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ZOOLOGICAL LITERATURE. 
(jerrardii 'punctata j gerrardiij Gray) from West Australia, and 
Rhodona punctatovittata from Queensland. 
^Anomalopms godeffroyi, sp. n. ?, Peters, 1. c. p. 24, East Australia. 
PygomeleSj g. n., Grandidier, Key. et Mag. Zool. 1867, p. 234. Trcepedito 
similis, sed amibus minimis j corpore anguiformij extremitatibus anterio- 
ribus nullis, posterioribus parvissimis, compressis indivisisque. Capite 
cuneato j dentibus conicis } palato edentate j lingua tota squamea, non trans- 
versim sulcata nec aniice emarginata. Squamis non striatis . — Pygomeles 
braconieri. Supra argenteus; squamis dorsi laterumque puncto brunneo- 
nigro central! notatis, his punctis decern vel duodecim lineas longitudinales 
tbrmantibus. Infra albus. Capite nigro maculate. Long, e nasi apice ad 
basin caudoe 0“-14, caudoe 0‘"-09. — Madagascar. 
Ilemipodion, g. n., Steindachner, Sitzgsber. Ak. Wiss. Wien, 1867, Iv. p. 263. 
Body and tail very long, limbs feeble, the anterior with three, the posterior 
with two toes. Nostril between two nasals j no supranasals. Ear externally 
not visible ; eyelid with a transparent disk. Scales smooth. II. pcrsicuniy 
sp. n., taf. 1. 
Mochlus afer—JEumeces afer (pii'a.') — Mochlus punctatus (Gthr.) figured by 
Bocage, Jorn. Sc. math. phys. e nat, Lisb. iii. est. 3. fig. 2. 
Mahouia tnacruray sp. n., GUnther, 1. c. p. 48, Cape York. 
Ti'opidolepmna. Br. Gray, 1. c., figures T. nitidumy pi. 12, T, kingiiy pi. 13, 
and T, majuSy pi. 14. 
Sepsid/e. 
Qongylus igneocaudatiiSy sp. ii., Grandidier, Bev. et Mag. Zool. 1867, p. 234. 
Supra brunneus ; in lateribus flavidis, tribus lineis nigris, superiore latissima, 
inferiore tenuissima. Partibus inferioribus albis. Cauda perlucida rubra. 
Long, e nasi apice ad basin caudse 0'“-04, caud® 0“ 055. — Madagascar. 
TvPHLINIDiE. 
Typhloscinais (Ptrs.) is described by Dr. Steindachner as Rhinophidium 
(g. n.), Novara, llept. p. 62 j ho recognizes their identity, p. 94, but thinks 
tliat the TypJdoscincus nicoharicus (sp. n., pp. 63, 94, tab. 3. figs. 6-8) may be 
specifically distinct from 2\ martensii. 
Iguanid^. 
Iguana tuhci'cidata. Its myology described by Mr. St. G. Mivart, Proc. 
Zool. Soc. 1867, pp. 766-797, with numerous woodcuts. 
Ophryoessoides dmn&i'iliiy sp. n., Steindachner, Novara, Kept. p. 33, tab. 2. 
fig. 5, from Para. 
Agamid^e. 
{Tiaris) Lophyrus sempei'iy sp.n., Peters, Monatsber. Ak. Wiss. Berl. 1867, 
p. 16, from the Philippines. [Prof. Peters is riglit in supposing that the 
Tiaris hellii of the British Museum is not identical with Lophyrus hellii 
(D. & B.)j the former may be named Tiaris peter sill 
CoryphophylaXy g. n., Steindachner, Novara, Kept. p. 29. Body compressed ; 
scales keeled, unequal in size; neck and back with a crest; spines on the 
side of the occiput and neck. Anal and femoral pores absent. A fold across 
the throat; a gular sac. Tympanum distinct. — Coryphophylax maximi- 
lianiy sp. n., Steindachner, I c. p. 30, taf. 2. fig. 6, from the Nicobar Islands. 
— The name is proposed by Dr. Fitzinger. 
