REPORT OF NATIONAL 
Riwcway, Roperr—Continued. 
of the genera are illustrated by 119 
outline drawings in the 34 plates 
accompanying the volume. 
Zeledonia insperata (p. T2), Sem- 
narchus (p. 689), and Myiarchus 
magister nelsoni (p. 903), are new. 
1908. 119 
MUSEUM, 
Ripcway, Rosperr—Continued. 
With the completion of this part, 
the number of species and subspecies 
described reaches a total of 1,675, 
or a little more than half of the 
known forms of North and Middle 
America. 
REPTILES AND BATRACHIANS. 
Hay, Oniver P. On three existing spe- 
cies of sea-turtles, one of them (Ca- 
retta remivaga) new. 
Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. XXxXIv, 
No. 1605, May 4, 1908, pp. 
183-198, pls. VI-XI. 
Caretta remivaga, new species ; 
type, No. 99738, U. S. National Mu- 
seum. All of the material upon 
which this paper is based is in the 
National Museum. 
RUTHVEN, ALEXANDER G. Variations 
and Genetic Relationships of the 
| Garter-Snakes | by | Alexander G. 
Ruthven | curator of the University 
Museum, University of Michigan, 
Ann Arbor | [seal] | Washington 
~ ; . . L . > 
Government Printing Office | 1908. 
Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus. No. 61, 
June 24, 1908, pp. i-xii, 
1-201, pl. 1, figs. 1-82. 
A monographie treatment of the 
genus Thamnophia, tracing the prob- 
able origin and genetic relation of 
the various species and subspecies. 
The 
paper is based largely upon 
material in the National Museum, 
and also on collections in the pos- 
session of the author, as well as in 
the museums at Philadelphia, Chi- 
cago, and New York. 
STEJNEGER, LEONHARD. Herpetology 
of Japan and | Adjacent Territory | 
by | Leonhard Stejneger | Curator, 
Division of Reptiles and Batrachi- 
ans | — | With 35 plates and 409 
figures | in the text | [seal] | Wash- 
ington | Government Printing Office 
| 1907. 
Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., No. 58, 
Aug. 9, 1907, pp. i-xx, 1-577, 
pls. I-xxxv, figs. 1-409. 
A full account of the batrachians 
and reptiles of Japan, including For- 
mosa and Sakhalin, Korea, and Man- 
churia, based upon the study of 
more than 1,500 specimens, mostly 
in the National Museum, but nu- 
merous types and other specimens 1n 
the British Museum and in the mu- 
STEJNEGER, LEONHARD—Continued. 
seums of Tokyo, Leiden, Hamburg, 
Frankfurt a/M, ete., were also ex- 
amined. 
A new geckoid lizard from the 
Philippine Islands. 
Proc. U. 8S. Nat. Mus. XXXIIlI, 
No. 1576, Dec. 24, 1907, pp. 
545, 546. 
Luperosaurus macgregori, new 
species; type No. 36191, U. S. Na- 
tional Museum. 
Two new species of toads from 
the Philippines. 
Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XXXIII, 
No. 1578, Feb. 18, 1908, pp. 
573-576. 
Phrynixralus 
type, No. 
stellatus, new species ; 
87375, U. S. National 
anulatus, new 
35399 ; Kalophrynus 
type, No. 
Museum. 
spe- 
cies ; 
A new species of flying lizard 
from the Philippine Islands. 
Proc. U. 8S. Nat. Mus., XXXIII, 
No. 1583, Feb. 29, 1908, pp. 
677-679. 
Draco mindanensis, new species ; 
type, No. 37388, U. 8S. National 
Museum. 
——— Three new species of lizards 
from the Philippine Islands. 
Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XXXIV, 
No. 1606, 
199-204. 
May 4, 1908, pp. 
Sphenomorphus atrigularis, new 
species; type, No. 37386, U. S. Na- 
tional Museum ; Sphenomorphus 
steerci, new species; type, No. 
82658, U. S. National Museum; 
Tropidophorus misaminius, new spe- 
9F9Qo 
type, No. 37383, U. S. National 
Museum. 
cies ; 
The status of the Japanese soft- 
shelled turtles. 
Science (n. s.), XXVII, No. 697, 
May 8, 1908, pp. 746-748. 
Supplementary notes to the treat- 
ment of the subject in The Her- 
petology of Japan. ; 
