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18G6, p, 62. Nostrils between rostral, supranasal, nasal, and first labial ; no 
freno-nasal. Tongue scaly, notched j palate toothless, with a longitudinal 
slit ; ear-openings small j four very small limbs, three-toed. S. angolemisj 
sp. n., p. 63, pi. 1. fig. 1. 
JBasilisctis \Ptenosaura) seemanni (Gray). Mr. Cope states that Basiliscus 
fjaleritus (A. Dum.) is identical with this species. Proc. 4c. Nat. Sc. Philad. 
1866, p. 123. 
Scelopoi'us serrifei'f sp. n., and Sceloporus chrysostictusy sp. n., Cope, ProC. 
Ac. Nat. Sc. Philad. 1866, pp. 124 Sc 125, both from Yucatan. — Scelopoms 
Jieterurm, sp. n.. Cope, 1. c. p. 322, from Vera Cruz. 
Cachryx, g. n. (Iguan.), Cope, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sc. Philad. 1866, p. 124, 
Digits shortened. Body compressed. Nostril on canthus rostralis, lateral, 
Demoral pores, no preanals. Tail short, flat, covered with verticils of strong, 
erect, conic spinous scales. Head covered with small uniform scales j no 
interparietal. A strong gular dermal fold. No dorsal crest. C, dcfemovy 
sp. n., 1. c.) from Yucatan. 
Stellio caucasicus. Prof, de Filippi has observed that this species is her- 
bivorous ; adult specimens have the faculty of changing colour, the cause of 
which is explained. Mem. Accad. Torin. 1865 ; Bibl. XJniv. 1866, Oct., 
Bull. Sc. pp. 198-200; Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. xix. pp. 145-146. 
Ampkibolunis pictus, sp. n., Peters, Monatsber. Ak. Wiss. Berl. 1866, p. 88, 
from South Australia. 
Histiurus lesueurii (Gray) is described by Prof. Peters as Amphiholurus 
Jietcruriis, 1. c. p. 86. 
Phrynosoina. Mr. Cope makes some remarks on Ph. douylassii (Bell) 
(= Tapaya ornatmima, Girard) and Ph. brevirostre (Girard), which may be 
identical. As a synonym of Ph. regale (Girard) is to be placed Ph. Solaris 
(Gray) ; Ph. blainvillii (Gray)=PA. coronatum (Girard). Proc. Ac. Nat. Sc. 
Philad. 1866, p. 302. 
Chamceleo capelliiy sp. n., Bocage, Jorn. Sc. Math. Phys. eNat. Lisb. 1866, 
no. 1, p. 59, from Benguela. 
Brachydactylus (Ptrs.) is identical with Coleonyx (Gray) according to 
Cope, I, c. p. 125. 
Hemidactylus platycephalus (Ptrs.) is described by Dr. Bocage from speci- 
mens from Angola, 1. c. p. 60. 
Correlophus, g. n. [fam. Qechotidce\ Guichenot, M^m. Soc. Sc. Nat. Cher- 
bourg, xii. 1866, p. 248. Upperside of the head with a lateral fringed fold 
from the eye towards the shoulder. Five toes in front and behind, clawed, 
with a row of undivided plates beneath. Tail conical, long, terminating in 
a small discoid expansion of the skin. C. ciliatus, sp. n., Guichenot, I, c, 
pi. 12, from New Caledonia. 
OPHIDIA. 
TyPHLOPIDvE. 
Typhlops mic^'ostomusy sp. n.. Cope, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sc. Philad. 1866, p. 125, 
from Yucatan. — Typhlops basimaadatus, sp. n.. Cope, 1. c, p. 320, from 
Mexico. 
Otiychocephalus angolensis, sp. n., Bocage, Jorn. Sc. Math. Phys. e Nat, 
Lisb. no. 1, 1866, p. 65. 
