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find only references to back numbers of bulky journals which they are 

 not in the least likely to have available. 



The richness of the Batrachian Fauna of the Malay Peninsula is 

 remarkable, and it is my belief that many interesting species both of 

 Batrachians and Reptiles remain to be discovered, especially in the 

 mountains. On my last collecting trip, in March and April 1900, 

 I was fortunate enough to obtain on the Larut Hills in Perak no less 

 than five frogs, five lizards, and a snake which were previously un- 

 known. I hope that the present paper may assist in drawing attention 

 to this field of research. 



Collecting Reptiles and Batrachians does not seem to be nearly as 

 popular as the collecting of birds, but it becomes a very fascinating 

 hobby when once taken up, and has the great advantage that the 

 spirit preservation of specimens takes so little time, whereas a fruitful 

 day's collecting of birds or mammals means to an unassisted man long 

 hours of work at night to prepare the spoils. 



In one respect the Reptiles and Batrachians have not suffered by 

 being less popular than the birds. They enjoy a comparative im- 

 munity from the bewildering confusion of synonyms, the perpetual 

 changes of nomenclature, and the too often unjustifiable multiplication 

 of sub-species with which ornithologists are forming a burden that 

 future generations of bird-lovers may well hesitate to take up, and 

 which is the despair of the naturalist collector abroad. 



For much kind assistance rendered while I was collecting Reptiles and 

 Batrachians in the Peninsula my thanks- are especially due to Captain 

 Flower, whose enthusiasm first attracted me to this branch of zoology j. 

 to Mr. Boulenger of the British Museum, who amidst his labours always 

 found time to give me identifications, and other information asked for, 

 most fully and promptly, and who would doubtless show the same kind- 

 ness to other collectors taking up the subject ; to Mr. Leonard Wray of 

 the Perak Museum, Mr. H. N. Ridley of the Botanical Gardens, Singa- 

 pore, and to Dr. Hanitsch of the Raffles Museum, to all three of whom 

 I am indebted for much help and many specimens. 



LIST OF SPECIES. 

 Order Ecaudata. 

 Family Ranidce. 

 1. Oxyglossus lima, Gravenh. 



Oxyglossus lima, Blgr., Cat. Batr. Sal., p. 5 ; S. Flower, P. Z. S. r 

 1896, p. 897 ; P. Z. S., 1899, p. 886 ; Laidlaw, P. Z. S., 1900, p. 884. 



