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5. hy orbicularis (Linn.) 
Bauett. op. cit., p. 
e European aren is said to reach a great size 
in the lake, but I did not obtain specimens. 
(6) TERRESTRIAL REPTILES. 
e smal collection : terrestrial reptiles brought back 
comprises the following species :— 
H emidactylus turcicus ie ) 
yphlops simoni a r. 
Eryx jaculus (Linn.) 
Vipera libetina xanthina (Gray). 
Except the Typhlops, these are all common species in Galilee. 
tmont is, however, a ently scarce. It was originally 
described from Haifa on the coast of Palestine by Béttger as 
Oe stmont ,! ite most remarkable feature being the 
compression and production forwards of the rostral scale to 
form a flattened triangular snout bo cag oa edges. A speci- 
men from Tiberias given me by rrossman differs from 
Bottger’s figures (and from his and Boulenger s descriptions) in 
having the eyes visible as minute black spots. _ It has also a 
rather longer tail than the specimen figured by Bottger. I 
cannot, however, detect any other difference. 
Living specimens of J'estudo ibera, Pallas, and Chamaeleon 
vulgaris, Gray, were also observed in ee neighbourhood of 
Tiberias, as well as lizards of several ener 
| Ber. Senck. Ges. 1878-1879, 58. See also the same igre for 
ga p. 135, pl. IIT, fig. 1, and ictosigae? s Cat. Snakes, Brit. Hs 
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