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Show 868 MR. S. S. FLOWER ON THE REPTILES AND [Dec 1, Pentland Hills, Penang." Stoliczka (J. A. S.B. 1873, p. 113) found it in tbe collection he got from Penang and Province Wellesley, and also (J. A. S. B. 1870, pp. 161, 162) mentions a specimen of Gecko smithii in the Fort Pit Museum said to be from Penang. Hab. Burma, Audamaus, Malay Peninsula and Archipelago. 18. GECKO MONARCHUS, D. & B. Platydactylus monarchus, Cantor, p. 19. Gecko monarchus, Boul. Cat. Liz. i. p. 187. Cantor says, " In the valleys and on the hills of Penang it is very numerous, swarrning at night in rooms, on the walls, and under the ceiling;" he also mentions the Malay Peninsula and Singapore as localities. Midler records this species from Singapore in the Bale Museum. There are specimens in the British Museum from Penang and Singapore. I did not see this Gecko in Penang, but I found it common about the aviary in the Botanical Gardens, Singapore. Hab. Ceylon, Malay Peninsula and Archipelago. 19. PTYCHOZOON HOMALOCEPHALUM, Crev. Ptychozoon homalocephalum, Cantor, p. 20 ; Stol. J. A. S. B. 1870, p. 159. Ptychozoon homalocephalum (part.), Boul. Cat. Liz. i. p. 190. Cantor mentions two specimens captured in a villa on Penang Hill. Stoliczka says it is not uncommon in Penang, but from what I heard from inhabitants it must at any rate be rarely seen. Hab. Burma, Malay Peninsula and Archipelago. 20. PTYCHOZOON HORSFIELDT, Gray. Ptychozoon homalocephalum (part.), Boul. Cat. Liz. i. p. 190. Ptychozoon horsfieldi, F. Midler, Ver. nat. Ges. Basel, 1892, p. 209, pl. iv. The type specimen, a female, is from Singapore from General Hardwicke's collection. I caught a male on a wooden post in the Experimental Gardens, Penang Hill, 19oO ft. Total length 155 mm. (H.B. 80, tail 75). It tried to bite fiercely when handled. Both specimens are now in the British Museum. Hab. Malay Peninsula and Archipelago. Family AGAMIDJE. 21. DRACO VOLANS, L. Braco volans, Boul. Cat. Liz. i. p. 256. Cantor gives Malayan Peninsula and Penang as localities for this species. Stoliczka says it " appears to be more common in the jungles of the Wellesley Province and near Malacca, than it is on Penang itself." Mr. Mitchell gave me two specimens caught at Kulim, Kedah. In February, March, and April of this year I found this species very numerous about Tanglin, Singapore |