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HI.-List of the Reptiles and Batmohians of South Africa, 1uith DB8C1'iptions of New Species.-By W. L. SCLATER, M.A., F.Z.S., DirBct01'. (With Plate V.)
TUE following list of Reptiles has been compiled from Mr.
Boulenger's catalogues of the British Museum collection, to which in each case a reference has been given, as well as to the original anthor of the specific name.
The species described since the publication of the catalogues have been added in their proper places, together with the reference to the original description.
The definition of South Africa as used in this list is Africa south of the Cunene River on the west, and of the Zambesi on the east, and therefore includes the whole of German South-West Afrioa, that part of the Chartered Company's territory and of Portugnese East Afrioa which lies south of the Zambesi, the Republios, and the Colonies.
On the whole this forms the most convenient boundary for our purpose, as it corresponds to what is politically considered to be included in South Africa, and although not a natural faunistio boundary, is easier to deal with than the tropic of Capricorn, which is the oue often adopted.
Following the list will be found descriptions of a new species of Snake, Lizard, and Frog, the latter necessita,ting the formation of a new genus; these specimens have been compared with their nearest allies in the British Museum, and my best thanks are due to Mr.
Boulenger for great help and assistance in this matter.
The following table shows the number of types or cotypes in the South African Museum, and the numbers of species in the Museum as compared with the total number founel in South Africa.
96 AnnCLls of the S01~th Af1'ican M1lseum~.
An asterisk prefixed to a species in the list indicates that it is not represented in the lYIuseum.
I No. of No. of No. of Species Total number
I
Types or Species in not i l l in South Cotypes. S.A. Museum. S.A. Museum. Africa.
.
Chelonia. .... ~
..
~ ... 1 17 2 19Emydosauria.
...
0 1 0 1Ophidia ... 3 64 16 80
Lacertilia ... l 5 87 31 118
Batrachia ...•... 1 22 11 33
Total ... 10 191 60 251
PART I.-LIST.
OHELONIA.
FAIIIILY I.-SPHARGIDlEl.
1. Dennochelys c01'iacea (Linn.); Cat. CheL, p. 10.-0ne specimen recently stranded in Table Bay, and presented to the Museum by Mr. P. O. Keyte1.
FAMILY II.-TESTUDINIDlEl.
2. Oinixys bellianct Gray; Oat. Ohe1., p. 143.-A tropical African species recently obtained for the South African Museum from Mazoe, in Mashonaland, by ]}1:r. J. ff. Darling.
3. Homopus areolatus (Thunberg); Cat. Ohel., p. 147.
4. H01nopuS jemomlis Bouleng.; Oat. Ohe1.; p. 147.
5. Homopu,s signatus (Walbaum); Oat. Ohe1., p. 148.
*6. Testuclo calccwata Schneid.; Oat. Ohe1., p. 159.
7. TestucZo pal'clalis Bell; Oat. Ohel., p. 160.
8. Testuclo geometrica Linn.; Cat. Ohel., p. 162 .
.9. Testttclo vM'reat&xi Smith; Oat. Ohel., p. 163.-The Museum possesses one shell of this apparently rare form from near Beaufort West.
List of. Reptiles [mel Bcttmchicms of South A/ricet. !J7 10. Testudo trinUJni Bouleng.; Cat. Che1., p. 163.-The ·cotype of
this species obtained by the Rev. G. H. R. Fisk from the mouth of the Orange River is in the South African Museum.
11. Testtula tentoria Bell; Cat. Chel., p. 164.
12. Testndo s1nithii'Bouleng.; Cat. Chel., p. 165.
'1'13 Test1('dojiskii Bouleng.; Cat. CheL, p. 165 . . 14. Test1tdo ocztZijera Kuhl; Cat. Ohe1., p. 165.
15. Testndo angnZata Schweigg.; Cat. Chel., p. 178.
FAMILY nI.-CHELONIDlE.
16 Clwlonc imbricatcf, (Linl1.); Oat. Ohel., p. 183.-The Hawksbill is not common on the South African coast; one specimen from False Bay, presented by Mr. C. A. Fairbridge, is in the Museum.
17. ThaZetsso chelys c{£retta (Linn.); Oat. Ohe1., p. 184.
FAMILY IV.-PELOMEPUSIDlE.
18. Stema t}UJJr1£S sinuatltS Smith; Cat. Ohe1., p. 194.
19. Pelomc(l~£sa gaZeat(t (Schoepff.); Oat. Ohe1., p. 197.
EMYDOSAURIA.
FAMILY I.-OROCODILIDlE.
1. Crocodilns nilot£cus Laur.; Cat. Che1., p. 283.
OPHIDIA.
FAlIIILY I.-TYPHLOPID.lE.
1. Typhlops brwninns (Daud.); Cat. Sn. i. p. 16.
2. Typhlops vertic(f,Zis (Smith); Cat. Sn. i. p. 32.-The Museum possesses two specimens of this apparently rare ground snake, from Malmsbury, in the western part of the Oolony, and from Delagoa Bay respectively.
