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NATURAL HISTORY. [UPPER FLOOR. 
Bungarus. 
Platura. 
e. Xaja. 
Hamadryas, Cantor. 
Xenodon. 
c?. Dendrophis. 
Dryophis. 
Langaha. 
Telescopus. 
Bucephala., 
c. Dipsas. 
Fam. 4. Boidcs . 13. 
a. Boa. 
Eunectes, Wagler. 
Epicrates, Wagler . 
Xiphosoma. 
b . Python. 
Liasis, Gray 
c. Gongylophis. 
Eryx. 
Clothonia. 
<£» Ilysia. 
Cylindrophis. 
Fam. 5. Hydride. 13. 
a . Pelamis. 
Lapemis, Gray.^ 
b. Hydros. 
Liopala, Gray 
Aturia, Gray. ^ 
Hydrophis. 
c. Acrochordus. 
Chersydrus. 
Erpeton. 
Bitia, Gray.sS* 
d. Homalopsis. 
Ilelicops. 
Hydrops. 
Hypsirina. 
Sect. 11. Cata- 
PHRACTA. 
Ord. III. Cheloxia. 
Fam.l. Testudinldce . 1. 
Testudo, Linn. 
Chersina. 
Kinyxis, Bell. 
Pyxis, Bell . 
Fam. 2. Emydce . 4. 
a. Geoemyda. 
Emys. 
Cyclemys. 
Malaclemys. 
Cistuda. 
c. Kinosternon. 
Staurotypus. 
e?. Chelydra. 
e. Platysternon. 
Fam. 3. Chelydce. 2. 
Sternotherus. 
Chelodina. 
Hydraspis. 
Chelys. 
Fam. 4. Trionycidce. 
Trionyx. 
Emyda. 
Fam. 5. Cheloniadtz. 
Sphargis. 
Chelonia. 
Order IV. Emydo- 
sauri. 1 & 2. 
Fam. CrocodilidcE . 
Gavialis. 
Crocodilus. 
Alligator. 
Caiman. 
Order V. Amfhis- 
b^enia. 1. 
Fam. 1 . Trogonophidte. 
Trogonophis, Kaup . 
Fam. 2. ChiroiidcE. 
Chirotes, Dumeril. 
Fam.3. AmphisbcenadcE. 
a . Amphisbaena, Lm?i. 
Anops, Bell. 
Blanus, Wagler. 
b> Lepidosternon, 
Wagler. 
Cephalopeltis, Mul¬ 
ler. 
The Cases 14 and 15, between the windows, and the 
Table Cases, contain dry specimens of Crocodiles and 
Tortoises; as the Indian and African Crocodiles, and 
the Gavial, or Long-beaked Crocodile of the Ganges. A 
series of Tortoises, arranged after the same order as the 
specimens in spirits in Case No. 1. Among them are 
the Serpentine Tortoises (Testudo serpentina), which 
unite with the form of the Tortoises several of the cha¬ 
racters of the Crocodiles, as the large head, and the 
long tail with elevated ridges; also species of Land Tor¬ 
toises, as the Indian Tortoise (Testudo indica ) and the 
Kadiated Tortoise (Testudo radiala) ; the American Box 
Tortoise (Testudo clausa) ; many species of Terrapin 
(Emys) from America and India; some very young Tur- 
