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ZOOLOGICAL LITERATURE. 
(Ptrs.)= G. irivirgatm (Gray). Peters, CEfvers. Vet. Akad. Forhandl. 18G9, 
p. 659. . 
Qerrhosaurus laticaudatus and karsteni are noticed as new species from Ma- 
dagascar by Grandidier, Kev. etMag. Zool. 1869, p. 341. 
Q&i'rkonotm auritus, sp. n., Cope, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sc. Philad. 1868, p. 306, 
from Vera Paz. 
Tracheloptychus petersi is described as a new species from Madagascar by 
Grandidier, Rev. et Mag. Zool. 1869, p. 339. 
Loxopholis, g. n. Ecpleopodid., Cope, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sc. Philad. 1868, p. 305. 
Scales imbricate, arranged in oblique rows or quincuncially ; the exposed por- 
tion triangular, strongly keeled. Prefrontals, fronto-parietals, parietals, and 
interparietals distinct. Lateral and gular scales like dorsal ; ventral broad, 
smooth ; no gular collar, no lateral fold. Toes 5.5, aU with claws. Eye- 
lid with transparent disk . — Loxopholis rugiceps, sp. n.. Cope, 1. c., from New 
Granada. 
Panaspis, g. n. Scincid., Cope, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sc. Philad. 1868, p. 317. 
Allied to Morethia, differing only in the distinctness of the fronto-parietals 
from each other and from the interparietal. No eyelid j a supranasal. 
Limbs short j toes 5-5. Scales smooth. — P. isneus, sp. n.. Cope, 1. <?., from 
Swan River or South-west Africa ? 
Heteropus rhomhoidalis, sp. n., Peters, Berlin. Monatsber. 1869, p. 446, 
North-east Australia. 
Tropidolepuma richardi, sp. n., Peters, /. c. p. 787, North Australia. 
Euprcpes. Prof. Peters describes the following new species from tho 
Damara-country : — Eu. variegatuSj damaranus, polglepis, and tvahlhergiif 
CEfvers. Vet. Ak. Forhandl. 1869, pp. 660, 661. 
Euprepes griitzneri, sp. n., Peters, Monatsber. Ak. Wiss. Berlin, 1869, 
p. 433, from South-eastern Africa . — Euprepes {Mahouya) Icevigatus, sp. n., 
Peters, ibid. p. 434, from South-eastern Africa . — Euprepes vemtsUts (Girard) 
= Euprepes delalandii (Bum. & Bibr.), Peters, ibid. 
Euprepes bilineatus is described as a new species from Madagascar by Gran- 
didier, Rev. et Mag. Zool. 1869, p. 340. 
Eumeces perdicicolor is described as a new species from Zanzibar by Cope, 
Proc. Ac. Nat. Sc. Philad. 1869, p. 317. 
Lygosoma {Mocod) nigrofasciolatum^ sp. n., Peters, Berlin. Monatsber. 1869, 
p. 435, New Caledonia. 
Scelotes fiei'inensis is noticed as a new species from Madagascar by Grandi- 
dier, Rev. et Mag. Zool. 1869, p. 340. 
Oongylus pollcni is described as a new species from Madagascar by Grandi- 
dier, 1. 0 . p. 340. 
Sepsina grammica, sp. n.. Cope, 1. c. p. 318, South-west Africa. 
Acontias rubrqcaudatus noticed as a new species from Madagascar by Gran- 
didier, 1. c. p. 342. 
(Edura verrillii is described as a new species from Australia by Mr. Cope, 
i.c. p. 318. 
JDiplodactylus furcosus (Ptrs. 1863) =J). ornatus (Gray). Peters, Berlin. 
Monatsber. 1869, p. 446. 
Phyllodactylus galapagensisj sp. n., Peters, 1. c. p. 720, Gallapagos Islands. 
Hemidactylus variegatus figured by Peters in Von der Decken’s Reisen, 
Amphibien, taf. 2. 
