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7. Hemidactylus frenatus, S c h 1 e g. 



8.* Tiliqua carinata, Schneid, (recorded by Steindachner). 

 9. ,, oliv acea, G r a y. 



10. „ rag if era, n. sp. 



1 1 .* Euprepes (Zygosoma) macrotis, F i t z. (recorded by Stein- 

 dachner). 



12.* Typhloscincus JSficobaricus, Fitz. (recorded by Stein- 

 dachner). 



13.* Calotes mystaceus, D a u d. (recorded by B 1 y t h.) 

 14. „ ophiomachus, Me rr. 



15.* Bronchocele cristatella, Kuhl, (recorded by Steindach- 

 ner.) 



16. ,, jubata, ~D. and B i b. 



17. Tiaris subcristata, B 1 y t h. 



18. Ablabes Nicobariensis, n. sp. 



1 9. Bendroph is picta, Gmel. 



20. Lycodon aulicus, L. 



2 1 . Python reticulatus, Schneid. 



22. Pelamis platurus, L. (= bicolor, Schneid.) 



23.* Platurus laticaudatus, L. (recorded by Steindachner.) 

 24.* „ Fischer i, Jan, ( „ „ ,, ) 



25. Trimeresurus mutabilis, n. sp. 



26. „ Cantori, Blyth, (= ? ? Trim, labialis, Fitz. 



apud Steindach ner, see further on ) 

 27.* „ purpureas, Grray. This species is also recorded 



by Steindachner, but as he says that the specimens are in bad 

 state of preservation, they may prove to be unicoloured varieties of 

 T. mutabilis, though purpureus may also occur, but I have not 

 as yet seen any specimens from the Nicobars. 



28-29, Blyth mentions fragments of Chel. virgata and imhricata, 

 and very likely some more of the Pelagic species will be found. I 

 have myself seen fragments of turtle bones and of their shells with 

 the natives, but I would not venture to identify the species. 



Accidentally the number of species upon record from both groups 

 of islands is the same, but the Nicobar fauna appears to be richer, 

 especially in the Scincid^ and AgamidvE, and no doubt may more 

 snakes will also be found. There were several species obtained by 



