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Dr. J. V. Bedriaga, in his Catalogue of Amphibia and Eeptilia 

 of "Western Asia (1879), stated that Zamenis harelinii, Brandt, 

 had been found at Cape Maseendam, and mentioned the occur- 

 rence of Gaelopeltis lacertina=G. monspessulana, Hermann, in 

 Arabia; but the authorities on which these statements were 

 made are not given i. 



Prof. O. Boettger, in 1879-80, recorded Platydaetylus mauri- 

 tanicus, Jjmji., = Tarentola mauritanica, Linn., from Arabia on 

 the strength of a verbal communication from Dr. E. Buck. 



In 1882, Professor Vaillant stated that the Paris Museum had 

 received a specimen of Uromastix princeps, O'Shaughn., from 

 Aden, but at the same time suggested that it had been taken 

 there accidentally. This is probable ; and as it is a striking form, 

 owing to its short, broad, spiny tail, it may have been purchased 

 from some Somali or other native who had taken it from Berbera 

 to Aden, in the expectatioQ of selling it. On the other hand, in 

 view of the number of species common to the two sides of the 

 Straits, it is just possible that this species may ultimately be 

 found in Arabia, but as its presence there is doubtful, I have 

 not included it in the accompanying list. 



Dr. Lortt't, in his Catalogue of Syrian Eeptiles (188.S), men- 

 tioned the occurrence of a land-tortoise between Ismailia and 

 El Aiisch undrr the name of Testudo kleinmanni, Lortet,= 

 T. leithii, Gthr. 



In 1885, Mr. Boulenger, in the first volume of his ' Catalogue 

 of Lizards,' described a new gecko from the Sinaitic peninsula 

 as Semidactylus sinaitus, and recorded Tarentola annularis. Is. 

 Greoffr., from the same region. He also identified the Uromastix 

 from Makallah, which Dr. Grray had been unable to name, as 

 U. hardwickii, Gray. 



Mr. J. A. Murray, in the following year, made known a new 

 skink, S. muscatensis, from Maskat, allied to S. mitranus, Anders. 



In 1887, Mr. Boulenger published a list of Eeptilia and 

 Batrachia from Maskat, collected by Dr. A. S. Gr. Jayakar. 

 Tne following species were added to the fauna of Arabia: — Testudo 

 stellata, Scbn., = 5'. elegans, Schoepff, possibly introduced; Also- 

 phylax tuberculatus, Bla,nf.,= Bunopus tuherculatus, Blanf. ; Henii- 



• It is juat possible that Dr. Bedriaga may have had in view the snake men- 

 tioned by Eiippell as a variety of C. monspessulana, Hermann, which appears 

 to be C. moilensis, Eeuas. As far as I have been able to make out, C mons- 

 pessulana, has only recently been recorded by Mr. Hart as inhabiting the 

 Arabian Province. 



