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Show 1896.] BATRACHIANS OF T H E M A L A Y PENINSULA. 881 Tanglin, Singapore, mostly found in short grass and among bushes ; the largest was 609 mm. in length. Hab. Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, and Java. 26. HELICOPS SCHISTOSUS, Daud. Tropidonotus schistosus, Cantor, p. 91. Helicops schistosus, Boul. Cat. Snakes, i. p. 274. Cantor mentions this species from the Malay Peninsula. Hab. Southern India, Ceylon, Bengal, Burma, Yunnan, and Malay Peninsula. 27. LYCODON AULICUS, L. Lycodon aulicus, part., Cantor, p. 68 ; Blanford, P. Z. S. 1881, p. 215 ; Boul. Cat. Snakes, i. p. 352. Cantor mentions this species from Penang and the Malav Peninsula; Stoliczka found it in the collection he got from Penang and Province Wellesley; and Blanford mentions it from Singapore. Hab. India, Ceylon, Himalayas, Burma, Siam, Cochinchina, Malay Peninsula and Archipelago. 28. LYCODON EFFRENIS, Cant. Lycodon effrenis, Cantor, p. 70, pl. xl. fig. 2: Boul. Cat. Snakes, i. p.' 356. Cantor obtained one specimen from Penang Hill. Hab. Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. 29. LYCODON SUBCINCTUS, Boie. Lycodonplaturinus, Cantor, p. 96. Lycodon subcinctus, Boul. Cat. Snakes, i. p. 359. Cantor mentions one specimen from Penang Hill, and there are two specimens in the British Museum from Singapore ; I obtained one specimen at Singapore. Ventrals 202 ; subcaudals 85 ; length 635 m m. Hab. Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Philippines. 30. DRYOCALAMUS SUBANNULATUS, D. & B. Nymphophldlum subannulatum, Blanford, P. Z. S. 1881, p. Bryocalamus subannulatus, Boul. Cat. Snakes, i. p. 371. There is a specimen in the British Museum from Singapore from Mr. Ridley ; and Blanford mentions a specimen from Singapore belonging to the Raffles Museum ; I obtained one from Province Wellesley. Hab. Malay Peninsula and Sumatra. 31. ZAOCYS CARINATUS, Gthr. Zaocys carinatus, Boul. Cat. Snakes, i. p. 377, pl. xxvii. fig. 1. There are specimens in the British Museum from Perak and Singapore. Hab. Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. |