:::3. Typhlops auchietae Bocage; Cat. Su. i. p. 40.
'1'4 Typhlops mossambicus (Peters); Cat. Su. i. p. 41.
7
98 Annals, of the SOTtth African Museum.
5. Typhlops bibronii (Smith); Oat. Sn. i. p. 44.
6. Typhlops schlegelii Bianconi; Oat. Sn. i. p. 44; Boulenger, Ann.
Mag. N. H. (6) ii. p. 139.
7. Typhlops clelalandii Schleg.; Oat. Sn. i. p. 45.
8. Typhlops 17t1tcl'OSO (Peters); Cat. Sn. i. p. 46.
9. TyphZops schinzi Boettg.; Cat. Sn. i. p. 47.--The Museum possesses a specimen of this snake obtained in N amaqua- land.
FAMILY II.-GLAUOONIIDlE.
~'10. Glanconicb clistcmti Bouleng.; Oat. Sn. i. p. 62.
11. Glmwonict nigTicans (Schleg.); Oat. Sn. i. p. 67.
';'12 Gla;uconia conjmwta (Jan); Oat. Sn. i. p. 67.
';'13 Glctuconia, scntijTons (Peters); Oat. Sn. i. p. 68.
FAMILY III.-BOID2E.
14. Python sebac (Gmel.); Oat. SD. i. p. 86.
FAi\ULY IV.--OOLUBRIDlE.
SUB-FAMILY I.-COLUBRINlEl.
15 Tl'opiclonotu,s olivcWetiS (Peters); Cat. SD. i. p. 227.-0£ this species, which has been hitherto only known from tropical Africa, the Museum has recently acquired a specimen from Salisbury, in Mashonaland, presented by Mr. G. A. K.
Marsha11.
16. Ablabophis nif1LltiS (Licht.); Oat. Sn. i. p. 318.
17. LallIJJ,JTophis CMLrom (Linn.); Cat. Sn. i. p. 321.
~'18. LCbrnprophis inomt1/,s Dum. and Bibr.; Oat. Sn. i. p. 321.
19. Lal1l;pTophis fiskii Bouleng.; Cat. Sn. i. p. 322.
';'20 La1npTophis f1LSCUS Bouleng.; Cat. Sn. i. p. 322.
21. Booclon injernalis Gi.i.nth.; Oat. Sn. i. p. 330
Q2. Boodon g1lttatns (Smith); Oat. Su. i p. 331.-0f this species, of which the type is no longer in the British Museum, the
L~:st of Beptil(j.~ awl BCbt1'achians of South Africa. 99
South African Museum possesses an example from the neighbourhood of Cape Town, obtained some years ago, but only recently identified.
93. Boodo1L lineatus Dum. and Bibr.; Cat. Sn. i. p. 332.
"M. Boodon mentalis Giinth.; Cat. Sn. i. p. 335.
25. Lycophidi1l1n capense (Smith); Cat. Sn. i. p. 339, 26. Simocephalus crtpensis (Smith); Cat. Sn. i. p. 345.
27. Simocephalns ny{~ssl2 Giinth.; Cat. Sn. i. p. 347.-The JYlusemn possesses examples of this snake from Natal and from Delagoa Bay, which extenc1 the mnge of the species southward from East Africa, where it has been only hitherto known
28. Lycodon aulicZls (Linn.); Cat. Sn. i. p. 352.-There is a specimen of this common Inc1ian snake in the Museum, obtained from Delagoa Bay. It is not improbable that it has been brought thither by artificial means.
29. Pseudetspis ccma (Linn.); Cat. Sn. i. p. 373.
30. Chloroplds hoplogaster (Giinth.); Cat. Sn. ii. p. 93.
31. Chlorophis natalensis (Smith); Cat. Sn. ii. p. 94.
32. Chlo1'Ophis irJ'egltlaTis (Leach); Cat. Sn. ii. p. 96.-The Museum possesses two examples of this snake, hitherto recorded only from tropical Africa, obtained in l\'l:ashonaland by
1\'[1'. J. ff. Darling.
33. Philothmnmts se1nivariegetus (Smith); Cat. Sn. ii. p. 99.
34. Prosymna s~mdevalli1; (Smith); Cat. Sn. H. p. 247.
~'35. ProsYl1tna frontaUs (Peters); Cat. Su. ii. p. 248.
36. Homolosoma lutrix (Linn.); Cat. Sn. ii. p. 274.
37. Homolos07ncb variegatztJlb Peters; Cat. Sn. ii. p. 276.
38. Gmyia lz('bric(l, sp. novo (see belo,v).
SUB-FAMILY II.--RHACHIODONTINlE.
39. DasypeZtis scabm (Linn.); Cat. ii. p. 354.
100 A1tnCLls of the S01Lth Af1'iGCin Muse1tllk
SUB-FA:lllLY III,-DIPSADOl\{ORPHIN lE, 40. Pythonoclipsas caj'inata Gunth.; Cat. Sn. iii. p. 45.
