INDEX 



655 



Coccyx, s. Os eoccygenm, of Anura, 20, 21, 



22 

 CoecUia, S9 



Coeoiliidae, S9 f. ; distrilnition of, 89 

 Coelopeltis, 624 ; C. monspessulana ». 



lacei'tina, 624 

 Coelurus, 415 ; C. gracilis, 4SS 

 Colombo, gigantic tortoise of, 377 

 Coloration, warning colours of Amphibia, 



38, 156 ; protective, of Amphibia, 191, 



238, 252 ; of deserticolous reptiles, 494 

 Colosthetus, 238, 34-2 

 Colour, changes of, in Anura, 35 ; in 



Calotes, 518, 519, 520 ; in Geckos, 509 ; 



in Laoertilia, 498 ; mechanism of chang- 

 ing, in Chameleons, 570, 571 

 Coluber, 615 f.; G. aesculapii=Jlavescens = 



lotic/issimus, 618 1; C. leopardinus, 616 ; 



0. (Rhinechis) scalaris, 617 

 Colubridae, SOS, 606 f. 

 Colubrinae, 607 i. 

 Columella cranii, 496, 550, 551 

 Golumellar auditory chain, of Amphibia, 



4 ; of Anura, 29 ; of Crocodiles, 446 ; 



of Lizards, 496 

 Comoro Islands, Tortoises of, 373 

 Oompsognathus, 4IS, 416, 417; C longipes, 



433, 425 

 Condyle, occipital, of Theromorpha, 302 ; 



exaggerated importance of its character, 



285 

 Conolophiis suicristatus, 5S2 

 Conns arteriosus, continuation of the heart 



beyond the ventricles so far as it con- 

 tains valves, 6 

 Cope, on classifieation of Amphibia, 9 ; of 



Anura, 140, 141 ; on Siren, 136 ; on 



hand - skeleton of Eryops, 286 ; on 



Sphargis, 336 ; classification of Lacertae, 



513 ; classification of Snalces, 592 

 C'ophophryne, 167, 168 

 Cophyla, 236 

 Copper-head, 646, 646 

 Copulatory organs, of Lacertilia, 499 ; 



absent in Sphenodon, 294 ; of Chelonia, 



330 ; of Snakes, 585 

 Coqui, 214 

 Coronella, 619 ; C. austriaca s. laems, 619, 



620 ; O. girondica, 631 

 Corniifer, S4I, 243 ; 0. corrugatus, 244 ; 



C. johnstoni, 243 ; C. solomonis, 244 : 



C. unicolor, 244 

 CorythoTTumtis, 189, 207 ; C. greeningi, 



207 

 Costal plates of Chelonia, 324 f., 322, 323 

 QroApedocepludus, 647 

 Crested Newt, 125, 125 

 Cricotus, 285, 283 ; C. heteroditiis, 287 

 Crinia, 213 ; spawning, 223 

 Crocodilia, 431 f. ; skeleton, 434 f. ; 



skull, 280, 434 f.; atlas and axis, 283, 



431, 439 ; affinities, 432 ; teeth, 437 ; 



skin, 442 ; dermal armour, 442 ; skin 

 glands, 443 ; tongue, 443 ; respiratory 

 organs,444 ; "diaphragm," 444 ; digestive 

 organs, 444 ; cloaca, 445 ; heart, 445 ; 

 ear, 445 ; eye, 446 ; geographical dis- 

 tribution, 446, 446 ; voice, 447 ; habits, 

 447 ; propagation, 447 ; classification, 

 448 



Crocodilidae, 4^4 



Grocodilus, 450, 454 '■ ! teeth, 437 ; skin 

 glands, 443 ; C. acutiis, 448, 449 ; C. 

 americanus, 4(>S ; skull, 466 ; C. 

 hipairufus =porosus, 458 ; rate of growth, 

 459 ; C. cataphraciiis, 465 ; C. inter- 

 medins, ^66; C. johnstoni, 466; G. 

 niloticus = vulgaris, 48O f., 449, 461 ; 

 habits, 462 f. ; 0. palustris, 449, 4S4 ; 

 skull, 455 ; G. pwosus, 458 ; skull, 458 ; 

 G. vulgaris, 449, 46O f. 



Crotalinae, 644 



Crotalus, 648 ; rattle of, 644 ; G. ada- 

 manteus, 649, 650 ; C cmifluentus, 649, 

 650 ; G. durissus, 648, 649, 650 ; G. 

 Iwrridus, 849 ; G. ierrijirus, 850 



Gryptohmnchus, %i, 9iJ, Oil ; fos.sil, 84 ; 

 G. cdleghctniensis, 97 ; G. japonicus, 98, 

 99 



Gryptoclidtis, shoulder-girdle, 474, 475, 

 478 



Cryptodira, 313, 338 



Grijptopiso2>his, 89; C. muUiplicatus, 9.3 



Gr'ypitotis, 213 



Cutis, of Amphibia, 33 f. 



Gijajtiodus, 311 



Cyelnnorbis, 4II •' nuchal plate, 324 



Gychxhrmu, 4II 



Cycli'ihis s, Tiliqua, 561; G. gigas, 661, 

 562 



Gi/ch>rh('iii/ihiis, 212 



Giinni, mill IIS, 301, 302, 303; G. berryi, 

 3(17; G.crateronotus,308; C.platyceps, 

 307 



Cystignathidae, 139, 209 f, ; distribution, 

 161 



Cystignathinae, 139, 211 f. 



Gystignathus — Leplodactylus, 210, 21S 



Dab= Uriimasti.r, 526, 526 



Daboia, 643 



Dactylethra ; see Xenopus, I46 f. 



Darwiu, on Gonolophus, 532 n. ; on 



tortoises of Galapagos Islands, 377 

 Dasypeltis secdira, 622, 622 ; dentition, 



593 n. 

 Davison, on breeding of Amphimna, 101 

 Dawsonia, 289 

 Death Adder, 635 

 Denburgh, van, on Autodax, 107 

 Dendrobates, 272 ; D. braccatus, 273 ; D. 



tinetorius, 272, 273 ; D. trivitiatus, 273; 



D. typographus, 273 ; various uses of 



its poison, 38 



