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Show 1896.] BATRACHIANS OF THE MALAY PENINSULA. 913 very noticeable animals, the prominent yellow eyes and patch yellow skin by them showing up distinctly against the black head and back. They are powerful and active, but if caught in the haud will pretend to be dead, lying on their back with the forearms folded on the chest. When alive they smell strongly of musk. The length from snout to vent of the largest Penang specimens was, male 108 mm. and female 165 mm. Hab. Tenasserim, Malay Peninsula and Archipelago. Family PELOBATiDiE. 30. LEPTOBRACHIUM HASSELTII, Tschudi. Leptobrachlumhasseltli, Bouleng. Cat. Batr. Sal. p. 441; Bouleng. P. Z. S. 1890, p. 37. There is a specimen in the British Museum from Singapore, from Mr. Ridley, and also larvae from Larut, Perak, presented in 1886 by Dr. J. Anderson. " Tadpoles of rather large size. These are remarkable in being marked all over wdth numerous deep black dots. Spiraculum sinistral, equally distant from the end of the snout and from the tail; latter once and a half as long as the body. Length of body 25 mm." Hab. Burma, Malay Peninsula and Archipelago. 31. MEGALOPHRYS NASUTA, Schl. Megalophrys montana, var., Cantor, p. 140. Megalophrgs montana, part., Giinther, Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 413. Megalophrgs nasuta, Bouleng. Cat. Batr. Sal. p. 443. Cantor (p. 14f) says :-" Two males were at different times captured on the Pentland Hills (Penang), at an elevation of about 1800 ft. One was found in a dark room, where it was observed remaining motionless during several successive days. Its forms and colours caused it at first to be mistaken for a withered leaf. The second was taken on a tree." Midler (Verh. naturforsch. Gesel. Basel, vii. 1882-85) records a male from Penang in the Bale Museum. Blanford mentions this species as being in tbe collection sent by Dr. Dennys from Singapore and neighbouring localities. There are specimens in the Raffles Museum, Singapore, labelled "Malacca: September 1891," and "Johore." There is a female in the British Museum from Kinta, Perak, from Mr. Wray. Hab. Malay Peuinsula, Sumatra, Borneo. 32. MEGALOPHRYS LONGIPES, Blgr. Megalophrys longipes, Bouleng. P. Z. S. 1885, p. 850, pl. lv.; Giinther, Ann. & Mag. N. H. 1887, (5) xx. p. 316. Mr. Wray obtained three specimens from the mountains of Perak, at from 3300 to 4400 feet above the sea. It is apparently rare and local. The type is in the British Museum. Hab. Malay Peninsula. 59* |
