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INDEX 



parvipes, 104 ; S. porphyriticus, 105; S. 



salmoneus, 105; S. subpalmatus, 104; 



S. uniformis, 104 



Spencer, on habits of Chiroleptes, 221 f. 

 Spermatophores, 53, 128 

 Spermatozoa of Amphibia, 52 f. 

 Sphargidae, 313, 314, 333 f. ; affinities, 



336 ; morphology of shell, 337 

 Sphargis coriacea, 333 f., 334 ; absence of 



horny shields, 325 

 Sphenodon, 288, 290, 305, 306, 432 ; S. 



punctatum, 293, 394 ', skull, 295 ; 



cervical vertebrae, 297 ; habits, 298 f. 

 Sphenophryne, 225, 227 

 Sphenosaurus, 82, 287 

 Spiny-tailed Lizard, 524 f. 

 Spiracle, development, 45 

 Spotted Newt, 127 

 Spy-Slange, 632 

 St. Helena, gigantic tortoises introduced, 



375 



Stagonolepis, 4$4 

 Stannius, 8, 139 ; on vertebrae of Pelo- 



bates, 20 



Staurotypus salvini, 342 

 Stegocephali, 78 f. ; St. Lepospondyli, 80 f. ; 



St. Temnospondyli, 81 f. ; St. Stereo- 



spondyli, 83 f. ; vertebrae, 78 f. ; 



shoulder-girdle, 79 ; dermal armour, 79 

 Stegosauri, 45 

 Stegosaurus armatus, 425 ; S. ungulatus, 



426, 426 

 Stenodactylus, deserticolous, 494 ; sleeping 



attitude, 509 

 Stereocydops, 227, 231; S. incrassatus, 



231 



Stereorhachis, 308 



Stereospondylous vertebrae, denned, 284 

 Sternothaerus, 324, 389, 390; S. derbianus, 



391 ; shields of, 327 

 Sternum, of Urodela, 15 ; of Amira, 25 ; 



taxonomic value, 141, 142 ; of Sphen- 

 odon, 297 f. ; Protorosauri, 290 ; Dino- 



sauria, 414 ; Eusuchia, 440 

 Stewart, quoted, on Heloderma, 540 n. 

 Stinkpot Terrapin, 342 

 Suboccipital (first spinal nerve ) of Anura, 144 

 Subregions, geographical, 74 f. 

 Surinam Toad, 149, 150 

 Syrrhopus, 212 

 Systomata, 139 



Tadpoles, horny teeth of, 58 f. ; of 

 Megalophrys, 59, 60 ; absorption of tail, 

 61 f. ; of Xenopus, 147, 148 ; of 

 Bombinator, 157 ; of Alytes, 159 ; of 

 Hyla arbor ea, 193 ; of H. versicolor, 

 195 ; of Bufo viridis, 181 ; of B. 

 cnlamita, 183 ; of B. wdgaris, 176 ; 

 of Thoropa miliaris, 209 ; of Pseudis 

 paradoxa, 213 ; ofHylodes martinicensis, 

 214 ; of Rhinoderma darwini, 229 ; of 



Arthroleptis seychellensis, 243 ; of 

 Rana temporaria, 255 ; of R. opistJio- 

 don, 260 ; of R. esculenta, 270 



Tail, of Anura, 21, 24 ; its absorption, 61 ; 

 of Chelonia, 328 ; of Geckos, various 

 shapes, 506 ; reproduction of, 506 



Tarentola mauritanica, 508, 509 f. 



Tarsus (see also Limbs), of Chelonia, 319, 

 320, 321 ; of Dinosauria, 416, 418, 420, 

 421, 423, 426 ; of Theropoda, 420 ; of 

 Compsognathus, 423 ; of Iguanodon, 

 428 



Teeth, of Anura, 30, 138, 139 ; substitutes 

 for, 30, 58, 218, 237 ; of Apoda, 86 ; of 

 Rhynchosaurus, 292 ; of Homoeosaurus, 

 292 ; of Rhynchocephali, 292 ; of Sphen- 

 odon, 296 ; of Theromorpha, 301 ; of 

 Elginia, 306, 280 ; of Cynognathus, 306, 

 280 ; of Lycosaurus, 307 ; of Galesaurits, 

 307 ; of Endothiodon, 307 ; of Em- 

 pedias, 308 ; of Stereorhachis, 308 ; of 

 Gomphognathus, 308 ; of Tritylodon, 



309 ; Mammalian resemblances, 309; of 

 Anomodontia, 309 ; of Dicynodon, 280, 



310 ; of Gordonia, 280 ; of Placodus, 

 311; of Sauropoda, 418 f., 419; of 

 Theropoda, 420 f. , 422 ; of Orthopoda, 

 424 f.; of Eusuchia, 437 ; of Ichthy- 

 osauri, 479 ; of Snakes, 582 



Tejidae, 514, 54~ f. 



Teju, 548, 548 



Teleosauridae, 450 



Teleosaurus, 451 



Telerpeton elginense, 291 



Temnospondylous vertebrae, defined, 284 



Temperature of blood, 67 f. ; of water for 

 Crocodiles, 460 



Tennent, on immunity of Cobras, 629 f. ; 

 on turtles at Ceylon, 384, 386 ; on 

 habits of Grocodilus palustris, 456 f- 

 on habits of C. porosus, 459 ; on peculiar 

 use of Varanus, 545 ; on habits of 

 Gecko, 511 



Tentacular apparatus of Apoda, 45, 86, 88 



Tephrometopon, 493 



Teratoscincus, deserticolous, 493 ; eye. 494 ; 

 T. scincus, 507 



Terrapin, 359 f. 



Testis, 49 



Testudinidae, 313, 314, 345 ; distribution, 

 332 



Testudo, 365 ; skeleton, 322, 323 ; shields 

 of, 327 ; T, abingdoni, 376, 378 ; T. 

 atlas, 372, 377 ; T. daudini, 375, 376 ; 

 T. elegans, 370 f. ; T. elephantina, 374 : 

 T. elephantopus, 378; T. ephij>/>/i>/>i, 

 378 ; T. gigantea, 374 : T. graeca, 365 

 f. ; habits, 367 ; eggs, 369 ; great ;u;e, 

 369 ; T. grandidieri, 373 ; T. kon*in'I<H, 

 370 ; T. ibera, 366 ; age attained, 369 ; 

 rate of growth, 370 ; T. marginata, 

 367 ; T. perpigniana, 372 ; T. /*///- 



