362 Mr. Stutchbury's Description of a new Species q/" Chameleon. 



The striking peculiarity of this animal consists in its having a dorsal crest 

 supported by the spinous processes of the vertebrae, by which character it 

 approaches the Basilisks. 



It accompanied several other interesting reptiles, among them specimens of 

 Dr, Leach's Chameleon dilepas, and of the genus Ccecilia, &c. &c., from the 

 banks of the River Gaboon in Western Equinoctial Africa, and liberally pre- 

 sented to the museum of the Bristol Institution by Messrs. King and Sons of 

 that city. 



CiECILIA SQUALOSTOMA. 



Animal cylindrical, of a dark olive colour, minutely marked with nearly 

 confluent yellowish spots; rings or folds 140 — 144, about 12 of which 

 near the tail do not quite surround the body. Muzzle prominent, with a 

 slight protuberance situated about a line inferiorly and posteriorly to the 

 nostrils. %e« not evident. Length 1 6 inches ; circumference 8 lines. 



Should this prove to be distinct from Ccecilia tentaculata, I would propose 

 for it the specific appellation of squalostoma as being characteristic. 



Habitat. Gaboon, Africa. 



