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 lizard, while losing much of its point in absence of the illustration which accompanies the original, may apply to all the tribe. "They are lovely, most interesting and surprisingly tame creatures."

CHELONIA By

Capt. 0. M. Ingoldby.

Trionychid^. (1)

Trionyx gangeticus,

(2)

Emyda

Indus.

Common in

the vicinity in the D.

Met with in the the Tank Zam Testudin^i. Testudo (3)

horsfieldi.

(4)

Testudo hardwickii.

(5)

Kachuga

smithii

I.

K.

Near Tank.

granosa


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which

irrigation channels into splits

up on reaching the

plain.

in association on the Wana plain near the surrounding hills. Said to be abundant on the Marwatai hills. The former is by far the commoner. Examples of both were previously sent to the Society by Cotton (J.B.N.H.S.

Found

Vol. Indus.

XXV.,

Abundant.

p.

The

519, Vol.

XXVI,

p. 314).

third vertebral which

is

quadri-

specimens is a clean cut pentagon in the young. It is necessary to bear this in mind when using Boulenger's key to the genus in the F.B.I. lateral or sub-quadrilateral in adult

LACERTILIA.

By

Miss

Procter.

lizards of Capt. Ingoldby's collection are interesting from two points of geographic distribution, and range of variation. They also include a new species of Gecko which I have much pleasure in naming after its discoverer. In most cases large series of specimens were caught, both adult and young, and the individual variation is often great, that occurring in Eumeces schneideri being of Other species which deserve special mention on account of particular interest. rarity are Agamura persica and Ablepharus grayanus.

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