41. Tarbophis smnianmtlat1LS(Smith); Cat. Sn. iii. p. 51.-This snake does not appear to have been hitherto recorded from South Africa. The Museum possesses specimens. from Barberton, in the Transvaal, and from Delagoa Bay, presented by Dr. P. Reudal and Mr.J. de. Costa, respectively.
42. Leptoclim hotamumia (Laur.); Cat. Sn. iii. p. 89.
43. Amplo1'hin1.ts 111iitlMmaGltlca1tS Smith; Cat. Sn. iii. p. 125.
44. T1'imerm'hinus 1'hombeatus (Linn.); Cat. Sn. iii. p. 138.
45. Tl'ime1'Q1'hinns t?'it(Bn'iatns (Giiuth.); Cat. Su. iii. p. 139.
46. Rhcwnphiophis l1bnlti1namtlatzLS (Smith); Cat. Sn. Hi. p. 148.
47. Psam1nophis notostictns Peters; Cat. Su. iii. p. 156.
':'48 Psaln'lnophis tJ'igmm1TlJllS Guuth; Cat. Su. iii. p. 159.
49. Ps(wmnophis sibiZctns (Linn.) ; Cat. Su. Hi. p. 161.-This snake, which is found in tropical Africa and Egypt extends south- wards to Mashona,land, whence the l\luseum has received specimens. The allied form found in the Colony is assigned by Mr. Bouleuger to P. nostosticttts.
50. Psanunophis /'urcatns Peters: Cat. Sn. iii. p. 164.
51. Psa1ntnophis breviTOstris Peters; Cat. Sn. iii. p. 166.
52. Psan'llmophis cTltcife1' Boie; Cat. Sn. iii. p. 169.
>:'53. Psam1Jwphis jalla, Peracca, Bol.; Mus. Turin xi. No. 225 [Rhodesia] .
54. Thelotornis kirtlanclii (Hallow.); Oat. Sn. iii. p. 185.
55. Dispholidns typus (Smith); Cat. Su. iii. p. 187.
~'56. Galmnelaps concolor (Smith); Cat. Sn. iii. p. 246.
57. Macrelctps n~iGmlepiclotus (Gfinth.); Cat. Su. iii. p. 255.
58. Apc/,Tallactns capensis Smith; Cat. Sn. iii. p. 259.
SUB-FA~nLY IV.-HYDROPHIINlE.
59. Hyd1'Zts lJlatlwus (Linn.); Cat. Sn. iii. p. 267.-This sea-snake has been caught in both Table and False Bays.
List of RepMles ancl. Bcdraehians of S01tth Afriect. 101.
SUB-FAIIIILY V.-ELAPIN.&l.
60. Elapeehis decosteTi (Bouleng.); Cat .. Sn. ili. p. 360.-0f t;his species the Museum possesses the original type from Delagoa Bay, preseuted by Mr. J. de Costa.
*61 Elapechis s~mdevallii (Smith); Cat. Sn. liL p. 360.
62. Naia haie (Linn.); Cat. Sn. iii. p. 374.-This, the tropical African form of cobra, extends as far south as Delagoa Bay, from whence the South African Museum is indebted for a specimen to Mr. J. de Costa.
63. Naia flava (Men.); Cat. Sn. iii. p. 376.-This is the commonest form of cobra, and is found throughout the Colony.
64. NCbia nigricolZis Reinh.; Cat. Sn. iiL p. 378.-This is the cobra of Natal and the east coast.
':'65. Naia, a~tchiet({j Bocage; Cat. Sn. iH. p. 387.
66. Sepeclon h({j17~aehates (Lacep.); Cat. Sn. iii. p. 389.
67. Aspiilelctps lUbriclts (Laur.); Cat. Sn. Hi. p. 390 ..
68. Aspidelaps SGu,tMlls (Smith); Cat. Sn. Hi. p. 391.
69. Homorelapslaeteu,s (Linn.) ; Cat. Sn. iii. p. 409.-This, the garter snake, is better known under its old name of Elaps hygef8.
*70. Homorelaps d01'8c('Zis (Smith); Cat. Sn. iii. p. 410.
71. Dendmspis ang'ltsticeps (Smith); Cat. Sn. iii. p. 437 ..
FAMILY V.-VIPERIDlE.
72. Ca~bsus Thombeattts (Lichtenst.); Cat. Sn. iii. p. 467.
73. Oauslls defllippii (J an); Cat. Sn. iii. p. 469.
74. Bitis cbrietCl1iS (Merr.); Cat. Sn. Hi. p. 493.
75. Bitis pe1'ingueyi (Bouleng.); Cat. Sn. Hi. p. 495.-The type of the species obtained near Walfisch Bay, is in the South African Museum, presented by Mr. L. Peringuey.
