^'^U^^ CATALOGUE OF THE REPTILES CONTAINED IN THE MUSEUM IN THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, FORT PITT, CHATHAM. PRINTED BY JAMES BURRILL, HIGH-STREET, CHATHAM. M.DCCC.XLIII. 7 9 oT S. NOTICE The attention of Medical Officers is par- ticularly directed to the wants of the Museum, in the Orders Chelonia and Batrachia ; the collection contains but few species of either of these orders, and considering that India, Australia and Canada are so abundantly sup- plied with species of both, it is a cause of surprise that so few specimens of Tortoises, Turtles, Frogs, Toads, Tree Frogs, &c. should yet have reached Fort Pitt. The assistance of the Medical Officers serving in these coun- tries, as well as of those stationed in other Colonics, is therefore particularly requested, in order that materials for an Appendix to this Catalogue may exist by the period of the next annual meeting. Fort Pitt, Chatham, 20th May, 1843. Digitized by the Internet Arcliive in 2015 Iittps://archive.org/details/b24759004 CATALOGUE, Order. CHELONIDES. Fam. TESTUDINID^. Genus Testudo, Brong. 1. Graeca, lAnn. Mediterranean. 2. Grreca, Linn, (young). Mediterranean. 3. Mauritanica, Dum. 6f Bib. Mediterranean. Testudo Graca, var. G. Daud. 4. carbonaria, Spix. West Indies. 5. geometrica. Linn. South Africa. 6. Actinodes, Bell. Ceylon. 7. tentoria. Bell. South Africa. 8. semisserata, A. Smith. South Africa. 9. angulata^ Schiveigg. South Africa. Genus Homopus, Dim. ^ Bib. 10. areolatus, Dum Bib. South Africa. Fam. EMYDJE. Genus Emys, Dum. ^- Bib. 11. picta, Schweigg. Canada. 12. ornata, Bell, (young). South America. 13. Trijuga, Schiveigg. East Indies. 2 Genus Pentonix, Dum. ^ Bib» 14. Capensis, Dum. ^ Bib. South Africa. Testudo mbrufa, Daud. Genus Sternotherus, Bell. 15. subniger. Gray. Madagascar. S. nigricans, Dum. & Bib. Order. SAURES. Fam. CROCODILIDiE. Genus Alligator. 16. sclerops, Cuv. West Indies. Jacare noir, Spix. Rep. Brasil. Genus Crocodilus. 17. vulgaris, var. B. Dum. et Bib, East Indies. C. palmtris, Lesson. 18. vulgaris, var. B, (young), Dum. ^ Bib. East Indies. 19. acutus, Geoffroy. West Indies. 20. acutus, (young), Geoffroy. West Indies. Genus, Gavialis. 21. longirostris, ilferrm. East Indies. G. gangeticus, Dum. & Bib. Fam. CHAMiELIONIDiE. Genus Cham^lio. 22. vulgaris. Mediterranean. C. vulgaris, var. A, Dum. & Bib. 23. calcaratus, Merrem. East Indies. C. vulgaris, var, B, Dum. & Bib. 24. Senegalensis, Cuv. Northern Africa. 25. dilephis. Leach. South Africa. 3 26. lateralis, Gray. India? 27. pardalis, Cuv. Seychelles. 28. pumilus, Latreille. South Africa. Fam. GECKID.E. Genus Platydactylus, Dum. ^ Bib. 29. guttatus, Cuv. East Indies. Gecko guitatus, Daud. 30. Ocellatus, Oppel. South Africa. 31. Cepedianus, Cuv. Mauritius. 32. theconix, Dum. 6f Bib. South America. 33. ^gyptiacus, Cuv. Egypt. 34. fascicularis. Gray. Mediterranean Islands. Plat, muralis, Dum. & Bib. 35. Bibronii, A. Smith. South Africa. Genus Hemidactylus, Dum. ^ Bib. 36. Peronii, Dum. ^ Bib. Mauritius. 37. triedrius, Daud. East Indies. 38. Coctaei, Dum. 6f Bib. East Indies. 39. maculatus, Dum. ^ Bib. Mauritius. 