316 General Notes. [ March, 
the Zoological Society of London. 
zine of Natural History, G. A. Boulenger describes Lipinia anolis, 
from the Solomon islands ; Rhacophorus lateralis, from Malabar; 
Rappia burtoni, from the Ancober river, Gold Coast; Bufo am 
dersonii, from the north of Hindostan (Agra, Ajmere); Ayla glan — 
dulosa, from Guatemala; H. macrops, from Treasury island, Solo- 
mon group ; Hynobius lichenatus, from Awomori, Japan; Spelerpes 
peruvianus, from Moyobamba, Peru ; and Cryptopsophis multipl- 
catus, a new genus and species of Cæciliidæ, from the Seychelles. 
The genus differs from Dermophis in the absence of a , 
row of mandibular teeth. Fourteen genera of these snake-formed 
batrachians are now known. i 
The same naturalist also describes four forms of Lophogi 
thus, two of which are new. Z. maculilabris is from the Timor l 
Laut islands, the others from Australia. 
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incompletely surrounded, and the Heloder 
the parietal bar, these characters of the suborder als 
For these reasons M. Boulenger proposes_to retain epre 
simply as a family under the old name of Geckotidæ, separatilg 
from it the three aberrant genera to form the family Eublepharis 
Eublepharis is Indian, Coleonyx Central American, and psio 
tylus West African, yet all are closely allied both in struit 
and coloration, and all possess connivent mo 
vable eyelids. 
Birds —The Proceedings of the Zoological 
patie ek notes filling forty pages on birds co 
G. F. Gaumer spent three years explo 
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Salvin, in the Proceedings of the Zodlogical S 
Gaumer’s notes on the climate of Yucatan are 
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the country, which appear to be undergr 
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their hind limbs specially modifie 
nearest existing allies are the family Ch 
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