76. Bitis Cttropos (Linn.); Cat. Sn. iii. p. 495.
77. Bitis inoTncdct (Smith); Cat. Sn. iii. p.496.
78. !litis C07'mbtCt (Daud.); Cat. Sn. iiL p. 497.
79. Bitis ca~tdalis (Smith); Cat. Sn. iiL p. 498.
102 AnnaJs of the Sm.th African M11,Sctl1n.
*80. Bitis gabonica (Dum. and Bibr.); Cat. Sn. iiL p. 499.
81. Atmctaspis bibTonii (Smith); Cat. Sn. iii. p. 515.
LACERTILIA.
FAMILY I.-GECKONIDlE.
1. Ohond1'odactylus weiri Bouleng., Froc. Zool. Soc., 1887, p. 340.
2. Ohonil1'odactylus angulifer Peters; Cat. Liz. i. p. 11.
3. Ptenopus ga1'1'ulus (Smith); Cat. Liz. i. p. 15.
4. Phylloclactyl1.ts porphYTetts (Daud.); Cat, Liz. i. p. 87.
-:'5. Phylloclactylus linecttus Smith; Cat. Liz. i. p. 92.
6. CEclum a!1'iccma Bouleng., Ann. Mag. N. H. (6) ii., 1888, p. 137.
-The Museum possesses one of the original specimens described by Mr. Boulenger from N a.maqualand, presented by Mr. R. Nightingale.
7. CEchtra niva1'ic6 Bouleng., Froe. Zool. Soc. 1894, p. 608, pI.
xlvii. fig. 1.
"~8. He'iniclcwtylus 'iJ2abo~tia (Moreau de J onnes); Cat. Liz. i. p. 122.
9. Lygodactyhts Mpensis (Smith); Cat. Liz. i. p. 160.
*10. Homopholis wahlbeTgii (Smith); Cat. Liz. i. p. 191.
11. Homopholis metcTolepis Bouleng.; Cat. Liz. iiL p. 489.-The cotype of this species from Delagoa Bay is in the South African Museum
12. PaohycZaotyhls bibmnii (Smith); Oat. Liz. i. p. 201.
13. Pachyclaotylus o(tpensis (Smith); Cat. Liz. i. p. 202.
14. Pcwhyclactykus fm'mos~ Smith; Oat. Liz. i. p. 203.
15. Paohyclaotylus 'l'1tgOS1tS Smith; Cat. Liz. i. p. 204.
16. Pachydactyltts ocellattts (Cuv.); Cat. Liz. i p. 205.
17. Pachyclactylus llWc1tiatttS Smith; Oat. Liz. i. p. 206.
*18. Pachyclactyl1tB mentomrtl'ginattts Smith; Oa.t. Liz. i. p. 207 ..
19. PcwhydactylttB maTiquensis Smith; Cat. Liz. i. p, 207.
List of Reptiles awl BCbtmchic&11s of Sonth Ajricct. 103 20. Pachyclactyl·us fasciatus Bouleng., Ann. Mag, N. H. (6) ii.
1888, p. 138.-The Museum possesses the cotype of this species, described by Mr. Boulenger, from Namaqualand.
~'21. Pachydactyl·ns c~ffinis Bouleng., Ann. Mag. N. H. (6) xvii.
p. 21 (1896)
':'22. Pachyclcb(;tyl1bs lrevigatus Fischer,J. B. Hamb. "Viss. Anst.
v. 1885, p. 15.
*23 Oolop1ts wahlbergii Peters; Oat. Liz. i. p. 208.
24. EZcLsrnoclcwtylns namcGquensis ; sp. novo (see below).
25. Rhopt1-op1~s a!m' Peters; Oat. Liz. 1. p. 217.
26. Rhoptrop1is oceZZatus Bouleng.; Cat. Liz. iil. p. 490.
FAMILY II.-AGAMIDlE.
27. Agatna h·ispida (Linn.); Oat. Liz. i. p. 349.
28. Aganub b~'achY7lTa Bouleng.; Cat. Liz. 1. p. 350.
29. Agarna aC'llleata MerI'.; Oat. Liz. i. p. 35l.
30. Agclrn(t m'ma,tn Peters; Oat. Liz. 1. p. 352.
31. AganLa (ltm Daud.; Oat. Liz. L p. 352.
32. AgamLa lJlanicel)s Peters; Oat. Liz. 1. p. 358.
33. Agmna (ttricollis Smith; Oat Liz. i. p. 358.
*34. Agama 1nicl'oterolepis Bouleng., Ann. Mag. N. H. (6) xvii.
p. 22 (1896) [Transvaal].
FAMILY III.-ZONURIDlE.
35. ZonuTus yiganteus (Smith); Cat. Liz. ii. p. 253.
36. Zon/l/,Tus catclphTC('ct1ls (Boia); Oat. Liz. ii. p. 255.
37. Z01'L1t1"US cordyZ1ls (Linl1.); Oat. Liz. ii. p. 256.
38. Zontl1'1M polyzon1is (Smith); Oat. Liz. ii. p. 257.
'~39. Zommls capensis (Smith); Cat. Liz. ii p. 258.
