

New York, June 24, 1917. No. 45 



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Published to advance the Science of cold-blooded vertebrates 



A FEW REPTILES AND FISHES FROM 

 BATANGA, WEST AFRICA. 



A small lot of the more important food-fishes 

 and some reptiles were obtained in this part of the 

 Cameroons some years ago by the Rev. R. H. Nas- 

 sau, and sent to Princeton University. Recently 

 they were placed in my hands by Mr. C. F. Silvester, 

 for determination. 



Fishes. 

 Hexanematichthys latiscutatus (G ii n t h e r ) , 

 "Hume" or "H-me." Carartx africanus (Steindach- 

 ner), "Epakapaka." Vomer sefapinnis (Mitchill). 

 Pom aclasis jubelini (Valenciennes), "Nyawa" or 

 "Xijawe." Pseudotolithus iypus Bleeker, "Une" or 

 "Uve." Periopthalmus koelreuteri (Pallas). 



Reptiles. 

 Dendraspis viridis (Hallowell), "Okenja." 

 Dendraspis jamesonii (Schlegel). Hapsidophrys 

 lineata Fischer. Mabuya perrotetii (Dumeril and 

 Bibron). Varanus niloticus (Linn.). Agam a colo- 

 norum, I) a u din. Chamaclco dilepis. Leach. Croco- 

 d ih is niloticus, Linn. 



Henry W. Fowler, 



Philadelphia, Pa. 



