1875.] Eeptilia and Amphibia of Western Tibet, Turhestdn, Sfc. 191 



XY. — List of Eeptilia and Amphibia collected by tlie late Dr. Stoliczka 

 in Kashmir, Laddie, Eastern Turkestan, and WaTclidn, with descriptions 

 of new Species.— By W. T. Blaneord, F. E. S., F. Z. 8. 



(Received Oct. 30th,— Eead Nov. 4, 1875.) 



The following list of the Eeptilia and Amphibia in Dr. Stoliczka's 

 collections is similar to that of the Mammalia already printed in this Jour- 

 nal (ante, p. lOi), and is similarly published in anticipation of full accounts, 

 which cannot be issued until the accompanying illustrations are ready. It 

 is proposed to figure all new species. 



The country traversed by Sir D. Forsyth's mission, to which Dr. 

 Stoliczka was attached as naturalist, may be considered as consisting of the 

 following zoological subdivisions : — hills between the Panjab and Kashmir, 

 the Kashmir valley, Ladak (the upper Indus valley, extending to the 

 Karakoram), the Kuenluen range south of Yarkand, Eastern Turkestan 

 (comprising the plains around Yarkand and Kashghar), Sarikol (the hilly 

 country between the Turkestan plains and the Pamir and Wakhan). 



The collections would, doubtless, have been much larger had not a great 

 portion of the country been traversed in the depth of winter, when the 

 ground was covered with snow, and no reptiles could be seen. None were 

 consequently obtained on the southern slopes of the Thian Shan mountains 

 nor on the Pamir. 



The only orders of Reptilia represented are those of lizards and snakes. 

 No tortoises were met with. 



REPTILIA. 

 LACEETILIA. 



1. Stellio Himalayanus. — Ladak. 



2. S. tubercueattts. — Hills between the Panjab and Kashmir. 



3. S. Agrorensis. — Jhilam valley, Kashmir. 



4. S. Stoliczkanus, sp. nov. 



5. squamis dorsalibus mediis majoribus, hand in lineas regulares ord- 

 inatis, obtuse carinatis, lateralibus minoribus, acute carinatis, postice sicbce- 

 qualibus ; nonnullis mucronatis circum tympanum, et in fasciculos ad latera 

 colli et supra humeros dispositis ; caudalibus carinatis, mucronatis verticil- 

 latis, dorsales vix magnitudine excedentibus ; stramineus, eapite dorsoque 

 posteriore nigro-punctatis, dorso anteriore nigro, stramineo transversim 

 fasciato. 



