FAUNE, CHELONIA. 
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already published in the “Mission Scientifique ” [Zool. Rec. x. p. 76^ 
xi. p. 74], by descriptions of a number of new or rare species of different 
groups obtained in the isthmus of Tehuantepec, and presented by Sumi- 
chrast to the Paris Museum. J. Zool. v. pp. 386-412. 
S. Gakman, in a Report on the collections made during the exploration 
of Lake Titicaca, enumerates 5 Reptiles and 6 Batrachians (one described 
as new). Bull. Mus. C. Z. in. pp. 276-^278. 
West Indies. 
J. Gundlach has published a Catalogue of Cuban Reptiles. An. Soc. 
Esp. iv. pp. 347-368. 
The herpetological collection made by Dr. Gundlach in the Island of 
Puertorico, consisted of 19 species, of which only two, Clemmys decussata 
and Typhlops lumbricalis (richardi) belong to Cuba, the majority being 
found also in Hayti and the Lesser Antilles. Two Snakes peculiar to 
the island had already been described, whilst of the genus AnoUs two 
are new. A large Lizard {Metopocerus ?) is Stated to inhabit the Island 
of Mona. W. Peters, MB. Ak. Berl. 1876, pp. 704-712, pis. i. & ii. 
Galapagos Islands. 
Steindachner, F. Die Schlangen und Eidechsen der Galapagos 
Inseln. Festschrift z.-b. Ges. Wien, 1876, 4to, pp. 303-330, pis. 
i.-vii. 
Following upon Dr. Gunther’s account of the Testudinata of these 
islands, the present monograph is intended to complete our knowledge 
of the Reptilian fauna of the Archipelago. This consists, besides the 
Tortoises, of one Snake, four Iguanidce, and one Gecko, the total num- 
ber being eleven species. The author dismisses as improbable the sup- 
position that the Snake, Dromicus chamissotiis, Wiegm., a species found 
in Peru and Chili, was' conveyed from the continent to these islands in 
ancient times. 
Interesting details respecting the Tortoises of the Galapagos Islands, 
are given in a letter from Commander Cookson. P. Z. S. pp. 620-526. 
CHELONIA. 
Anderson, J. On the Cloacal Bladders and on the Peritoneal Canals in 
Chelonia J. L. S. xii. pp. 434-444. 
Testudo ibera, Pall., retained as distinct from T. grceca. W. T. Blan- 
ford. Eastern Persia, ii. p. 306. 
Emys orbicularis, L. The Linnasan name (1766) restored in place of 
Emys europcea, Schn. (1783) ; found nowhere in Persia except on the 
shores of the Caspian. Id. tom. cit. p. 308. 
Clemmys caspia, Gm. Emmenia grayi, Gthr., is referred to under this 
name as being really the species intended by Gmelin ; the generic dis- 
tinction made by Gray does not, however, hold good. The oldest name 
