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ZOOLOGICAL LITERATURE. 
Chehnia agassizn is believed to be a new species from the Pacific coast of 
Central America, by Bocourt, Ann. Sc. Nat. 1868, x. p. 122. 
CEOCOUILIA. 
Crococlilus. Dr. Gray continues to believe that Adanson’s Black Croco- 
dile ” is (7. froniatxiSj and not C, cataphractuSy Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 1868, 
i. p. 76 [see Zool. Kecoid, iii. p. 122]. — Dr. A. Strauch explains in detail the 
reasons why he refers Adanson’s “ Crocodile noir ” to C. cataphractus, and 
not to C. frontatiiSj and states that Adanson’s Gavial du S^n^gal,” which is 
the C. biscutatus (Cuv.), is, in fact, an American species, and identical with 
C. acutus. Bull. Ac. Sc. St. Pdtersb. xiii. pp. 61-60, or Melang. Biol. vi. 
pp. 622-636. 
Notes on Crocodilus palustris and C. porosvs by Mr. Theobald, Journ. Linn, 
Soc. X. pp. 20, 21. 
Alligatoi' latirostris. Notes by Dr. Hensel, Wiegm. Arch. 1868, p. 348. 
Alligator mississipensis. The Bev. S. Haughton has described the myology 
in Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 1868, i. pp. 282-292, pi. 10. 
LACERTILIA. 
Amphishccna. Dr. Hensel describes A, vermicularis and A, hingii, Wiegm. 
Arch. 1868, pp. 339, 343. 
Amphishana punctata. Notes on a living example by J. Vilard, in Eep. 
Fis.-nat. de Cuba, ii. 1867, pp. 69-72. 
Ameiva trilineata (Gray) is said to be a variety of A. atiheri (Coct.). Gund- 
lach, Report. Fis.-nat. de Cuba, ii. p. 168. 
Ameiva petersii, sp. n.. Cope, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sc. Philad. 1868, p. 99, from 
the Upper Amazons . — Ameiva chrysolama^ sp. n., Cope, 1. c. p. 127, from 
Gonave Island, near Hayti. 
Centropyx pelviceps^ sp. n., Cope, l.c. p. 98, Upper Amazons. 
Todarccs. Dr. Strauch has published a sliort but excellent paper on those 
species of the genus which might bo referred to Scajdeira, which division 
proves to be untenable as a genus. He gives a synopsis of the genera belong- 
ing to the group Pristidactylia, and describes P. grammica (Licht.), P. cimci- 
rostrisy sp. n., from South Africa (?), P. reticidata (Bocage), and P. scripta, 
sp. n., from Central Asia. Mdl. Biol. iv. 1867, pp. 403-426, or Bull. Ac. Sc. 
St. Petersb. xii. pp. 313-328. 
Ophiognomon, g. n. Chalcidid., Cope, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sc. Philad. 1868, 
p. 100. Nostril on the suture between the first labial and supranasal. 
Head-shields, above, five, viz. two supranasals, one frontal, and two occipitals. 
Limbs minute, four, without digits. Scales smooth. No collar. — 0. tris- 
anale, sp. n., from the Upper Amazons. 
Ahlepharus. Dr. Strauch has critically examined the lizards of this genus \ 
he very properly unites witli it CryptoUepliarus and Morctkia. The species 
known are described, and two new ones added, viz. A. deserti, from Central 
Asia, and A. hrandtii from Buchara. Bull. Ac. Sc. St. Pdtersb. xii. pp. 359- 
371 ; or Mel. Biol. vi. pp. 653-670. [The author has overlooked A. cohindccy 
Bocage.] 
Bvprcpcs, Notes on Eu. rvfesccns and Eu. nndiicarinahis (Kuhl, = ?««a^- 
larias^ Blyth), by Mr. Theobald, Journ. Linn. Soc. x. pp. 25, 26. 
