OPHIDIA. BATRACHJA. 
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VlPERlDAS. 
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V. caudalis, Smith : notes by Boettger ; Ber. Senck. Ges. 1886, p. 6. V. 
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Bothrops. T. W. van Lidth de Jeude discusses the characters and 
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BATRACHIA. 
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A list of all the species of Batrachians added to the collection since the 
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new species. 
. Quelques mots en r^ponse a la note de M. le Dr. R. Blanchard sur 
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