VI 



INTRODUCTION. 



The Ley den Museum, as the types of the species described by 

 Dr. Schlegel in his Fauna of Japan, or other works 

 on reptiles. 



The Paris Museum, as the types of the species described by 

 M. G. Bibron. 



The South African Museum, as the types of the species de- 

 scribed by Dr. A. Smith, in his Illustrations of the 

 Zoology of South Africa. 



The following list exhibits the geographical distribution of 

 the species. When the species is found in two of the larger 

 divisions of the list, on account of its extensive range, it is 

 preceded by an asterisk. The names of the species which are 

 desiderata in the Museum collection, are printed in Italics. 



Europe. 



Testudo marginata, page 9 

 * „ graca, 9 



Emyscaspica, 19 



Cistudo europsa, 31 

 *Sphargis coriacea 51 

 *Blanus cinereus, Spain, 72 



Tetraonyx Batagur, 29 



Emyda punctata, 46 



Tyrse gangetica, 47 



Dogania subplana, 49 



Chitra indica, 49 



Gavialis gangeticus, 37 



Crocodilus porosus, 58 

 „ bombifrons, 59 



„ palustris, 62 



Ceylon. 

 Testudo stellata, 7 

 Einys Sela, 19 



China. 

 *Geoemyda Spengleri, 14 

 „ Bealii, 17 



„ Reevesii, 18 

 „ mutica, 18 

 „ nigricans, 18 



Cistudo trifasciata, 31 

 Platysternon megacephalum 35 

 Tyrse perocellata, 48 



Japan. 

 Emys japonica, 19 

 Sumatra. 

 Geoemyda spinosa, 14 

 Emys crassicollis, 1 6 

 „ platynota, 16 



