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MR. P. E. BEDDARD ON THE ANATOMY 



[Jan. 15, 



slender gubernaculum cordis, a structure which is rarely absent 

 from the heai-t of the LacertiHa *. 



The arterial system presents certain peculiarities as compared 

 with that of other Lacertilia. The disposition of the intercostal 



Text-fie-. 14. 



-Coel. 



A. Stomach and pancreas of Cliammleolis. 



P. Pancreas; p.v. Portal vein; p.v.g. Gastric portals; Up. Spleen. 



B. Dorsal aorta and branches of the same. 



Ccel. Coeliac arterj' ; i. Intestinal arteries ; oes. (Esophageal arteries ; Sp. Spleen. 



arteries has ah-eady been mentioned as a point of affinity with the 

 Iguanidfe. The visceral arteries (text-iig. 14) which supply the 



* But is absent in Varanus occasionally (see Beddard, P. Z. S. 1906, vol. ii. p. 617 

 footnote) and Zontirns gigantetis {i>ifra, p. 55). 



