REPTILIA. 
141 
pp. 775-778, and finally a third in Bull. Soc. d’Acclim. 
1866, February, with woodcuts *. 
Filippi, F. de. Riassunto del Catalogo degli Animali vertebrati 
delle Provincie caucasiche e della Persia occidentale. Att. 
Soc. Ital. Sc. Nat. vii. Riun. straord. a Biella, 1864, Septem- - 
her (pp. 184-186). 
The contents of this paper are embodied and more fully treated 
of in the author^s ^ Viaggio in Persia,' see p. 3 of this Record. 
The author has observed 3 Tortoises, 22 Saurians, 14 Snakes 
(two of which are poisonous), and 3 Frogs (Viaggio in Persia, 
pp. 352-357). The new species will he mentioned below. 
Gray, J. E. Notice of a new genus and species of the family 
TrionycTiid(R from Western Africa. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1865,' 
March 28 (pp. 323-324, with a woodcut). [Tetrathyra 
baiJcii.^ 
. On the development of the Sternal callosities in Cycla^ 
nostem senegalensisy and on the synonyms of Cyclanosteus 
and its allied genera. Ibid. May 9 (pp. 422-428, with a 
woodcut). 
. A Revision of the genera and species of Amphisbsenians, 
with the descriptions of some new species now in the Collec- 
tion of the British Museum. Ibid. May 23 (pp. 442-455, 
with woodcuts). 
Gunther, A. Fourth account of new species of Snakes in the 
Collection of the British Museum. Ann. & Mag. Nat. 
Hist. 1865, XV. February (pp. 89-98, with two plates). 
The author states that the number of species in that collection 
amounts to 789, and that of the typical specimens to 289. The 
new species described will be mentioned below. 
Hogg, J. Notes on some Amphibians. Ann. & Mag. Nat. 
Hist. 1865, xvi. August (pp. 120-123). 
These notes refer to the families Dactylethrida and Proteidce, 
proposed by the author more than twenty years ago. 
Jackel, a. j. Ueber die Verbreitung der Vipera herns, L., in 
Bayern. Corr.-Blatt zool. -miner. Ver. Regensb. 1865, 
pp. 155-169. 
[On the distribution of Vij)era herns, L., in Bavaria.] 
A paper of local interest. 
Jan, G. Enumerazione sistematica degli Ofidi appartenenti al 
gruppo Potamophilid(S. Canestr. Arch. Zool. iii. 1865, 
April (pp. 201-265). 
* The great interest attached to this subject must justify us in thus antici- 
pating the Record of next year. 