40. verruculatus, Cuv. Mediterranean. H. granosuSy Rupp. pi. 5, fig. 1. Genus Ptyodactylus, Cuv. 41. Hasselquestiij Dum. ^ Bib. Egypt. Genus Phyllodactylus, Gray. 42. porphyreus, Dum. ^ Bib. South Africa. Genus Gymnodactylus, Spix. 43. platurus, Wagn. New South Wales. Fam. VARANID^. Genus Varanus, Merrem. 44. elegans, Merrem. Western Africa, Cape & India. V. niloticuSf Dum. & Bib. 4 45. guttatus, Merrem. East Indies. 7; C 46. flavcscens, Ch-ay. East Indies. V. Picquotii 47. bivittatus, Bum. jBe6. East Indies. 48. varius, Merrem. New South Wales. 49. Gouldii, Gray. Swan River. Fam. IGUANID^. Genus Polychrus, Cuv. 50. marmoratus, Cuv. Brazil. Genus Anolis, Baud. 51. Recordii, Dam. 6f Bib. St. Vincent's. 52. Valencienniij Dum. iSf Jamaica. 53. Edwardiij Merrem. Jamaica. 54. subfasciatus, A. Smith. Jamaica. 55. Grayii, A. Smith. Unknown. 56. lateralis, A. Smith. East Indies. 57. caudalis, A. Smith. Jamaica. 58. Bibronii, A. Smith. Jamaica. Genus Iguana, Laurent. 59. tuberculata, Laurent, (young). West Indies. 60. nudicollis, Cuv. West Indies. Genus Istiurus, Cuv. 61. liesueru, Dum. Bib. New South Wales. Genus Bronchocela, Kaup. 62. cristatella, Kaup. East Indies. 63. jubata, Dum. 5j Bib. East Indies. Genus Calotes, Kaup. 64. ophiomachus, Merr. East Indies. 65. Teidmanni, Kaup. East Indies. C. versicola, Dum. & Bib. 66. atrigena. Smith. Ceylon. Genus Lyriocephalus, Merrem. 67. margaritaceus, Merr. East Indies. 5 Genus Ciilamydosaurus, Gray. 68. Kingii, Gray. New South Wales. Genus Draco, Lin. 69. Daudiniij Dum Bib. East Indies & Prince of Wales' Isl. 70. Dessumieri, Dum. Bib. East Indies. 71. erythropterus, A. Smith. Genus Leiolephis, Cuv. 72. guttatus, Cuv. China. Genus Grammatophora, Kaup. 73. barbata, Kaup. New South Wales. Genus Agama, Daud. 74. atra, Daud. South Africa. 75. aculeata, Merr. South Africa. 76. spinosa, Dum. 5j Bib. South Africa. Genus Uromastix, Merrem. 77- ornatus, Rupp. North Africa. 78. Hardwickii, Gray. East Indies. Fam. LACERTID.E. Genus Salvator, Dum. Bib. 79. Merianre, Dum. Bib. South America and Trinadad. Genus Ameiva, Cuv. 80. vulgaris, Licht. Brazil. 81. Sloanei, Dum. &f Bib. Jamaica. 82. lateralis, A. Smith. Demarara. Genus Lacerta. 83. ocellata, Daud. Mediterranean. 84. viridis, Daud. Mediterranean. 85. De Lalandii, M.Edwards. South Africa. 86. Dugessii, M. Edwards. Madeira. 87. agilis, lAn. England. 88. vivipera, Jacquin. England. 89. muralis, Merr. Corfu. c 6 Genus Eremias, Fitzinger. 90. Knoxii, Dum. 6? Bib. 91. Capensis, Dum. Bib. 92. Burchellii, Dim. ^ ^26. 93. lugubris, Dum. South Afrtca. South Africa. South Africa. South Africa. Fam. ZONURID^. Genus Cordylus. South Afi'ica. South Africa. South Africa. South Africa. 94. griseus, Cuv. 95. polyzonus, A. Smith. 96. Capensis, A. Smith. 97. microlepidotus, Cuv. Genus Gerriiosaurus, Wieg. 98. sepiformis, Dum. &i Bib. South Africa. • Genus Pseudopus, Merrem,. 99. Pallassii, Cuv. Mediterranean. Genus Ophisaurus, Daudin. 100. ventraHs, Daud. Genus Amphisb^ena, lAn. 101. alba, Lin. , South America and Jamaica. 102. fuHginosa, LAn. South America and Jamaica. Fam; SCINCID^. Genus Scincus, Fitz. 103. officinalis, Laurent. Egypt. Genus Sphenops, Wagler. 104. capistratus, Wagler Egypt. Genus Gongylus, Wiegman. 105. ocellatus, Wagler. Malta & Egypt. 