':'40 Z01Ulms jonesii Bouleng., Ann. Mag. N. H. (6) VD. p. 417 (1891) [Transvaal].
104 Annals of the Sm£th Af1'ican JJr[us8tWn.'.
'~41. ZOn1WUS vittifm' Reichenbach, ZooL Anz. 1887, p. 372 [Zulu- land].
42. Pseudoco1Ylyl1bs microlepiclotus (Cuv.) ; Cat. Liz: if. p.259.
43. Platysc6n1~1tS capensis Smith; Cat. Liz. ii. p. 261.-' 'The Museum possesses one example of this species from ,Victoria West, obtained by Mr. R. M. Lightfoot; it appears to have been hitherto known only from the unique type' in the Bi'itish ]\{useum.
~ 44. Platysam'tlS guttatus Smith; Cat. Liz. ii. p. 262.
45. Oha11uINiam'a mnea (Fitzing.); Cat. Liz. ii. p. 263.
46. Oha1n{]Jsmtnt clidactylct Bouleng., Proc. Zoo!'" Soc. 1890, p. 82"
pI. xi. fig. 1.
47. Ohal1UESa1tm cmgtdnct (Linn.) ; Cat. Liz. ii. p. 264.
48. OhcmncesCt1W'Ct macTolepis (Cope) ; Cat. Liz. ii. p. 264.
FAl\HLY IV.-VARANIDlEl.
49. Vammts ctlbigulm'is (Daud.) ; Cat, Liz. ii. p; 307.
50. Vamn1ls niloticus (Linn.) ; Cat. Liz. ii. p. 317.
FAl\ULY V.-AMPHISBlENIDlE.
':'51 Arnphisbmna violacea Peters; Cat.' Liz. ii. p. 44f3.
~'52. A1nphisbmna qttad1'ifTons Peters; Cat. Liz. ii. p.447 53. Monopeltis capensis Smith; Cat. Liz.iLp. 455.
FAMILY VI.-LACERTID1EL
54, T1'OpicZosa'um 1nontcmCt (Gray) ; Cat. Liz. iii. p. 51.
55. N1wms tesselZata (Smith) ; Cat. Liz. iii. p. 52 56. Nztcms delctlanclii (M.-Edw.) ; Cat. Liz. Hi. p. 53.
57. Ichnotropis ca1Jensis (Smith) ; Cat. Liz. ill. p. 78.
58. Ichnotropis squa1n1(,losct Peters; Cat. Liz. iii. p. 79.
*59. Eremias lttgubris (Smith) ; Oat. Liz. iii. p. 84.
60. Erel1zias SuboTbitalis Peters; Oat. Liz. Hi. p. 90.
List Dj. Reptiles ancl Batmchians. of South Af1·ica. 105 61. E,'e1nicLs 1pal1~aqucnsis Dum. and Bibr.; Oat. Liz. iiL p, 91.
~'62. Er07nias ~mdcGt(G (Smith) ; Oat. Liz. iiL p. 92.
63. E1'f31nias J?l.,Glchella Gray; Oat. Liz. iiL p. 93.
"64. Ere1nias linco-oceUcGta. Dum. a,nd Bibr.; Oat. Liz .. iii. p. 94.
"'65. E1'emias blG1'chellii Dum. and BibI'. ; Oat. Liz. iii. p 95.
66. E1'e1nicGs oapensis (Smith) ; Oat. Liz. iii. p. 96.' 67. Scaptcim knoxii (M.-Edw.) ; Oat. Liz. iii. p. 109.
68. Scctpteirct clepressct (Men.) ; Oat. Liz. iii. p. 110.
69. ScalJtei1'((' se1'Tipes (Peters) ; Oat. Liz. iii. p. 111.
70. Scapteim otenodcwtyZc(' (Smith) ; Oat. Liz. iiL p. 115.
*71 SocbpteiTCt ouncimstr-is Strauch; Oat. Liz. Hi. p. 116.
FAMILY VII.-GERRHOSA URIDlE.
72. Gm'1'hOSa7b1'1GS vcr,licl,bS Smith; Oat. Liz. Hi. p. 121.
73. GeT1'hosau1'us jlavig1.oZari.s Wiegm. ; Oat. Liz, iiL p. 122.
74. Gen'hoscmr'Zbs typiO'lts (Smith); Oat. Liz. iii. p. 123.
75. TetmdcbctyUtS seps (Linn.) ; Oat. Liz. iii. p. 124.
76. Tetmclactyltbs tetmclactyZus (LaCE~p.) ; Oat. Liz. iii. p. 125.
77. TetmdcwtyZtts af1'icamts (Gray) ; Oat. Liz. iiL p. 125.
78. ConlylosClt(,TUS w·ivittat1.bS (Peters) ; Oat. Liz. iii. p. 126.
79. Gordylosa1LTus s1.bbtessellatlls (Smith) ; Oat. Liz. Hi. p 126.
FAMILY VIII.-SOINOIDlE.
