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Show 1896.] BATRACHIANS OF THE MALAY PENINSULA. 887 I obtained a second specimen from the Province Wellesley • in coloration and marking identical with the Penang specimen ' Hab. Burma, Siam, Cochinchina, Canton, Malay Peninsula, and Java. Series Opisthoglypha. Subfamily HOMALOPSIN^E. 58. HYPSIRHINA INDICA, Gray. Hypsirhina Indica, Boul. Cat. Snakes, iii. p. 4, pl. i. fi^. ]. There are two specimens from General Hardwicke's collection in the British Museum, supposed to be from the Malay Peninsula. Hab. Malay Peninsula? 59. HYPSIRHINA PLUMBEA, Boie. Homalopsls plumbea, Cantor, p. 101. Hypsirhina plumbea, Boul. Cat. Snakes, iii. p. 5. Cantor mentions " two specimens taken in rivulets in the valley of Penang." There is a specimen in the British Museum from Penang from Gen. Hardwicke. Stoliczka found it in the collection he got from Penang and Province Wellesley. Hab. Burma, Southern China, Indo-Chiiia, Malay Peninsula and Archipelago. 60. HYPSIRHINA ENHYDRIS, Schn. Homalopsls enhydris, Cantor, p. 99. Hypsirhina enhydris, Boul. Cat. Snakes, iii. p. 7. There are specimens in the British Museum from Penang from Dr. Cantor, and from Singapore from Mr. Swinhoe. Stoliczka found it in the collection he got from Penang and Province Wellesley. Hab. India, Ceylon, Burma, Southern China, Cochinchina, Siam, Malay Peninsula and Archipelago. 61. HYPSIRHINA SIEBOLDII, Schl. Homalopsls sieboldii, Cantor, p. 98. Hypsirhina sieboldii, Boul. Cat. Snakes, iii. p. 11. Cantor obtained one specimen from Province Wellesley. Hab. India, Burma, Malay Peninsula. 62. HOMALOPSIS BUCCATA, L. Homalopsls buccata, Cantor, p. 96 ; Boul. Cat. Snakes, iii. n. (skull fig.). * Cantor records this species from Penang and the Peninsula. Stoliczka found it in the collection he got from Penang and Province Wellesley, and there are specimens in the British Museum from Malacca and Singapore. I obtained two specimens at Singapore; the larger was 1130 mm. in length. Hab. Burma, Indo-China, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, and Java. |