146 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Keptilia — continued. 



A Snake {Psammophis regularis), new to the collection, 

 from Sierra Leone ; presented hy the Zoological Society of 

 London. 



Six Snakes collected by Dr. W. J. Ansorge in Portuguese 

 Guinea. 



Twenty-three Reptiles from the Central Plateau of Algeria, 

 collected by Dr. K. Jordan ; presented hij the Hon. Walter 

 Rothschild, F.R.8. 



One hundred and thirty-five Reptiles from the Algerian 

 Sahara, collected by Dr. E. Hartert ; presented hy the Hon. 

 Walter Rothschild, F.R.S. 



America. 



A co-type of a Lizard from Hayti {Liocephalus melano- 

 chlorus) and an Amphisbsena from Cuba new to the collection 

 (Amphishoina cuhana), received in exchange from the Museum 

 of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, Mass. 



Twenty-five Reptiles collected in Eastern Ecuador by INIr. 

 M. G. Palmer, among which are the types of two new Lizards 

 {Tropidurus holotropis, Ptychoglossus hrevifrontalis) and of 

 a new Snake [Leptognathus p)ahneri). 



Eleven Reptiles from Eastern Peru, collected by Mr. E. 

 Boettger, among which are the types of two new Snakes 

 {Leptognathus polylejns, Lachesis chlororaelas). 



An Amphisbsena {Amphishoina angustifrons), new to the 

 collection, from Argentina ; presented hy the Hon. N. C. 

 Rothschild. 



Australia. 



A Lizard {Gymnodaxtylus sp)hy rums') from New South 

 Wales, new to the collection. 



Bathachia. 



The additions number 192, of which 116 were received 

 by presentation, 65 by purchase, 11 by exchange. 

 The following are the most important : — 



Europe. 



Twelve Frogs from Andalucia ; presented hy Ahel Chapman, 

 Esq. 



Africa. 



Twelve Frogs from Laikipia, British East Africa; presented 

 hy Sir F. J. Jackson, K.C.M.G. 



Four Frogs from Portuguese East Africa ; presented hy 

 Dr. J. J. Simpson. 



Twenty-two Batrachians from South Cameroon, collected 

 bv Mr. G. L. Bates. 