':'80 Mabuia stangeri (Gray) ; Oat. Liz. iii. p. 157.
81. Malntia homalocephala (Wiegm.); Oat. Liz. iii. p. 170.
82. Mab7bia pC1ingueyi Bouleng., Ann. Mag. N. H. (6) ii. p. 139 (1888).-The cotype from Damaraland presented by Dr.
},{arloth is preserved in the Museum.
*83. Mab7bia g1:uetznm'i (Peters) ; Oat. Liz. Hi. p. 171.
*84. Mablbict trivittatcb (Cuv.); Oat. Liz. iii. p. 195.
106 Annals oj the Sonth Airwetn ]t[~lsettm.
85. Mab,ltiel occidentcllis (Peters); Cat. Liz. iii. p, 196.
86. Melbtlieb vaTia (Peters) ; Cat. Liz. iii. p. 202.
87 Mabuief, chinLbana Bouleng. ; Cat. Liz. iii. p. 204;
88. ]}:[clbnia striata (Peters) ; Cat. Liz. iii. p. 204.
89. MClb1tia snZcata (Peters) ; Cat. Liz. iii. p. 206.
90. Mabui.a acntilabris (Peters) ; Cat. Liz. iii. p. 208.
91. Lygos01na sundeva,llii (Smith) ; Cat. Liz. iii. p. 307.
92. Ablephcl1'lM wClhZbeTgii.(Smith) ; Cat. Liz. iii. p. 350 ':'93 Sedotes capensis (Smith) ; Cat. Liz. iii. p. 412.
*94. Scelotes tTicZcwtyhts Bouleng. ; Cat. Liz. iii. p. 413.
';<95 Seelotes caffer (Peters); Cat. Liz. tii. p. 413.
96. SeeZotes bipes (Linn.) ; Cat. Liz. iii. p. 414.
*97. Scelotes g1wntheTi Bouleng. ; Cat, Liz. ili. p. 414.
*98 Seelotes inomatus (Smith) ; Cat. Liz. iii. p. 415.
99. Scelotes annwola (Peters) ; Cat. Liz. iii. p. 415.
'~100. Seelotes bioolol' (Smith); Cat. Liz. iii. p. 416.
101. HMjJetoseps amg1limls Bouleng. ; Cat. Liz. iii. p. 416
*102. Sepsina gmn'bmica Cope; Cat. Liz. Hi. p. 421.
103. Acontias rneleag1'is (Linn.) ; Cat. Liz. iii. p. 427 lO4. Acontias plnrnbmls Bianconi ; Cat. Liz. ilL p. 428 105. Acontias lineattls Peters; Cat. Liz. Hi. p. 428.
106. Acontias gmyi (Bouleng.); Cat. Liz. ili. p. 428.
107. Typhlacontias p1mctcltissirnn8 Bocage; Cat. Liz. ili. p. 429.
FAMILY IX.-ANELYTROPID1EJ.
108. Typhloscbtm.tS linecltns Bouleng. ; Cat. Liz. Hi. p. 432.
*109. TyphlOSCt1W'ltS OC8C1t8 (Cuv.) ; Cat. Liz. iii. p. 434.
110. TyphlosCt111ntS ver1nis Bouleng. ; Cat. Liz. Hi. p. 434.
List of Beptiles ancl Batmchians of Smtth Africcb. 107
FAMILY X.-CHAMlELEONTIDlE.
111. Ohcbmceleon pCbrvilobus Bouleng. ; Cat. Liz. iiL p. 449, 112. Ohamceleort melcmocepha,Zus (Gray) ; Cat. Liz. iii. p. 457 ';'113. Ohamceleon g~bttu,mlis Smith; Cat. Liz. iii. p. 457.
114. Ohamceleon tceniobronchtbS Smith; Cat Liz. ill. p. 458, 115. OhamceleOll, pttmilus Daud. ; Cat. Liz. iii. p. 458.
116.0hmnceleon ventmlis Gray; Cat. Liz. iii. p. 459.
';'117. Ohamceleon cla1namn~bS Boulel1g. ; Cat. Liz. iii. p. 460.
118. Ohamaleon nmnaquensis Smith; Cat. Liz. iii. p. 462.
BATRACHIA.
FAMILY I.-RANIDlE.
1 Bana nCbtcdensis (Smith) ; Cat. Bat. Sal. p. 30.
2. Bcmcb clelalanclii (Tschudi) ; Cat. Bat. Sal. p. 31 3. Bcma aclsperscb (Tschudi) ; Cat. Bat. Sal. p. 33
4. BCb1Ub f1.bScig'ulcb Dum. and Bibr. ; Cat. Bat. Sal. p. 50.
*5. Bana cLngoZensis Boeage; Cat Bat. Sal. p. 50.
~'6. Banct oxyrhynchtbS Smith; Cat. Bat. Sal. p. 51, 7 BCL1ut gmyi Smith; Cat. Bat. Sal. p. 53.
