116 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Thirteen specimens from the Island of Lagos, West Africa 

 presented by A. Millson, Esq. 



The type of a new Snake {Uriechis anomala), from the 

 Gold Coast ; presented by Linnaeus Greening, Esq. 



The type of a new Gecko {Elasmodactylus verrucosus), 

 from the Lower Congo ; purchased. 



The type of a new Gecko {Geckolepis polylepis), from 

 Madagascar ; received in exchange from the Senckenberg 

 Museum. 



Eleven specimens from the Herbert River district. North 

 Queensland, including two Lizards new to the collection 

 {Oonyocephalus hoydii and Lygosoma delicatum) ; presented 

 by J. A. Boyd, Esq. 



Types of two new Lizards from Victoria (Siaphos maccoyi 

 and Emoa spenceri) ; presented by A. H. Lucas, Esq. 



Two specimens of a Snake ( Ischnognathus kirtlandii) 

 from Illinois, new to the collection ; presented by Professor 

 S. A. Forbes. 



Seventy-four Snakes from Mexico and Central America, 

 including the types of several new .species ; presented by F. D. 

 Godman, Esq., f.r.s. 



Two Central American Snakes new to the collection 

 (Geagras redimitus and Enulius onurinus) ; presented l^y 

 Linna3us Greening, Esq. 



A Brazilian Snake {Ap)oropliis am'xnus), new to the collec- 

 tion ; presented by Dr. E. A. Goldi. 



Batrachmns. — Four hundred and nineteen additions were 

 made to this class. The following deserve special notice : — 



Remarkably large specimens of the Common Frog (Rana 

 temporaria), from Caithness ; presented by Dr. J. Anderson, 



F.R.S. 



A specimen of a Frog new to the Channel Islands {Rana 

 agilis), from Jersey ; presented by Linnaeus Greening, Esq. 



Twelve specimens of Indian and Burmese Frogs, including 

 examples of two species new to the collection {Rana nigro- 

 vittata and R. granulosa) ; received in exchange from the 

 Indian Museum, Calcutta. 



Forty specimens from Burma and the Karin Hills, including 

 types of eleven new species discovered by Signor Fea ; pur- 

 chased. 



A hundred and five specimens from Borneo, collected by 

 A. H. Everett, Esq., including examples of several species 

 previously unrepresented in the collection, two of which 

 {Rana cavity mpanum and Rhacophorus stilophus) are new ; 

 purchased. 



Twelve specimens from Natal ; presented by F. J. Queckett, 

 Esq. 



Fifteen specimens from West Canada and Oregon ; pur- 

 chased. 



Three 



