116 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BEITISH MUSEUM. 



Nine specimens from British Central Africa, including two 

 new Lizards {Chamcesaura miopropus and Ahlepharus 

 carsoni ; purchased. 



Ten specimens from British East Africa ; presented by 

 F. J. Jackson, Esq. 



Six specimens from the Kalahari Desert, among which is 

 an Arnphisbsena, new to the collection (A. quadrifrons) ;. 

 presented by R. J. Cuninghame, Esq. 



A new Gecko (CEdura nivaria) from the Drakensberg, 

 Natal ; presented by E. T. Lewis, Esq. 



Eighteen specimens from Madagascar ; purchased. 



The shell and the greater part of the skeleton of an 

 extinct gigantic Land-Tortoise from Madagascar (Testuda 

 grandidieri) ; purchased. 



Eighty-one Snakes from various localities in Mexico and 

 Central America, including the types of several new species ; 

 presented by F. D. Godman, Esq., f.r.s. 



A Snake {Hemigenius variabilis) new to the collection ; 

 received in exchange from the Paris Museum. 



Forty-three specimens from Nicaragua, among which are 

 several new Lizards and Snakes, collected by the late R. A, Rix, 

 Esq. ; presented by W. M. Crowfoot, Esq. 



Fifty-two specimens from Nicaragua, including a new 

 Lizard {Diploglossiis hivittatus), and a new Snake (Heni- 

 cognathus venustissimus) ; purchased. 



Ten specimens from Antigua and Montserrat, West Indies ; 

 among which are the types of a new Lizard (Anolis luattsii) ; 

 presented by F. Watts, Esq. 



A Lizard {Phyllopezus goyazensis), and a Snake {Aporophis 

 dilepis) from Paraguay, new to the collection ; received in 

 exchange from the Turin Museum. 



Four Snakes from Bolivia, including a Boa {Eunectes 

 notoius), new to the collection ; presented by M. Suarez. 



Batrachians. — Five hundred and forty-five additions were 

 received. The most important are the following : — 



Twenty-three specimens from Hungary, collected by Pro- 

 fessor L. von Mehely ; purchased. 



Eighteen specimens from Andalusia ; received in exchange 

 from Professor Calderon. 



Eleven specimens from the Eastern Littoral of the Persian 

 Gulf ; presented by S. Butcher, Esq. 



A Frog {Rhacophorus deanysii), new to the collection, 

 from Foochow, China ; presented by G. B. Rickett, Esq. 



Nine specimens from Formosa, collected by Mr. Hoist; 

 presented by H. Seebohm, Esq. 



A large specimen of a rare C;ecilian (Ichthyophis 

 monochrous), from Travancore ; presented by H. S. Fer- 

 guson, Esq. 



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