206 Records of the Indian Museum. [Vovy. VII, 1912.] 
they actually represent the southern race, the colour of the cara- 
pace being quite distinct. It is probable moreover, that other 
herpetologists, misled by the belief that in intermedia the second 
neural plate is always transverse, may have identified specimens 
incorrectly. Mr. Boulenger records specimens of K. tectum from 
the Cuttack river and the Deccan (Cat. Chel. Brit. Mus., p. 59), 
but both in his ‘‘ Catalogue ’’ and in the ‘‘ Fauna ’’ he states that 
the recent distribution of K. tectum is the ‘‘ Ganges and Indus 
systems.’’ In this I think he is right, for K. cochinchinensts 
(Tirant) probably represents a distinct race, as that of the Upper 
Brahmaputra may also do. 
EOS oe 
