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Show 334 MR. STANLEY S. FLOWER ON THE [Apr. 3, 46. PUTORIUS NUDIPES F. CUV. The Malay Weasel. Putorius nudipes, Blanf. Faun. Ind., Mamm. p. 171. "Pulasan " of the Malays of the Peninsula (according to Cantor). Cantor (p. 24) records 'this species from the Malay Peninsula. In the Museum at Taiping there are specimens from Larut and from Kuala Kangsar, Perak. Mr. Oldfield Thomas (P. Z. S. 1886, p. 73) mentions a specimen from Klang, collected by Mr. Davison. Distribution. Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo. Subfamily MEDINA. It is probable that some species of Helictis may be eventually found in Siam. I have not had such an animal described to me by the natives; but villagers on the Bangpakong seemed to recognize the figure of 3Iellivora indica in Blanford's Indian Mammals (p. 177) as a local animal under the name of " Mee-mu." Subfamily LUTRIN^E. 47. LUTRA VULGARIS Erxl. The Common Otter. Lutra vulgaris, Blanf. Faun. Ind., Mamm. p. 182. In the Eaffles Museum there are three Otters labelled Lutra vulgaris, from Singapore and Malacca, but I have not been able to examine the specimens myself. In the Siamese Museum there are two stuffed Otters, apparently of this species, obtained locally ; they are very small, and pale in colour. Distribution. Europe and Asia, in suitable localities. 48. LUTRA MACRODUS Gray. The Smooth Indian Otter. Lutra nair, Cantor, p. 25. Lutra ellioti, Blanf. Faun. Ind., Mamm. p. 185. Lutra macrodus, Blanf. Fauna Ind., Mamm. Appendix, p. 602. Recorded from the Malay Peninsula by Cautor. A specimen caught in Selangor is in the Museum at Kuala Lumpor. Distribution. India, Burma, Malay Peninsula. 49. LUTRA SUMATRANA Gray. The Hairy-nosed Malay Otter. Lutra barang, Cantor, p. 25. Lutra sumatrana, Blanf. Faun. Ind., Mamm. p. 187. Recorded from the Malay Peninsula by Cantor, and from Singapore by Ridley (Nat. Science, vol. vi. 1895, p. 94). A specimen caught in Selangor is in the Museum at Kuala Lumpor. Distribution. Malay Peninsula and Islands. 50. LUTRA CINEREA IUiger. The Clawless Otter. Aonyx leptonyx, Cantor, p. 25. Lutra leptonyx, Blanf. Faun. Ind., Mamm. p. 187. Lutra cinerea, Blanf. Faun. Ind., Mamm. Appendix, p. 602. Recorded from the Malay Peninsula by Cantor, from Malacca |