100 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Snakes new to the collection {Heterolepis capensis and 

 Elapsoidea decosteri) ; presented by the South African 

 Museum, Cape Town. 



Fourteen specimens from Prsetoria, Transvaal ; presented 

 by W. L. Distant, Esq. 



The type of a new Lizard (Zonurus jonesii) from the 

 Murchison Range, Transvaal ; presented by C. R. Jones, 

 Esq. 



Twenty specimens from South Africa ; presented by H. A. 

 Spencer, Esq. 



Four specimens from Madagascar, two of which are the 

 types of new species {Lygodactylus ruiops and Chaonceleon 

 longicauda) ; purchased. 



Seven Lizards from British New Guinea ; received in 

 exchange from the Genoa Museum. 



Sixteen specimens from St. Vincent, Bequia, and Mous- 

 tiques, West Indies, among which is the type of a new Gecko 

 {Sphcerodactylus vincenti) ; presented by F. D. Godman, . 

 Esq., F.R.S. 



Fifteen Snakes from British Guiana ; presented by the 

 Demerara Museum. 



Twelve Snakes from the Province of S. Paulo, Brazil ; pre- 

 sented by Mr. A. Thomson. 



The type of a new Lizard {Anisolepis grilli) from Pal- 

 meira, Parana ; received in exchange from the Genoa 

 Museum. 



The type of a new Lizard {Aptycholamus longicauda) 

 from Riacho del Oro, Argentina ; received in exchange from 

 the Copenhagen Museum. 



Twelve specimens from Tarapaca and South Chili ; pre- 

 sented by H. B. James, Esq. 



Batrachians. — Six hundred and eighty-eight additions 

 have been made to this class ; the following are the most in- 

 teresting : — 



Thirty-eight Larvae from various localities in Europe ; pre- 

 sented by Dr. J. E. Bedriaga. 



Twenty-six Larvne from Denmark ; received from the Co- 

 penhagen Museum. 



Sixteen Larvse from France ; received from M. Heron 

 Royer. 



A hundred and five specimens, mostly Larva?, from Brit- 

 tany ; presented by G. A. Boulenger, Esq. 



Nine specimens from the Lac Bleu, Pyrenees ; altitude, 

 6,500 feet ; received in exchange. 



Thirty Larvae from the Italian Alps ; presented by Dr. C. 

 Camerano. 



Larvse of Bufo viridis and JDiscoglossus pictus from 

 Italy ; presented by Professor H. H, Giglioli. 



Twenty Newts from Corsica and Sardinia ; presented by 

 Dr. C. Forsyth Major, 



Twenty-seven 



