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INDEX 



parvipes, 10 4 ; S. porpihyriticus, 105 ; S. 



salmoneus, 105: S. subpalmatus, 10 Jn 



S. uniforniis, 10^ 

 Spencer, oa habits of ChiroUples, 221 f. 

 Spermatophores, 53, 128 

 Spermatozoa of Amphibia, 52 f. 

 Sphargidae, SIS, 314, 333 f. ; affinities, 



336 ; morphology of shell, 337 

 Sphargis coriacea, 333 f., 334 ; absence of 



homy shields, 325 

 Sphenodon, 288, 290, 305, 306, 432 ; S. 



punctatum, 293, ^94 ; skull, 295 ; 



cervical vertebrae, 297 ; habits, 298 f. 

 Sph&nophryne, 225, ^j"'/ 

 Sphenosaurus, S3, 287 

 Spiny-tailed Lizard, 524 f- 

 Spiracle, development, 45 

 Spotted Newt, 137 

 Spy-SIange, 633 

 St. Helena, gigantic tortoises introduced, 



375 

 Sta/joiioUpis, 434 

 Stannius, 8, 139 ; on vertebrae of Pelo- 



bates, 20 

 Staurotypus salvlni, 343 

 Stegoeephali, 78 f. ; St. Lepospondyli, SO f. ; 



St. Temnospondyli, 81 f. ; St. Stereo- 



spondyli, 83 f. ; vertebrae, 78 f. ; 



shoulder-girdle, 79 ; dermal armour, 79 

 Stegosauri, 4°^5 

 Sle'jii^annts armatus, 4^0; S. untjukchts, 



4X, 426 

 Stenodactylus, deserticolous, 494 ; sleeping 



attitude, 509 

 SUrmajdops, 327, 231; S. incrassatus, 



331 

 Stereorlmchis, 308 



Stereospondylous vertebrae, defined, 284 

 Stermthae-ms, 324, 389, 390 j S. derbianus, 



391 ; shields of, 327 

 Sternum, of Urodela, 15 ; of Anura, 25 ; 



taxononiic value, 141, 142 ; of Sphen- 

 odon, 297 f. ; Protorosauri, 290 ; Dino- 



sauria, 414 ; Eusuchia, 440 

 Stewart, quoted, on Heloderma, 640 n. 

 Stinkpot Terrapin, 342 

 Suboccipital (first spinal nerve) of Anura, 



144 

 Subregions, geographical 74 f. 

 Syrrhopus, 212 

 Systomata, 139 



Tadpoles, horny teeth of, 58 f. ; of 

 Megcdophrys, 59, 60 ; absorption of tail, 

 61 f. ; of Xcnnpiis, 147, 148 ; of 

 Bombinator, 157 ; of Alytes, 159 ; of 

 Hyla arborea, 193 ; of H. versicolor, 

 195 ; of Bnfo viridis, 181 ; of R. 

 calamita, 183 ; of B. vulgaris, 176 ; 

 of Tharopa miliaris, 209 ; of Pseudis 

 P'iracloxa, 213 ; oiHylodes martinicensis, 

 214 ; of Rhinoderma darwini, 229 ; of 



Arthroleptis seychellensis, 243 ; of 

 Rana temiporaria, 255 ; of R. opistho- 

 don, 260 ; of R. esculenta, 270 



Tail, of Anura, 21, 24 ; its absorption, 61 ; 

 of Chelonia, 328 ; of Geckos, various 

 shapes, 506 ; reproduction of, 506 



Tarentola mauritanica, 508, 509 f. 



Tarsus (see also Limbs), of Chelonia, 319, 

 320, 321 ; of Dinosauria, 416, 418, 420, 

 421, 423, 426 ; of Theropoda, 420 ; of 

 Cumpsognathus, 423 ; of Iguanudon, 

 428 



Teeth, of Anura, 30, 138, 139 ; substitutes 

 for, 30, 58, 218, 237 ; of Apoda, 86 ; of 

 PJiynchosaurus, 292 ; of Homoeosawnis, 

 292 ; of Rhynchocephali, 292 ; of Sphen- 

 odon, 296 ; of Theromorpha, 301 ; of 

 Elgiida, 306, 280 ; of Gynognathus, 306, 

 280; oi Lycosaunis, 307 ; ot Galescmrus, 

 307 ; of Endothiodon, 307 ; of Em- 

 jyedias, 308 ; of Sterem-hachis, 308 ; of 

 Gomphognathus, 308 ; of Tritylodon, 



309 ; Mammalian resemblances, 309; of 

 Anomodontia, 309 ; of Dicynodon, 280, 



310 ; of Gordonia, 280 ; of Ploxodus, 

 311; of Sauvopoda, 418 f., 419; of 

 Theropoda, 420 f., 422 ; of Orthopoda, 

 424 f.; of Eusuchia, 437 ; of Ichthy- 

 osauri, 479 ; of Snakes, 582 



Tejidae, 514, 54~ f. 



Teju, 54s, 548 



Teleosauridae, 4^0 



Teleosaurus, 451 



Telcrpeton elginense, 291 



Temnospondylous vertebrae, defined, 284 



Temperature of blood, 67 f. ; of water for 

 Crocodiles, 460 



Tenneut, on immunity of Cobras, 629 f. ; 

 on turtles at Ceylon, 384, 386 ; on 

 habits of Crocodilus palustris, 4^6 f. ; 

 on habits of C. porosus, 459 ; on peculiar 

 use of Varanus, 545 ; on habits of 

 Gecko, 511 



Tentacular apparatus of Apoda, 45, 86, 88 



Tephrometopon, 493 



Teratoscincus, deserticolous, 493 ; eye, 494 ; 

 T. scincns, 507 



Terrapin, 350 f. 



Testis, 49 



Testudinidae, 313, 314, 345 ; distribution, 

 332 



Testudo, 365 ; skeleton, 322, 323 ; shields 

 of, 327; T. obliigduiii, 376, 378; T. 

 atlas, 372, 377 : T. ihuidini, 375, 376 ; 

 T, elegans, 370 f. ; T. elephantina, 374; 

 T. elephantopus, 378; T. ephippimn, 

 378; T. gigantea, 374; T. graeca, 365 

 f. ; habits, 367 ; egg.s, 369 ; great age, 

 369 ; T. gratididieri, 373 ; T. horsfieldi, 

 370; T. ibera, 366; age attained, 369 ; 

 rate of growth, 370 ; T. marginata, 

 367 : T. perpigniami, 372; T. pioly- ( ( 



