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network, and in the presence of a fold of the peritoneum, which surrounds 
the abdominal viscera. These facts, in his opinion, necessitate the sepa- 
ration of the Varanidce from the true Lacertilia into a group equivalent 
to the Rhynchocephalia, and bearing special affinity to the Crocodilia. 
Sciioof, F. Beitrage zur Kenntniss des Urogenitalsystems der Saurier. 
Zool. Anz. xi, pp. 189 & 190, and Arch. f. Nat. liv, pp. 62-80, pi. iii. 
Ostroumoff, A. Zur Entwicklungsgeschichte der Eidechsen. Yorlaufige 
Mittheilung. Zool. Anz. xi, pp. 620-622. 
On the embryology of Phrynoceplialus helioscopus , Pall. ’ 
Francotte, P. Rocherches sur lo ddveloppement de l’6piphyse. Arch. 
Biol, viii, pp. 757-821, pis. xxxix & xl. 
Based chiefly upon Anguis fragilis and Lacerta muralis. 
Straiil, H., & Martin, E. Die Entwickelung des Parietalauges bei 
Anguis fragilis und Lacerta vivipara. Arch. Anat. Phys. 1888, 
Anat. pp. 146-163, pi. x. 
McKay, W. J. On the Development and Structure of the Pineal Eye 
in Hinulia and Grammatophora. P. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. (2) iii, 
pp. 876-889, pis. xxii-xxiv. 
G. A. Boulenger, P. Z. S. 1888, pp. 351-353, figs., draws attention to 
the scaling of the reproduced tail in Lizards, showing that it may revert to 
an ancestral type, and thus afford a clue to the affinities of genera or 
species to one another. 
Geckonida\ 
Teratoscincus scincus , Schleg. : notes by Bcettger, Zool. Jahrb. iii, 
p. 878. 
Orossobamon, n. n. for Ptcnodactylus , Strauch, nec Gray ; Bcettger, 
Zool. Anz. xi, p. 260. C. eversmanni , Wiegm. : notes by Bcettger, Zool. 
Jahrb. iii, p. 880. 
Gymnodactylu8 caspius , Eichw., and fedschenkoi , Strauch : notes by 
B(Ettger, t. c. pp. 883 & 884, who is inclined to regard the latter as 
a variety of the former. G. russowi , Strauch: notes by Bcettger, 
t. c. p. 885. G. milium , Bory, figured by McCoy, Prodr. Zool. Viet, 
pi. cxxxii, fig. 1. G. certzeni , n. sp.* Bcettger, SB. Ak. Berlin, 1888, 
p. 152, Sporades. 
Phyllodactylus europams , Gen6 : on the calcarous neck-glands ; Lepori, 
Lo Spallanzani, xviii, p. 143 : criticisms by Camerano, Boll. Mus. 
Zool. Anat. Comp. Torin. iii, No. 45. P. marmoratus, Gray, figured by 
McCoy, Prodr. Zool. Viet. pi. cxxxii, fig. 2. P. guentheri, Blgr., 
recorded from Norfolk I. by Douglas-Ogilby, P. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 
(2) ii, p. 990. 
CEdura africana, n. sp., Boulenger, Ann. N. H. (6) ii, p. 137, Damara 
land. CE. monilis and cincta , n. spp., De Vis, P. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. (2) ii, 
p. 812, Queensland. 
Hemidactylus richardsonii , Gray : notes on specimens from the 
Gaboon; J. G. Fischer, JB. Hamb. v, p. 49, pi. iv, fig. 10. 
