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7. Phcemcopterus minor, Geoffr. 



A male sent to me from Lingah by a Mr. Belclier, a pas- 

 senger to Bussorali, with a note to the effect that it was shot 

 out of a flock of larger ones, evidently P. antiqiiorum. 



Among Reptihs the collection contains several species not 

 recorded from Persia. 



1. Stellio nuptus, \?ix. fiiscus. 

 Stellio nuptus, var. fuscus, Blf , East Pers. p. •'>20. 



2 J, 1 ? : Bnshire, July 1876. 



Mr. Blanford records this from Jalk and Kalagan, in 

 Beloochistan, and not from Persia. 



2. Centrotrachelus Asmussi *. 

 Centrotrachelus As^nussi, Strauch, Blf. East Pers. p. 337. 



3 ^ : Bushire, July 188,^. 



Largest specimeii 23'5 inches in length. I have had a live 

 specimen since August 1882, still in excellent condition. The 

 animal is extremely lively during the hot hours of the day up 

 to 4 o'clock ; after this hour it sleeps soundly, curling itself 

 in a corner of the box in which it is kept. Its means of 

 defence is the spiny tail it possesses, which it lashes like a 

 whip when disturbed. It is extremely fond of having cold 

 water thrown on its body j it then appears much pleased, 

 standing high on its fore legs, with head erect, turning it 

 round, upwards, and looking with each eye, and extending 

 the loose skin of its body to double the- usual size. Whether 

 the animal burrows for itself or occupies the burrows of field- 

 rats &c. is a question, as, although it has a foot of soft sand 

 in the box (without a bottom), on the bare ground, it has 

 never yet attempted to burrow. 



3. Hemidactylus Cocteaui, D. et B, 



Three : Charbar, Beloochistan, June 1880. 

 Two : Charbagh, near Bushire, August 1876. 

 One : Bushire, August 1883. 

 Four: Tanjistan, July 1877. 



The non-entry of this species by Mr. Blanford is evidently 

 an omission. 



* ? C loricatus, Blf. * Eastern Persia/ ii. p. 340, described from the 

 neighbourhood of Bushire. 