106. Bojerii, Dum. 5f Bib. Isle of France. Genus Eumeces, Wiegman. 107. punctatusj Wieg. East Indies and Ceylon. 108. Sloanii, Dum, ^ Bib. Jamaica. 7 Genus Euprepes, Wagler. 109. Merremii, Dum. &) Bib. South Africa. Seincus tricarinatus, Merr. 110. Sebae, Dum. Bib. East Indies. 111. Ernestii, Bum. ^ Bib. Prince of Wales' Island. Genus Plestiodon, Dum. Bib. 112. quinque-lineatum, Dum. ^ Bib. Teliqua quinque Hneaia, Gray. Genus Lygosoma, Gray. 113. tseniolata, Dum. &^ Bib. New South Wales. 114. erucata, Dum. ^ Bib. Genus Cyclodus, Wagler. 115. fla\agularis, Wagler. New South Wales. Cyclodus Boddaertii, Dum. & Bib. 116. nigroluteus, Wagler. New South Wales. Genus Anguis^ Lin. 117. fragilis, Lin. England and Mediterranean. Genus Acontias, Cuv. 118. meleagris, Cuv. South Africa. Anguis nleleagris, Lin. Genus Lialis, Gray. 119. Burtonii, Gray. New Holland. Order. 0PHIDI]|^ Cwt;. Genus Typlops. 120. lumbricalis, Schleg. Jamaica. 121. Mullerii, Schleg. ' East Indies. 122. flavescens, Schleg. Mediterranean. 123. Lelandii, Schleg. South Africa. 124. Russelli^ Schleg. East Indies. 125. ventro-maculatus, A. Smith. East Inches. Genus Rhinophis, Wagl. 126. oxyrhynchus Ceylon. Anguis oxyrhynchos, Schn. 8 Genus Tortrix. 127. Scytale, Cuv. South America. Anguis Scytale, Lin, 128. maculata, Schleg. Ceylon. Anguis maculata, Lin. Genus Maticora, Gimy. 129. lineata, Gray. India. Genus Xenopeltis, Wagl. 130. concolor, Wagl. Tortrix xenopeltis, Schleg. Genus Calamaria. 131. badia, Schleg. East Indies. Brachyorrhos badius et Torquatus, Boie. 132. diadema, Schleg. East Indies. 133. coronata, Schleg. East Indies. 134. melanocephala, Schleg. East Indies. Elaps melanocephalus, Spix. Serp. Bras. 135. Scytale, Schleg. Scytale brachyorrhos, Boie. 136. lineo-punctata, A. Smith. East Indies. 137. gularisj A. Smith. East Indies. 138. sublineata, A. Smith. East Indies. 139. arctiventris, Schleg. South Africa. Coluber aretiventris, Merr.; Ela2)S latonia et duberria, Schn.; Coluber punctatm, Latr. ; Homaloma aretiventris, Wagl. Genus Coronella, Laur. 140. rufescens Cape of Good Hope. 141. rufula Cape of Good Hope. 142. aurora Cape of Good Hope. 143. octolineata East Indies. Elaps octoUneatus, Schneid. Hist. Amph.' 2. p. 299. 144. Russelli Coluber Russellus, Daud. Rep. Tom. 6, p. 395. 9 145. rhombeata South Africa. Scaap Sticker, Cape Colonists. 146. venustissima South America. Cobra coral, of the inhabitants of Brazil. Genus Xenodon, Boie. 147. severus, Schleg. South Africa. Coluber sevei'us, Lin. 148. rhabdocephalus, Schleg. America. Genus Lycodon, Boie. 149. Hebe India and Ceylon. Coluber Hebe, Daud. Rep. vol. 6, p. 385. 150. geometricus, Schleg. South Africa. 151. clelia, Schleg. West Indies. Scytale coronaia, Neuw Abbild, Liv. vii. Genus Cercaspis, Wagl. 152. carinatus, Wagl. Ceylon. Hurria carinata, Khul Beit zur Zool. Genus Coluber. 153. constrictor, Lin. America. 154. viridi-flavus, Daud. Corfu. Coluber atrovirens, Shaw. 155. radiatus East Indies. 156. Lechtensteinii, Neuw. America. 157. Leopardinus, Fitz. Malta. 158. Hippocrepis Europe and Africa. 159. Blumenbachii India. Jeri Potoo of the Natives of India. 