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REPTILES OF THE WORLD 



gascar, the Fiji and the Friendly Islands. The Aga- 

 midcBj Lacertidce and Varanidce are restricted to the Old 

 World. 



A tabulated outline, showing the classification and 

 distribution in full, is herewith given : ^ 



Order Lacertilia. 

 Number 



of Distribution 



species 

 Family Oeckonida; : 



The Geckos. 

 (Cosmopolitan). 



Genus Nephrurus 1 species Australia. 



Genus Chondrodacti/lus 1 species South Africa. 



Genus Rhynchwdura 1 species Australia. 



Genus Teratoscincus 1 species Persia; Turkestan. 



Genus C eramodactylus 2 species Persia; Arabia. 



Genus Ptenopus 1 species South Africa. 



Genus Stenodactylus 5 species North Africa; S. W. Asia. 



Genus Alsophylax 3 species Persia; Turkestan. 



Genus Homonota 2 species Southeastern South America. 



Genus Gymnodactylus 37 species So. Europe; Asia; East In- 

 dies; Polynesia and tropical 

 America. 



Genus Agamura 2 species Persia; Baluchistan. 



Genus PHsturus 6 species Northern Africa; S. W. Asia. 



Genus Oonatodes 18 species Trop. So. Am.; West Indies; 



Southern India; East In- 

 dies. 



Genus JUlurosaurus 3 species East Indies. 



Genus Heteronota 3 species Australia. 



Genus Phyllodactylus 25 species Trop. So. Amer.; Aust. ; Af- 

 rica and islands in the 

 Mediterranean. 



Genus Ebenavia 3 species Madagascar. 



Genus Diplodactylns 8 species Australia. 



Genus (Edura 6 species Australia. 



Genus Calodactylus 1 species Southern India. 



Genus Ptyodactylus 2 species Northern Africa; S. W. Asia. 



Genus Thecadactylus 3 species Trop. So. Amer.; islands in 



Torres Straits. 



1 In compiling this table the writer has followed Boulenger's classification; 

 Catalogue of Lizards in the British Museum. 



