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REPTILIA. 
Chamcnleon vulgaris. Notes on an Indian example by Stoliczka. Proc. As. 
Soc. Beng. 1870, pp. 1, 2. 
A Chamseleon kept in captivity (sp. — ?) has brought forth living young. 
Moore, Proc. Lit. & Phil. Soc. Liverp. 1869, p. 49. 
Ophidia. 
Calamaria sumatrapa and Calamaria hodvenii are said to be new species 
from Sumatra. Edeling, Nat. Tyds. Ned. Ind. 1870, pp. 379, 380. The same 
author describes Calamaria leugocaster and C. melanorhynchos of Bleeker. 
Calamaria reticulata (Blyth) redescribed by Theobald, Catal. liept. p. 44, 
is the type of a new genus, Blythia. [Is probably an Oxycala7nus.~\ 
Geophis annulatus, sp. n., Peters, MB. Ak. Berlin, 1870, p. 643, taf. 1. fig. 2, 
South America ? 
Ficimia olivacea figured by Steindachner, SB. Ak. Wien, 1870, Ixii. p. 344, 
taf. 6. 
Unechis (J\IetopophiSy subg. n.) lineatuS) sp. n., Peters, 1. c. p. 643, taf. 1. 
fig. 3, Guinea. 
Simotes obscurus and Simotes crassus, spp. nn., Theobald, Cat. Kept. p. 48, 
hab, — ? 
Ahlabes bicolor is the type of a new genus Grotea, according to Theobald, 
1. c. p. 46. 
Ablabes nicobariensis, sp. n., Stoliczka, J. As. Soc. Beng. 1870, p. 184, pi. 11. 
fig. 1. — Ablabes scriptus (Blyth, MS. ?), sp. n., Theobald, I, c. p. 49, Mar- 
taban. 
Falconeria bengalensis, g. et sp. n. (Oalamarid.), Theobald, Catal. Kept, 
p. 44. Scales faintly keeled, in 17 rows. One anterior frontal j two pos- 
terior frontals entering the orbit. Five upper labials. Loreal one. Prae- 
ocular very elongate. Anal and subcaudals bifid. From Parisnath. 
Enicognathus javanicus described by Edeling, Nat. Tyds. Ned. Ind. xxxi. 
1870, p. 386. 
Cyclophis catenatus, sp. n., Theobald, 1. c. p. 49, Simla. — C. rubriventerj 
sp. n., Jerdon, Pr. As. Soc. Beng. 1870, p. 80, Khasia Hills. 
Chlorophis oldhamij g. et sp. n., Theobald, Catal. Kept. p. 60, Simla. 
Coluber nuthalli, sp. n., Theobald, 1. c. p. 61, Birma. 
Compsosoma semifaseiatum {Platycep^ setnif., Blyth) redescribed by Theo- 
bald, Cat. Kept. p. 62 j and by Stoliczka, J. As. Soc. Beng. 1870, p. 188. 
Zamenis brachjurus found in South-eastern Berar. Blanford, J. As. Soc. 
Beng. 1870, p. 372. 
Ilerpctodryas quinqtielineatusy sp. n., Steindachner, SB.Ak. Wien, 1870, Ixii. 
p. 346, Brazil. — Herpetodryas affinis, sp. n., Steindachner, 1. c. p. 348, taf. 7. 
tigs. 4 & 5, Brazil, 
Philodryas nattereri, sp. n., Steindachner, /. c. p. 346, taf. 7. figs. 1-3, 
Matogrosso. 
Tropidonotus ‘iiatrix ? On a" singular example with 20 series of scales in 
the Museum at Bern, believed by the author to be a new species, Studer, 
Mittheil. ntrf. Ges. Bern, 1870, p. 24, with figure of head. 
Tropidonotus tytleri (Blyth) = Tr. quincunciatus, Stoliczka, J. As. Soc. Beng. 
1870, p. 190. 
Tropidonotus punctulatus is described as Fowlea peguensis (g. et sp. n.) by 
• Theobald, Oat. Kept. p. 67. 
