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INTRODUCTION. 



The different orders, families, genera, and number of species of each 

 genus represented in Sind are shown in the following table : — 

 Order. 



Chelonia or Turtles and 

 Tortoises 



Sauria or 

 Lizards 



Family. Genera. 



Testudinidse 2 



Bmydidse 3 



Trionycidse 3 



_Chelonidge 2 



f Crocodilidse 2 



I Varanidse 2 



family of J Lacertidas 3 



, Scincidse 7 



I Geckotidse 7 



LAgamidse 6 



Typhlopidse 1 



Oligodontidffi 6 



Homalopsidse 1 



Psammophidse 1 



Dipsadidse 1 



Ophidia •<{ Lycodontidee 1 



Pythonidse 1 



Brycidse 2 



Elapidro 2 



Hydrophidse 3 



Viperidge 2 



{Ranidse 2 



Bufonidee 2 



Of these the number of species of the Emydidce, LacertidcB, Oeck- 

 otidce, and Hydrophidce would on closer investigation be found at 

 least one-third more than the present number. The genera, most 

 widely distributed in India of the harmless Colubrine Snakes, are 

 Typhlops, Oligodon, Oynophis, Zamenis, Tropidonotus, Cerberus, Dip- 

 sas, Lycodon, Eryx and Python. Of the last one species only, which 

 inhabits forest lands contiguous to the limit of inundation and stony 

 tracts covered with Euphorbia. From the month of May to October 

 these are extremely numerous in Sind with Echis and Naja. 



Of the 40 species of Lacertidm in Sind, fifteen occur in Persia j 

 seven of these, as Mesalina pardalis, Buprepes septemtceniatus, Oongy- 

 lus ocellatus, Bunopus tubereulatiis, Pristurus rupestris, Trapelus 

 ruhrigularis, and Trapelus ruderatus, are not found to the north, 

 south or east of the Province ; five extend their range to the Punjab 

 and Afghanistan also, while twelve of the fifteen are also found in Beloo- 

 chistan. 



Of species of Lacertilia peculiar to Sind there are eight — such are 

 Ptyodactylus homolepis, Hemidadylus Gleadowii, Hemidactylus Kara- 



Batraohia Salienta 



Species. 



2 



4 



3 



2 



2 



4 



5 



9 

 11 



9 



2 

 10 



1 



2 



1 



2 



1 



2 



2 

 14 



2 



4 

 3 