8. Bcmct jasciata (Tschudi) ; Cat. Bat. SaL p. 54.
';'9. Bcma quecketti Bouleng., Proe. Zool Soc. 1894, p. 643, pI. xxxix. fig. 1 [N atal
J.
10. HeZophryne purcelU, gen. et sp. novo (see below).
*11. Phrynobcbtrcu;htts natcblensis (Smith) ; Cat. Bat. Sal. p. 112.
*12. Ph1'ynobat1'achtbS 1'anoides Bouleng., Proe. Zool. Soc, 1894, p. 644, pI. xxxix., fig. 2 [Natal].
13. Arthroleptis wCbhlbeTgii Smith; Cat. Bat. Sal. p. 117.
*14 Arthl'Oleptis boettgcri Bouleng. ; Cat. Bat. Sal. p. 118.
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15. Rappia, horstockii (Schleg.) ; Cat. Bat. Sal. p. 120.
16. Rappict maT1nomta (Rapp.) ; Cat. Bat. Sal. p. 121.
~:17. Rctppia mtbC1'ilingnis (Smith) ; Cat. Bat. Sal. p.125.
':'18 Rappia ainctivent1-is (Cope) ; Cat. Bat. Sal. p. 126.
~'19. Rappia 1Jusilla (Cope); Cat. Bat. Sal. p. 127.
20. )J1cgalixahts spinifmns (Cope) ; Cat. Bat. Sal, p. 130.
*21, Gctssinct senegctlcnsis (Dum. and Bibr.) ; Cat. Bat. SaL p.131.
22. Gctssina wlJal-ii Bouleng. ; Cat. Bat. Sal.p. 131.
23. Hylcunbcttes ncttttlensis (Smith) ; Cat. Bat. Sa1. p. 135.
FAMILY II -ENGYST01fATIDlE.
~'24. Ph1'ynomantis bijctsciata, (Smith) ; Cat. Bat. Sal. p. 172.
25. B1'eviceps gibbostts (Linn.); Cat. Bat. Sal. p. 176.
26. BrevioolJs VC1'r1WOSU-S Rapp. ; Cat Bat. Sal. p. 177.
27. B1'eviaeps mossCf/rnbiaus Peters; Cat. Bat. Sal p. 177.
28. HC1nis1tS guttat1t1n (Rapp.) ; Cat. Bat. Sal. p. 178.
29. Gacoste1'111£1?t nanum Bouleng., Ann. 1VIag. N. H. (5) xx. P 52 (1887).
, FAMILY III.-BUFONIDlE.
30. Blifo 1'eg1tlaris Reuss; Cat. Bat. Sal. p. 298.
31. B1ifo ct11g1tsticeps Smith; Cat. Bat. Sal. p. 300.
32. B1ifo caTons Smith; Cat. Bat. Sal. p. 301.
FAMILY IV.-DACTYLETHRIDlE.
33. Xenopu.s lamis (Dauc1.) ; Cat. Bat. SaL p. 456.
List of Reptiles and Batraohians of South Af1·iw. 109
PART n.-DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW SPECIES.
GRAYIA LUBRICA., sp. novo Plate, fig. 1, la.
Rostral broader than deep just visible from above, internasals longer than broad, longer than the prmfrontals; frontal about twice as long as broad, longer than its distance from the end of the snout, considerably shorter than the parietals; loreal longer than deep;
one prm- two postoculars; temporals 1
+
2; upper labials eight, fourth and fifth entering the eye; four lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields which are about the same length as the posterior; scales in 19 rows on the antel'ior part of the body;ventrals 177; anal undividec1; tail iu the unique specimen incomplete so that the number of subcaudals cannot be given.
Oolour, dark shining black above, a narrow yellow line on either sic1e of head behind the eye; below yellow with a narrow ill-defined dark line running the whole length of the body along the centre of the ventrals. The two outer rows of scales spotted and blotched with black.
Length of type, 800 mm.; with tail complete would doubtless reach 1,000 mm.
The colouration n.nd general n.ppearance of this snake differs considerably from that of Grayia s1nythii, from which it further differs in the number and arrangement of the temporal and upper labial shields, the higher number of ventrals and the undivided anal.
From another species describec1 by Dollo (Bull. Mus. Belg. iv.
1886, p. 158) as Grayia, giard'i, the present species differs in the number of its postoculars clescribec1 in that form as being three in number, but the description given is too inadequate to make a thorough comparison between the two forms.
The type and unique specimen (Register No. 2,009) was obtained by Mr. M. Watermeyer at Tsomo in the Tmnskei district of the eastern part of Oape Colony, and is preserved in the South Afriean Museum, The genus is new to South Africa; the other species are G. 8mythii from West Africa and Angola, G. jZ{'1'oatCt from the Congo district, and G. gicinZ,i from Lake Tanganyilm.
ELASMODAOTYLUS NAMAQUENSIS, sp. novo Plate, fig. 2,2a, 2b.
