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MR. F. E. BEDDARD ON THE 



[May 3, 



There are, however, several points of resemblance between the 

 two veins. In Chamceleon, as in Iguana, for instance, the lateral 

 abdominal vein is connected with the suprarenal bodies on each 

 side. They both arise from the anterior abdominal vein shortly 

 after the connection of the latter with the ischiadic vein. 



Text-fig. 1. 



Afferent renal system of Chamceleon vulgaris. 



A, vein communicating anteriorly and posteriorly with B, afferent renal. Ant.Jhd., 

 anterior abdominal ; Od., oviducal veins ; L.K.., left kidney ; S7\, suprarenal 

 body ; Sr.v., suprarenal veins. 



(N.B. — The branches from the afferent renal vein to the kidnej' are not indicated.) 



The continuation of the afferent renal into the posterior verte- 

 bral is shown in the accompanying drawing (text-fig. 1). In one 

 specimen, the injected male, I found the vein only on one side of 

 the body, the left *. In the others it was present on both sides, 

 and iisually unequally developed on the two sides ; in one the 



* A similar asj^mmetry occurs, as will be pointed out shortly, in Pt/gopus. 