160. canus, Lin. South Africa. Zwart Slang of the Cape Colonists. Genus Herpetodryas, Boie. 161. lineatus, Schleg. South America. Coluber lineatus, Lin. Genus Psammopiiis. 162. Dahlii, Schleg. Corfu. Tyrhia Dahlii, Fitz. D 10 163. lacertina Europe. 164. moniliger South Africa. Coluber sibilans, Lin. Genus Dendrophis. 165. picta, M%. India & Ceylon. Mancas in Guzerat, Rooica in Mahratta, and Curuberi muken by Natives of other parts of India. 166. ornata, Schlef/. India & Ceylon. Chrysopelia ornata, Boie ; Coluber ornatus, Merrem ; Kalla-Jin, Natives of India. 167. formosa^ Schleg. East Indies. 168. dorsaUs, A. Smith. East Indies. Genus Dryopiiis. 169. nasuta India & Ceylon. Coluber nasutus, Lacep. ; Dryinus nasutus, Merr.; Passeriki-Pam; Pastiletti et Bottla Passerika of the Natives of India. 170. elegans, A. Smith. East Indies. 171. prasina India. 172. fulgidus, Boie. America. 173. Aurata West Indies. Coluber acuminatus, Neuw. ; Dryinus auratuSy Bell ; Coach whip snake of the English in America. 174. Catesbyii South America. Genus Dipsas, Boie. 175. Dendrophila, Reinw. India. 176. multimaculata^ Schleg. Ceylon. 177. Weigehi, Schleg. West Indies. 178. nebulata South America. Genus Tropidonotus, Kuhl. 179. natrix Europe. Coluber natrix, Lin, 11 180. stolatus East Indies, &c. 181. saurita Canada. 182. tesselatus, Boie. Europe. 183. quincuncinatus East Indies. Genus Dasypeltes, Wagler. 184. scaber, Wagler South Africa. Coluber scaber, Lin. Eijvreter of the Cape Colonists. Genus Homolopsis, Khul. 185. Schnciderii, iSchleg. Coluber Schneiderii et Hurria schneideriana, Daud & Merrem ; Coluber, Russell, Indian Serpents, vol. 2, pL 40. 186. Aer, Schleg. East Indies. Coluber Pythonissa, Daud. ; Hydnis enhydrus, Sichn.', Enhydi'is coerulea, Lat.; MuttaPam and Ally Pam, Natives of India. 187. Sieboldii, Schleg. 188. Martii South America. Elaps Martii, Spix ; Coluber necandri, Merr. Genus Python, Daud. 189. bivittatus, Kuhl. East Indies. Coluber Sebce, Gmel. ; C. speciosus, Bonn. ; Boa cinerea, castanea, albicans, et orbicu- /fl/a, Schn.; Python tygris, et Bora, Daud; Coluber boaeformis, Shaw ; Pedda Podo of the Natives of India; Rock Snake of the Europeans in India. 190. Peronii, Cuv. New Holland. Anguis, White's Voyage,/*/. 5; Python imnc- tatus, Merrem. Genus Boa, Lin. 191. constrictor, Lin. South America. Jiboya et Cobra de veada, South America; Papa, in Surinam. 12 192. Marina, Lin. Boa anaconda, Daud ; Cucuriuba or cucuriuin, Brazil ; Aboma, in Surinam. 193. Canina, Lin. South America. Xephosoma araramboyu, Spix. Serp. Bras. ; Boa Hypnale, Lin. ; Araramboya, of the Indians of South America. 194. hortuUna, Lin. Boa enhydris, Lin.; Corallus obtusirostris, Daud. ; Xephosoma dorsale et ornatum, Spix. Serp. Bras. 195. viperina, Shaw. East Indies. Boa conica, Schleg. ; Boa ornata, Daud. Padain-cootoo of the Natives of India. 196. Cenchria, Schleg. Trinadad. Genus Acrochordus, Hornst. 197- fasciatus, Schleg. East Indies Chersydrus granulatus, Cuv. East Indies. Genus Elaps, Schn. 198. Hygise, Merr. South Africa. Coluber HygioR, Shaw; Kousband of the Cape Colonists. 199. corallinus, Merr. South America. Elaps annulatiis, Schn. ; Vipera Psyche, Daud. 200. lemniscatus, Schn. Jamaica. Coluber lemniscatus, Lin. 201. nasahs, A. Smith New South Wales. 