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fact collected extensively in the Murray group. Liasis olivaceus Gray 
has also been recorded from Cornwallis Island takoi> hy the same col¬ 
lector. There are probably several species npon some of the islands and 
among these forms some may have extremely restricted distributions. 
This Museum also possesses two examples of childreni which were pur- 
• chased from E. Gerrard in London by Mr. A. Agassiz in 1877. They are 
also labelled as from “Islands in Torres Straits” and undoubtedly repre¬ 
sent part of jMacfarlane’s collection. They represent a form but distantly 
related to this one which I now describe. 
Dendrophis calligaster Guenther. 
A fine example of this characteristic Papuan species emphasizes the 
close relation which all of the Torres Straits Islands bear to New Guinea. 
The fauna is strongly Papuan with most of the prominent Australian 
types lacking. This species is recorded from both Cornwallis and the 
Murray Islands by Boulenger (Cat. Snakes Brit. Mus., Vol. 2, 1891, 
p. 81). 
Qlyphodon tristis Guenther. 
Clark caught three beautiful specimens of this snake on Mer Island of 
the Murray group. He remarks that it seemed tame and inoffensive 
when alive and that the natives held it in no dread. He was surprised 
to learn of its affinities. It has long been known from this and nearby 
localities. 
Sauria. 
Gymnodactylus pelagicus (Girard). 
A single example of this wandering species was collected on Prince of 
Wales Island, Torres Straits, September 12, 1913. 
Hemidactylus frenatus Dumeril et Bibron. 
Clark found this wide ranging species also at Mer Island, Murray 
Island, Torres Straits. 
Lialis burtonii Gray. 
A fine example similar to that described by Boulenger (Cat. Liz. Brit. 
Mus. Pol. 1, 1885, i^. 248) as Var. D. This phase was represented in the 
British Museum hy examples from Murray Islands and Cornwallis Island 
only. It is perhaps likely that it does not occur elsewhere. 
Diporophora bilineata Gray. 
Two from Prince of iPales Island, Torres Straits. 
Qonyocephalus spinipes (A. Dumeril). 
An immature but beautifully preserved example from Kuranda, 
Queensland. 
Amphibolurus muricatus (White). 
One from Wentworth Falls, Blue Mts., New South Wales. 
