332 Sir T. S. Raffles's Descriptive Catalogue 



of Labi ;jU and Baning J-Jb ; and the Land Tortoises are 

 called Ktiia Kura rj,/. One of those in the collection is pro- 

 bably the T. serrata. 



Of Lacertce, the L. Crocodilus, or Buaya, J\y is abundant on 

 all the coasts of these islands and at the mouths of rivers. It 

 often attains to a great size. The next is a variety of the L. Mo- 

 nitor, called Biawak, CiJW> whose spots are of a bright yellow. 

 It grows to be more than six feet in length, and often commits 

 depredations in the poultry yards. A second variety is called 

 by the Malays Biawak Poongor, and is chiefly distinguished by 

 having a shorter tail. It is said not to eat flesh, like the preced- 

 ing, but to live chiefly on leaves and fruit, and to reside mostly 

 in the water. 



Of the L. Gecko there are two kinds, one called Toke, ^y 

 which is in the collection, and the other Gogok, J& both which 

 names are imitations of the cry of the animal. The people of 

 Sumatra have no dread of them, but, on the contrary, sometimes 

 keep them in their houses for the purpose of destroying vermin, 

 and have no idea of their being poisonous. 



There are two varieties, differing chiefly in colour and the 

 arrangement of the spots, which appear to belong to the L. scu- 

 ta ta, Linn. They are called Crooning J-^^p by the Malays, and 

 are said to change their colours, particularly in dying. 



The Binkasa yJ&Li is a small long-tailed green Lizard. 



The Draco volans (Chichak Terbang) LjJ jf**- is frequent in 

 the Malay islands, and is believed by the inhabitants to be very 

 poisonous. All these animals are sufficiently known, not to 

 require particular description. 



Of Rana there are three species in the collection, called by 

 the Malays Kodok botong botong, Kadok Kangkong, and Ka- 

 dok Kesse. From the heart of the latter a poison is said to be 

 prepared by the natives. 



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