202. bivirgatus, Schleg. East Indies. 203. trimaculatus, Merr. East Indies. Vipera trhnaculata, Daud. ; Coluber melanu- rus, Shaw. 204. Psammophis, Schleg. New South Wales. 205. coronatus, Schleg. New South Wales. Genus Bungarus, Daud. 206. annularis, Daud. 13 Boafaciatus, Shaw; Bung amm-P amah et Sackeenee of the Natives of India. 207. cceruleus. Baud. Bungarus semifasciatus, Schleg. ; Aspedoc- lonion semifasciatum, Wagl. ; Boa lineata, Shaw ; Geedi-Paragoodoo & Pakta-poola of the Natives of India. Genus Naia. 208. tripudians Coluba Naja, Lin., Lacep , Daud. ; Cobra de Capello of Europeans ; Chinta-Nagoo of the Hindoos. 209. Haje South Africa. Echidna flava, Merr. ; Cobra de Capello of the Cape Colonists. 210. Haemachates South Africa. Vipera HcemachateSy Latr. ; Sepedon Hcema- chates, Merr. ; Ringhals-slang of the Cape Colonists. Genus SepedoNj Merr. 211. rhombeatusj Licht. South Africa. Vipera V-nigrum, Cuv. Genus, Hydrophis. 212. Pelamis, Schleg. Pelamis bicolor, Daud. 213. schistosa, Daud. Hydrus valakadyen, Boie. ; Hoogli-patee et Valakadyen, of the Natives of India. 214. negrocinctus, Daud. East Indies. Hydrus spiralis, ShaAv ; Hydrophis melanurus, Wagl.; Keeril-Patte, Natives of India. 215. gracilis, Schleg. East Indies. Hydrus gracilis et fasciatus, Shaw ; Microce- phalus gracilis, Less: Tatta-Pam of the Natives of India. 14 216. Pelamadoidis, Schleg. East Indies. Pelamis carinata, Cuv. ; Shedill (?) of the Natives of India. Genus Aipysurus, Lacep. 217. lavis, Lacep. Indian and African Seas. Platurus semifasciatus, Rein; Coluber lati- candalus, Lin. ; Platurus faciatus, Lat. ; Hydropliis colubrina, Schleg. Genus Trigonocephalus, Oppel. 218. viridis East Indies. Vipera viridis, Daud.; Coluber gramineus, Shaw; Cophias viridis, Men\; Bodi'oo-jjam, Natives of India, Russ. Ind. Serp. vol. 2, pi. 20. 219. lanceolatus, Ojipiel. Cophias lanceolatus, Merr. ; Coluber megaera, Shaw. 220. Wagleri, Boie. East Indies. Coluber Sumatrensus, Raffles ; Phil. Trans. Tropidolaemus, Wagl. 221. Hypnale, Merr. Carra-willa, of the Natives of Ceylon. 222. Atrox Coluber atrox, Lin.; Vipera atrox, Laur.; Cophias atrox, Merr.; Bothrops Neuwiedii et leucurus, Spix. Serp. Bras. pi. 21, fig. 1 & 2. 223. nigromarginatus East Indies and Ceylon. Cophias trigonocephalus, Merr. 224. strigatus, A. Smith. East Indies. Trimesurus strigatus. Gray. 225. Clealandi, A. Smith. East Indies. Genus Crotalus, lAn. 226. horridus, Lin. Crotalus cascavella, Wagl. ; Serp. Bras, jjI. 24 ; Neuw, pi. 3. 15 227. clurissus, Daud. Crotalus atricandatus, Latr. 228. mutus, Lin. Lachesis mutus, Daud ; Coluber' alecto, Shaw ; Lachesis I'hombeata, 'Ne\xw,pl. 5. Genus Acanthophis, Daud. 229. Brownii, Leach. New Holland. Boa paJpebrosa, Shaw ; Ophryas acanthophis, Merr. Genus Trimeresurus, Lacep. 230. leptocephalus, Lacep. New Holland. Coluber porphyriacus, Shaw ; Hurria porpliy- reuSj Merr. ; Acanthophis tortor. Lesson, Voy. de la Coquille Alt. pi. 6. Genus Vipera, Auct. 231. cerastes Egypt. Coluber cerastes et cornutus, Hasselq. 232. arietans Cape of Good Hope. Vipera Hebraica, Lacep. ; Cobra clotheo, and Lachesis, Lau.; P of adder of the Cape Colonists. 233.