This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1860. Excerpt: ... APPENDIX VI. Eeptiles Of The Sahara. Order, Testtjdinata.; Testudo Mydas, Cuv. (common tortoise). Testudo Graeca, L. (Greek tortoise). Cistuda Europcea, Gray (European box terrapin, or water tortoise). Emys Vulgaris, L. (common terrapin, or mud tortoise). Order, Sauei. Monitor Niloticus, Geoff. (Nilotic monitor). Monitor?Probably M. Ocellatus, Eiipp., found in Kordofan. Psammosaurus Scincus, Licbt. (grey ouran). Acanthodactylus Savignyi, And. (Savigny's lizard).,, Scutellatus, And. (shielded lizard). ,, Velox, Duges (variable lizard). Eremias Pardalis, Licbt. (panther lizard). Algyra Barbarica, Cuv. (common algyra). Eremias Guthelata, Licht. (spotted lizard). Tarentola Mauritanica, L. (Mauritanian gecko).,, JEgyptiaca? Cuv. (annulated gecko). Not clearly identified, and possibly T. Delalandii, Dum. Bibr., which has been found in West Africa. Ascolobates Stenodactylus, Licht. (sheath-claw gecko). Chamceleo Vulgaris, L. (common chameleon). Stellio Vulgaris? Latr. (common stellio). Heteromeles Mauritanictis, D. B. Not found by myself, but given on the authority of trustworthy local naturalists. Uromastix Spim'pes, Geoff.; the dabb (common uro mastyx). Agama Colonorum, Licht. „ jEgyptiacus, Licht.? Lacerta OceUata, L. "H'Ardoun," Arab. Zootoca Deserti, Gthr. Nov. spec. See Zool. Proc. London, 1859, p. 470. Scincus Officinalis, L. (common skink). "H'out el ber," «'. e. land fish, Arab. Gongylus Ocettatus, Schr. (eyed galley wasp). Seps Tridactylus, Cuv. (three-toed seps). The following also, which are common in the Tell, probably occur in the Sahara, but I am unable to state their southern limit. Lacerta Perspicillata, Dum. Bibr. Acanthodactylus Vellii, Gray.,, Lineatc-maculatus, Dum. Bibr.,, Inornatus, Gray. Ophiomorus Miliaris, Schmid. Gymnodact...