 494 ; 

 T. .■<rinci/s, 507 



Terrapin, 359 f. 



Testis, 49 



Testudinidae, 313, 314, 345 ; distril)Ution, 

 332 



Testiidn, 365 : skeleton, 322, 323 ; shields 

 of, 327; T. abingdoni, 376, 37S ; T. 

 atlas, 372, 377 ; T. daudlni, 375, 376 ; 

 T. elegans, 370 f. ; T. elephantina, 374; 

 T. elephantopus, 378; T. ephippium, 

 378 ; T. gigantea, 374 ; T. graeca, 365 

 f. ; habits, 367 ; eggs, 369 ; great age, 

 369 ; T. grandidieri, 373 ; T. Imrsfieldi, 

 370 ; T. ibera, 366 ; age attained, 369 ; 

 rate of growth, 370 ; T. viarginata, 

 367; T. j)erpigniana, 372; T. poly- 