Body stout, limbs short; head longer than broad, depressed, quite
·distinct from the neck; snout obtuse, longer than the c1istance of eye
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to ear-opening, not quite twice the diameter of the, ear-opening;
ear-opening slightly oval, its greatest diameter half that of the eye, upper part of the snout covered with granules larger than those of the occiput, and having no markedly larger tubercles interspersed among them; nostril pierced between the rostral, the first labial and three other small scales; rostral rather broader than deep, no median cleft, upper margin scalloped; ten upper and ten lower labials;
mental large with rounded posterior border, no chil1.-shields; throat covered with small gra,nules; bocly, limbs, and tail coverecl with granules and tubercles of unequal sizes, the latter fairly evenly distributed, and becoming more conical and pointed on the hinder part of the body, the limbs and tail; vertebral line 'Yvith 110 tubercles;
belly covered with subquadrangular small sn1.ooth scales, juxtaposed but not imbricate; digits of moderate size, not very unequal in length, the distil joint being dilated into an oVB,te disc on the upper surface of which are two enlarged scales which protect the pouch into which the very minute claws can be retracted, under surface of the toes with a series of transverse lamellro, the number on the median toe of the hind foot being thirteen.
Coloul'.-Above grey with traces of darker spots, some of the large tubercles being black, traces of transverse bands on the tail, below uniform dirty white.
:l\1easurements.-Fl'Oill snout to vent, 80 mm.; tail, GO mm.;
head, 22 mm.; width of head, 16 mm.; fore limb, 28 mm. ; hind limb, 33 mm.
This species of Gecko differs from Elctsmod[totylus tnbe?'mtlosus, Boulenger, '" the only species of the genus hitherto described in the slightly different arrangement of the plates round the nostrils, in having dorsal tubercles more widely scattered and more distinct in size, and in their being conical and pointed on the posterior part of the body, also in the number of transverse lamellre beneath the toes.
The type of this species (No. 935 of the Museum register) was obtained in Namaqualand, in the Colony, by Mr. W.C. Scully, anc1 there also exists in the Museum a second specimen, of which, how- ever, the history is unfortunately unknown.
The genus is new to South Africa, the only other species of the genus, E. tu,b(!1'm.l08us above referred to, having been obtainec1 in the Lower Congo district.
Pupil present.
HELEOPHRYNE, novo gen., Ranic1ro.
vertical. Tongue free rounded behind.
Tympanum not visible. Fingers free.
* Proe. Zool. Soc. lS()4, p. 727.
V omerine teeth Toes webbed to
List of Reptiles and Batrachians of South Afl'iccL. 111 tips. Tips of fingers and toes dilated considerably into regular discs Outer metatarsals separated from web.
This genus seems most allied to Rhctcophonts, from which, how- ever, it differs in possessing a vertical pupil and free fingers. From Nyctiba,trachltS and :FIylmnbetes it differs in having a rounded tongue, and from Cassina in having dilated toes.
HELEOPHRYNE PUROELLI, gen. et sp. novo Plate, fig. 3, 3a.
Snout obtuse, about as long as the orbital diameter, canthus rostralis rounded, interorbital space a little broader than upper eyelid; tympanum not visible; fingers free, ending in broad, fiat, somewhat truncate triangular expansions or discs. Toes completely webbed and discs well developed, but not quite so large as those of the fingers and less triangular; subarticular tubercles oval and fairly large, inner metatarsal tubercle oval and well developed, outer absent. The tibio-tarsal joint reaches the end of the snout if the hind limb be carried forward; skin smooth above, gmnular beneath, especially on the belly.
Vomerine teeth in two linear groups between the choanre, as in
RCt1W grayi; maxillary teeth present; tongue rounded behind.
Colour (in spirit) purplish with darker round, faintly white edged spots of the same colour; hind limbs cross-barred with darker pmple bands below yellowish white.
The type and unique specimen (No. 1313 of the Museum register) was obtained by Dr. W. F. Purcell in the Jonkers Roek Valley nGar Stellenbosch, and is now preserved in the I1i[nseum.
EXPLANATION OF PLATE V.
FIG.
1. Gray·ia &1tbl'ic(t, sp. nov., from above.
la, n " side view of hea(l,
2. ElaSl1W(Z(U;tyZ~tS namaq1wnsis, sp. nov., from above.
2 a . " " h i n d foot from above.
2 b . " " "fron1 below.
3. He/eophrynepuj'ceUi, gen. et sp. novo
3a, " "mouth opened to show tongue and vomerine teeth.
..Ann. S . .Afi..Mus.Voll. PtV'.
Fig.la.
Fig.2a.. Fig.21o.
P.J. Sttl.l.t. de1.etlith. West,Newm.a.n iutp
1 . Grayia lub.rica . Bp. n.ov.
2. Elasrno a.actylus uau'1.aque:nsis. sp.noy.
3, Heleophryne purcelli.gBn".et Sp.n.DY.
