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Show 652 MR. STANLEY S. FLOWER ON THE [May 16, 87. LYGOSOMA CHALCIDES (Linn.). Lygosoma chalcides, Blgr. Cat. Liz. iii. p. 340. Siamese. " Mee-ang-ngu." This curious little skink is recorded from Penang Hill and Singapore by Cantor (p. 49), and from Bangkok by Boettger (Zool. Anz. 1893, no. 433, p. 430). I got one specimen on Penang Hill, elevation about 2200 feet; one I found under a stone paving-flag in a garden in Bangkok, and one was caught on board the s.s. 'Hecate' on a voyage from Siam to Singapore; I also obtained seven specimens from Chantaboon and three said to be from Kosichang. Colour (in life). Above pale buff, with numerous fine longitudinal, beautiful golden-brown lines. Below white, with numerous fine longitudinal zigzag brown lines. Top of head dark brown. Lips pale buff. Size. The largest Siamese specimen measured in total length 155 mm. (snt. to vnt. 70; tail 85). Hab. Southern China, Siam, Malay Peninsula, Java. NOTE A.-Of two snakes (Lycodon subcinctus) which I got in the Larut Hills, Perak, at an elevation of 4400 feet, each had a lizard in its stomach, belonging to some species of Lygosoma; unfortunately they were in too advanced a state of digestion to be determined, but apparently they indicate a species to be subsequently added to the list of Malay Peninsula reptiles. Colour (when found). Above rich olive-brown, with black oblong spots; sides olive, spotted with black and white; lower surfaces bright yellowish green. Size. Total length 188 mm. (snt. to vnt. 93 ; tail 95). NOTE B.-TROPIDOPHORUS COCHINCHINENSIS (Dum. & Bibr.). Tropidophorus cochinchinensis, Blgr. Cat. Liz. iii. p. 363. The type-specimen of T. microlepis was obtained by M. Mouhot in Cambodia, so the species may be eventually found in Siam. Hab, Cambodia, Cochinchina. Suborder OPHIDIA. Native names:- Siamese. "Ngu." Malay. " Ular." Jakun. " Kichon." Jakun Camphor language. " Akar.' Lake & Kelsall, J. S. B. R. A. S. no. 26, 1894, pp. 48 & 55. Family TYPHLOPIDCE. 88. TYPHLOPS LINEATUS Boie. Pilidion lineatum, Cantor, p. 50. Typhlina lineata, Giinth. Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 171, pl. xvi. fig. B. Typhlops lineatus, Blgr. Cat. Snakes, i. p. 15. Two specimens of this Blind Snake have been obtained on |