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Show 530 MR. G. A. BOULENGER ON REPTILES AND [June 18, The following papers were read:- 1. An Account of the Reptiles and Batrachians collected by Dr. A. Donaldson Smith in Western Somali-land and the Galla Country. By G. A. B O U L E N G E R , F.R.S. [Received June 11, 1895.] (Plates XXIX. & XXX.) In the following pages I have given a list of all the species Reptiles and Batrachians represented in the rich series entrusted to me for identification. Types of the new species will be presented to the British Museum by Dr. Donaldson Smith. For an account of the route traversed by Dr. Donaldson Smith, the reader is referred to his papers and maps in the ' Geographical Journal,' iv. 1894, p. 528, and v. 1895, p. 124: also to the following papers for previous contributions dealing with the Reptiles of the region:- 1. VAILLANT, L.-Reptiles et Batraciens in G. RF.VOIL, 'Faune et Flore du Pays Comalis.' (Paris, 1882.) 25 pp., 3 pis. 2. MOCQUARD, F.-" Sur une Collection de Reptiles et de Batraciens rapportes du Pays Comalis et de Zanzibar par M. G. Revoil." Mem. Cent. Soc. Philom. 1888, pp. 109- 134, pis. xi. & xii. 3. BOULENGER, G. A.-" On some Reptiles collected by Signor L. Brichetti Robecchi m Somaliland." Ann. Mus. Genova, (2) xii. 1891, pp. 5-15, pi. i. 4. BOETTGER, O.-" Uebersicht der von Prof. C. Keller anlass-lich der Ruspoli 'schen Expedition nach den Somaliliindern gesammelten Reptilien und Batrachier." Zool. Anz. 1893, pp. 113-119, 129-132, & 193. 5. BOULENGER, G. A.-" Esplorazione del Giuba e dei suoi Afffuenti compinta del Cap. V. Bottego durante gli anni 1892-93 sotto gli auspici della Societa Geographica Italiana.-Risultati Zoologici. II. Rettili e Batraci." Ann. Mus. Genova, (2) xv. 1895, pp. 9-18, pis. i.-iv. 6. BOULENGER, G. A.-" On the Reptiles and Batrachians obtained by Mr. E. Lort-Phillips in Somaliland." Ann. & Mag. N. H., Aug. 1895. I have not in every case been able to give the locality of the specimens, as the labels are occasionally missing or only bear the date. The collection formed prior to September is from Somaliland proper, the rest from Galla, or Western Somali-land, of which district a map is given on p. 125 of the ' Geographical Journal,' vol. v. The localities are entered in conformity with those given by Dr. Bowdler Sharpe in his paper on the Birds (see above, p. 457). |