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Show 1899.] REPTILES OF THE MALAY PENINSULA AND SIAM. 643 Hab. Southern India, Burma, Southern China, Siam, Cambodia, Malay Peninsula. N.B.-Cantor adds to his account of L. bellii: " There seems to be reason to believe that Leiolepis reevesii, Gray, inhabiting 'China' and Arracan, is also found on the Malayan Peninsula." L. reevesii is now included as a synonym of L. bellii, vide British Museum Catalogue Liz. i. p. 403. Family VARANIDCE. 69. VARANUS FLAVESCENS (Gray). Varanus fiavescens, Blgr. Cat. Liz. ii. p. 309. One specimen recorded from Penang (Cantor, p. 28). Hab. Northern India, Burma, Malay Peninsula. 70. VARANUS NEBULOSUS (Gray). Varanus nebulosus, Blgr. Cat. Liz. ii. p. 311. Recorded from Penang Hills (Cantor, p. 27), Malacca (Blgr. Cat. Liz. iii. p. 505), and Singapore (Hanitsch, Rep. Raffles Libr. & Museum, 1897, p. 9). I received a specimen from Petchaburee, Siam; it measured, snout to vent about 255 mm., the tail was broken. The native who obtained it said its Siamese name was " takoat." Hab. Bengal, Burma, Siam, Malay Peninsula. 71. "VARANUS RUDICOLLIS Gray. Varanus rudicollis, Blgr. Cat. Liz. ii. p. 313. Recorded from Malacca (Blgr. Cat. Liz. iii. p. 505). Hab. Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Philippines. 72. VARANUS SALVATOR (Laur.). Hydrosaurus salvator, Giinth. Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 67, pl. ix. fig.E. Varanus salvator, Cantor, p. 29 ; Blgr. Cat. Liz. ii. p. 314; Blgr. Fauna Brit. Ind., Rept. p. 166 (head fig. p. 162) ; S. Flower, P. Z. S. 1896, p. 873. Siamese. " Hee-air." " Beyawak " of the Malays (apud Cantor). " Bey-wah " of the Malays, as commonly pronounced. " Iguana" of the English in India, Siam, and the Straits Settlements. This great Water-Lizard is very numerous in suitable localities throughout the Malay Peninsula and Siam. Cantor records it from Penang. I have met it in Kedah, Perak, Singapore, on the Menam river (Bangkok and Ayuthia), and on the Bangpakong river (Patriew, Pachim, and Harttachang). It is recorded from Pahang (H. J. Kelsail, J. S. B. R. A. S. 1894, p. 34, and R. Hanitsch, Rep. Raffles Libr. & Mus. 1897, p. 9); and there are |