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difference between them is no greater than between individuals 
of the South-African Ch. pumilus. 
The third species described by Steindachner, Ch. tavet- 
ensis, is the same as Stejneger’s Ch. Abbott?. The library of 
the Natural-History Museum having received a copy of the 
latter author’s paper on Sept. 2, and the number of the 
Vienna ‘ Anzeiger’ containing Dr. Steindachner’s diagnosis 
on June 22, I regard Ch. tavetensis as having priority, 
and it is under that name that I shall describe a female 
specimen which has recently been presented to the British 
Museum by Mr. Keith Anstruther, who obtained it at Taveta 
on the 30th June last. 
Chameleon tavetensis, Stdr., 2. 
Casque feebly raised posteriorly, with a mere indication of ° 
a parietal crest; the distance between the commissure of the 
mouth and the extremity of the casque equals the distance 
between the former point and the nostril; canthus rostralis ‘ 
with a series of conical tubercles; the rostral appendages 
replaced by a slight swelling in front of the nostril. Body 
covered with subequal, rather large, flat granules, some of 
which may be regarded as slightly enlarged “ tubercles ;”’ no 
crests. T'ail longer than head and body. Olive-grey; a 
pair of white lines along the middle of the posterior part of 
the belly. 
millim. 
otal en oi hemes ect tcls cra merit atin vooton tan sens % 185 
From end of snout to extremity of mandible ........ 18 
= F ” CASGUCE 6). clea « 21 
(EROALO SER WIGL I OL NCACI styre,aistercr cies s wie) Ascovcuens; sienp sess 12 
Depth of skull (mandible included) ................ 13 
TBS Oh ieaeio80 crciriche ge RG ACRE IO EAC ED RPT SOE GR ee aC CE Ore 70 
BUG bavcaperereene es eesti orctey hares Soa eee bere enh cove chau araior sof 14 
HU stele nee tetera ste ver actieasese sor verest einen. 4 500s, Saiava a Sher bubs 115 
Chameleon Fischeri, Reichenow, which is only known to 
me from the description, differs from Ch. tavetensis in the 
much more strongly compressed rostral appendages and the 
presence of a crest on the anterior part of the back. 
Before concluding I have a few remarks to make on some 
other Reptiles described by Dr. Steindachner in the same 
paper. 
1. Tetragonosoma effrene, Cant.—Dr. Steindachner, who has 
overlooked Stoliczka’s description (Journ. As. Soc. 
Beng. xxxix. 1870, p. 203, pl. x1. fig. 3), is mistaken 
in believing the Lycodon described by me as L. atro- 
