REPTILIA. 
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REPTILIA 
BY 
Albert Gunther, M.A., M.D., Ph.D., F.R.S, 
General Notes and FAUNiE. 
In reply to Prof. Huxley^s paper on the homologies of the audi- 
tory ossicles (see Zool. Record, vi. p. 108), Prof. Peters has re- 
examined the auditory ossicles and the pneumatic duct of the 
mandible in Crocodiles. The latter forms a direct communica- 
tion between the articulary and tympanic cavity. MB. Ak. Berl, 
1870, pp. 15-22, pis. 1,2. 
Sardinia. A. Caruccio gives a list of 17 Reptiles and 5 
Batrachians inhabiting this island. Att. Soc. Ital. Sc. nat, xii. 
1870, pp. 565-567. 
Abyssinia. Mr. Blanford^s work, * Observations on the 
Zoology and Geology of Abyssinia,^ has been noticed above 
(p. 3) . In the part Reptilia (pp. 444-459) two Tortoises, 
13 Lizards, 7 Snakes, and 5 Frogs are referred to. Several of 
the Lizards are described as new. 
Senegamhia. Dr. Steindachner gives an account of the 
Reptiles collected by him in this country. SB. Ak. Wien, 1870, 
Ixii. pp. 326-335. Twenty-seven species. 
South Africa. Peters reports on a collection made at 
Hantam (Oorlogsrevier, S.W. Africa). MB. Ak. Berlin, 
1870, pp. 110-115. Sixteen Lizards, eight Snakes, and two 
Frogs. 
Round Island. Sir H. Barkly, whilst Governor of the Mau- 
ritius, took steps for the thorough examination of this re- 
markable islet. He has given a report in a pamphlet, ^ Notes on 
the Flora and Fauna of Round Island,^ taken from the ^Mauritius 
Almanac and Register ^ for 1870. Mauritius, 1870, 8vo, pp. 15. 
It contains a description of the physical features of the island, 
and of the collections made by the exploring parties. [The Rep- 
tiles were sent to the Recorder for examination, and proved to 
consist of fine series of Thyrus hoyerii (Desj.), Leiolepisma bellii 
1870. [vOL. VII.] F 
