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Seventeen Reptiles from Eastern Peru, including the types 

 of a new Snake {Leptognathus schunkii), and of a new Lizard 

 (Polychrus liogaster), collected by Mr. C. Schunke ; purchased. 



Australasia. 



Twelve Reptiles from Dutch New Guinea, including the 

 types of a new Snake (Apistocalamus loennhergii), collected 

 by Mr. A. E. Pratt ; purchased. 



Forty-two Reptiles from New Guinea and Northern 

 Australia, including the type of a new Snake {Diemenia 

 ingrami), collected by Mr. W. Stalker ; presented by Sir 

 William Ingram, Bart., and the Hon. John Forrest. 



Forty Reptiles from Central Australia ; purchased. 



Two specimens of Anolis toiunsendi, a Lizard new to the 

 collection, from Cocos Island ; presented by Dr. J. C. 

 Thompson. 



Batrachia. — The accessions total three hundred and sixty- 

 nine, one hundred and thirty-seven presented, two hundred and 

 twenty-four purchased, and eight received in exchange ; the 

 following are the most important : — 



Europe. 



Eight Batrachians from Sicily ; purchased of Professor O. 

 Neumann. 



Asia. 



Twenty-two Batrachians from Ceylon ; presented by E, E. 

 Green, Esq. 



The type of a new Frog (Megalophrys rohusta) from Assam ; 

 received from the Indian Museum. 



Africa. 



The type of a new Newt {Molge macrosoma) from Egypt ; 

 presented by Captain S. S. Flower, 



Seventy-seven specimens from Cameroon, collected by 

 Mr. G. L. Bates ; purchased. 



Fifty-nine specimens from Gaboon, collected by Dr. W, J. 

 Ansorge ; purchased. 



The type of a new Frog {Hylambates greshqffi) from Stanley 

 Pool ; received from the TJniversity of Utrecht. 



Sixteen Batrachians from Rhodesia, collected by Mr. E. C. 

 Chubb ; presented by the Rhodesia Museum. 



America, Central and South. 



Twelve Batrachians from Nicaragua, collected by Mr. G. 

 Palmer ; purchased. 



