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Mr. Hervey's Malacca collection contained numerous examples, and 

 Captain Flower obtained a specimen in November 1896 near the Water- 

 fall Gardens, Penang, Known from Pegu, Malay Peninsula, and 

 Sumatra. Recently obtained by the Skeat Expedition from Biserat, 

 Jalor, and from Ulu Selama, Perak. 



47. Bufo jerboa, Blgr. 



Bufo jerboa, Boulenger, P. Z. S., 1890, p. 328, pi. xxt., rig. 3; 

 Laidlaw, P. Z. S., 1900, p. 889. 



The Skeat Expedition obtained a single specimen on Gunong Inas. 

 Previously known from Borneo. 



48. Bufo quadriporcatus, Blgr. 



Bufo quadriporcatus, Blgr. A.M.N.H. (5), XIX, 1887, p. 347, pi. x, 

 fig. 4; Glinth. A.M.N.H. (5), XX. 1887, p. 314, pi. xvi y rig. C.; 

 & Flower, P. Z. S., 1896, p. 912, and P. Z. S. 1899, p. 911. 



The type was from Malacca from Mr. Hervey. It has been twice 

 obtained by Mr. Wray on the Larut Hills, below 800 ft. I have never 

 met with it, and my only specimen was obtained in exchange from the 

 Raffles Museum (collected at Baram, Borneo, by Mr. G. Hose). 

 Known from the Malay Peninsula, Borneo and Sumatra. 



49. Bufo divergens, Peters. 



Bufo divergens, Bouleng., Cat. Batr. Sal., p. 312, fig. 



I obtained a young specimen in 1898, on the bridle-track between 

 Kuala Lumpur and Ginting Bedei, identified for me by Mr. Boulenger. 



It had a yellow vertebral stripe. Found among dead leaves in 

 jungle. This appears to be the only record from the Peninsula. 

 Previously known from Borneo. 



50. Bufo asper, Gravenh. 



Bufo asper, Giinther, Rept. Brit. Ind., p. 423 ; Stol., J, A. S. B., 

 1873, p. 113 ; Boul., Cat, Batr. Sal., p. 313 ; id. Fauna Ind., Rept., 

 p. 507 ; S. S. Flower, P. Z. S., 1896, p. 911, pi. sliv, fig. 3 ; id. P. Z- 

 S., 1899, p. 910 ; Laidlaw, P. Z. S. 1900, p. 888. 



Bufo asper, the finest toad in the Peninsula, seems to be widely, 

 though locally, distributed. In some districts it is to be found in 

 abundance in certain caves and in the neighbourhood of waterfalls, 

 but is seldom met with away from these particular haunts. Recorded 

 Peninsula localities seem to be Jelebu, Malacca, Penang, Batu Caves 

 in Selangor (where it is found in total darkness, half a mile under- 

 ground), Belimbing in Legeh, Biserat in Jalor,, Kuala Aring in 



