ZOOLOGY 
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This is also characteristic of the fish of Tanganyika ancl almost all the other big 
lakes and rivers, though except where the river is sluggish and somewhat 
lacustrine, the fish appear to be small and singularly full of bones. Most of the 
ordinary streams contain fish of cyprinoid type, more or less like the barbel. 
Engraulicypris pinguis 
APPENDIX IV. 
LIST OF THE REPTILES, BATRACHIANS, AND FISHES 
RECORDED FROM BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA 
Note. —This list is mainly based on the papers published by Dr. A. Giinther and Mr. G. A. Boulenger, 
in the Proceedings of the Zoological Society. I have also inserted the names of species known to be 
present in the country, though not represented by specimens sent home. These additions are placed 
between brackets. 
Class, REPTILIA. 
Order, Crocodilia. 
\Crocodilus niloticus \; the common Crocodile. 
Order, Chelonia. 
Cinyxis belliana ; 1 
[ Testudo calcarata ] 1 
\Testudo pa?'dal is ] | 
[ Testudo geo?netrica 1 \ I 
[ Testudo angulata ] J 
\Homopus fenioralis\ 
True Tortoises. 
I Areolated 
\Ho??iopus areolatus ?] J 
the Hinged Tortoise. 
Ster?ioth<zrus sinuatus. 
Cyclodenna frenatum ; the Soft Tortoise. 
Aquatic: ordinarily known as the 
Lake Nyasa Turtle. Carnivorous. 
Skinks. 
Hemidactylus ??iabouia; a Gecko 
Mabouia varia 
Mabouia quinquetceniata 
Sepsina tetradactyla 
Lygoso??ia simdevalli J 
Gerrhosaurus flavigularis. 
Lygodactylus cape?isis. 
Tortoises. 
Order, Squamata. 
LIZARDS. 
Lygodactylus a?igularis (sp. nov.). 
\Aga?na colononmi. ] 
Agama atricollis. 
Aga?na ?nossa??ibica. 
Agatna kirkii. 
Varatms albigularis ) • T • , 
° 1 Monitor Lizards. 
Varamis occellatus > 
CHAMELEONS. 
Cha??iceleo?i dilepis; Flap-necked Chame- Chamaleo?i melleri. 
leon. Rha??ipholeo?i platyceps (sp. nov.). 
Chamceleon isabellinus (sp. nov.). 
Rhampholeon brachyurus (sp. nov.). 
Sent alive to the Zoological Gardens. 
