JOURNAL 
OF THE 
ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL. 
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Part II.—PHYSICAL SCIENCE. 
No. III.—1879. 
XIV.—Notes on a collection of Reptiles made by Mason O. B. St. Joun, 
R. E., at Ajmere in Rdjputina.—By W. T. Buanrorp, F. kB. 8., Ke. 
(Received and read August 6th, 1879.) 
The following is a list of the reptiles obtained by Major St. John in 
the neighbourhood of Ajmere during about three years of residence. Most 
of the species were identified by the discoverer, but nearly all were sent to me 
for comparison. The list is small, and the fauna of the country is evident- 
ly poor, but still all local lists of this kind are of importance, especially if 
they approach completeness, as they afford very valuable aid towards a 
knowledge of distribution. In this list, for instance, I find that two spe- 
cies occur, Oynophis helena and Python molurus, belonging to two genera 
the existence of which in any part of Central or Northern India I previous- 
ly thought extremely doubtful.* 
The species marked with an asterisk are inserted from information 
sent to me by Major St. John, as I have not seen specimens. All others have 
been examined by myself. 
*1. TESTUDO ELEGANS. 
*2. CROCODILUS, sp. Major St. John writes : “ Crocodiles (O. palus- 
tris, I suppose) are very numerous in the natural lake of Pushkar (or 
Pohkar) 6 miles from Ajmere. Some are also found in the artificial lake 
at Ajmere called the Anasdgar; they are said not to breed there, but to 
* Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., October 1876, Ser. 4, Vol. XVIII, p. 292, 
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