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Zacholus Icjevis, Eichw. {Col. lijevis, Lac^p.) ; Zmnenis jEsculapii, 
Wagl. ; Coelopeltis Dione, Eichw. {Col. Dio7ie, Pall.), erythrogastra, 
Eichw. {Col. erythrogaster, Fisch.), lacertina, Wagl., vermiculata, 
Eichw. {Col. vermiculatus, M6n.) 
The only Batrachians in those regions are, Hyla viridis, Laur. ; Rana 
temporaria, L., tigrina, Eichw. {Rana dentex, Kryn.) ; cachinnans^ 
Pall. ; Bufo variahilis, Pali., cinereus, Schneid. 
Hence it follows, that the two new genera only contain animals not 
previously known ; but many names bear the authority of the author, 
although such a change of name was often unnecessary. The Herpeto- 
logy of Dumeril and Bibron is not yet made use of. 
Th. Cantor, in an Essay entitled “ General Features of 
Chusan, with Eemarks on the Flora and Fauna of that 
Island,” makes some observations on its Reptilia. Ann. ix. 
p. 275. 
Of Chelonian Reptiles, but two forms were found, one of which, 
Trionyx tuberculatus, approaches closely to T. javanicus. None of the 
larger Saurians occur, nor Monitors ; but both the little Hemidactylus, 
which is very numerous, and the Tiliqua are nearly allied to species 
inhabiting Bengal and other parts of India. It has generally been 
believed, that -China is infested with very few serpents. At Chusan, 
although few in species, they are remarkably numerous. Naja, which 
appears to be the only terrestrial venomous serpent, as well as the 
species of Lycodon, Coluber, and Tropidonotus, are, as pointed out in 
the descriptions, closely allied to Indian species. Python Schneideri has 
hitherto been found only in Java, Banca, Amboyna, and once at Malacca. 
All these, however, are forms which characterize tropical Asia. I am 
told, that several species of Pelagic Serpents occur in the Chusan Archi- 
pelago. In the Batrachian Reptiles, there exists a striking resemblance 
between the Fauna of Chusan and Japan. In both, the Frogs are 
European forms, the Toads not ; Bufo gargarizans approaches to the 
Indian Toad, figured as B. dubia in Hardwicke’s Illustrations. 
The species are furnished each with a short diagnosis (Ibid. p. 482), 
but as this is limited to colouring, it is insutficient for fixing the species. 
They are the following ; — Trionyx tuberculatus, Emys muticus; Hemi- 
dactylus nanus, Tiliqua rufoguttata ; Naja atra, Lycodon rufozona- 
tus. Coluber dhumnades. Col. mandarinus, Tropidonotus rufodorsatus, 
Python Schneideri, Merr. ; Rana temporaria, var., Rana esculenta, 
var. ; Hyla arborea, var. ; Bufo gargarizans, 
A list of the above mentioned species of Reptiles, collected 
by Cantor in Chusan, is also to be found in McClelland’s 
Calcutta Journal, vol. ii. 1842, p. 101. 
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