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Reptilia — continued. 



Examples of a small Gecko, Phyllodactylus europaeus, 

 from a small island neai^ Hyeres ; presented by Prof. L. 

 Linger, 



Fourteen Lizards from Switzerland ; received in exchange 

 from the Basel Museum. 



Ten Lizards from Italj^ and Dalmatia ; presented by M. G. 

 de Southoff. 



Twenty-six Snakes from Italy ; presented by the Doria 

 Museum, Genoa. 



Asia. 



Examples of the rare Lacerta brandti, from Persia ; 

 presented by Mr. L. A. Lantz. 



A remarkable variety of Vipera ammodytes from Trans- 

 caucasia ; presented by Col. A . Kaznakoff. 



Ten Reptiles from China, including a Snake [Simotes 

 vaillanti) new to the Museum ; presented by the Shanghai 

 Museum. 



Thirty-seven Reptiles from Formosa and the Loo Choo 

 Islands ; received in exchange from Dr. J. C. Thompson. 



Four Snakes from Nepal and Assam ; presented by H. 

 Stevens, Esq. 



Eight Reptiles from Northern India and Burma, including 

 the type of anew Blind Snake {Typhlopsvenningi) ; presented 

 by Major F. Wall, I.M.8. 



Seven Reptiles from Kelantan, Malay Peninsula ; presented 

 by Dr. J. D. Gimlette. 



Africa. 



One hundred and two Reptiles from the Province Oran, 

 Algeria ; presented by the Hon. Walter Rothschild, F.R.S., and 

 Dr. E. Hartert. 



Sixteen Reptiles from Tripoli, collected by Dr. A. Andreini ; 

 presented by the Doria Museum., Genoa. 



Sixteen Reptiles from the Egyptian Sudan and the Red Sea 

 Province, collected by Capt. S. S. Flower ; presented by the 

 Egyptian Government. 



Seventy-four Reptiles from the Trarza Province, Mauritania, 

 collected by Mr. Audan ; purchased. 



Three Reptiles from Northern Nigeria, one being a snake 

 (Elapechis moebii) new to the collection ; presented by J. M. 

 Dalziel, Esq. 



Seventeen Reptiles from South Cameroon, collected by 

 Mr. G. L. Bates ; purchased. 



Twelve Reptiles from British East Africa, collected by 

 Willoughby P. Lowe, Esq. ; presented by Gordon P. Cosens, 

 Esq. 



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