medially in front, two anterior vertebrals have notches behind.* Each carapa- 

 cial shield has indistinct concentric pattern.; Plastron relatively wide and 

 flat, front and hind edges round and not emarginated, connected to the carapace 

 by ligaments, ligament between pectoral and abdominal, front and hind halves 

 can close to the carapace; no distinct bridges, no axillary nor inguinal; 

 abdominal seam longest, humeral seam shortest; anal single without any seam nor 

 rudiment of it. Head moderate, snout obtusely pointed, slightly projecting 

 beyond the upper beak; top of the head smooth, occipital region with small 

 scales; orbit as long as snout; upper beak edge smooth, not notched nor hooked, 

 lower beak slightly shorter than the upper beak. Limbs moderate, covered with 

 relatively large imbricate scales, the largest scales on the back of the fore- 

 limb, upper arm and heel covered with few large scales; five claws on forelimb 

 and four claws on the hindlimb, fingers and toes half-webbed. Tail relatively 

 short, long-conical in shape and covered with hard scales. 



When alive, back light yellow, middle (vertebrals and adjacent part of 

 pleurals) and edges (cervical, dorsal surface of marginals, and postcentrals) 

 chestnut brown; light yellow area has brushed stripes or spots or chestnut brown, 

 chestnut brown area, on the other hand, has few light yellow stripes, the midline 

 on the vertical keel is also light yellow. Ventral surface of marginals is a 

 mixture of chestnut brown and light yellow. Plastron chestnut brown with few 

 irregularly scattered light yellow spots. Top of the head olive, chestnut 

 brown spots on snout, occipital part, cheeks and upper beak, light yellow tympanic 

 membrane, lower beak and throat grayish white. Neck light yellow with blackish 

 brown bands on the outer side; hindlimbs grayish brown on the back and light 

 yellow below. Tail light yellow with blackish brown blotches. 



HABIT: Found at mountain streams, this turtle's habitat is completely 

 different from that of Cuora flavomarginata which is mainly found along pond 

 banks or in rice paddies. 



5. Acanthosaura armata armata (Hardwicke et Gray) (Agamidae) 

 Newly recorded from China. 



One male, January 20, 1964, Chien Fung Ling, Hainan, altitude 750-850 m. 

 Postocular spiny scales and beard like spiny scales on the throat are 

 relatively long, as long as the eye's diameter. 



6. Calotes microlepis Boulenger (Agamidae) 

 Newly recorded from China. 



Two males and one female, April 30, 1963 to January 17, 1964, Wushi Shan, 

 580 m, and Chien Fung Ling, 750 m, Hainan. 



Keels on the scales on the side of the body are directed posteroventrally, 

 no shoulder fold, hindlimb reaches shoulder when adpressed against the body, 

 60 to 70 scale rows around the midbody. 



7. Bungarus niger Wall (Elapidae) 

 Newly recorded from China. 



One female, October 12, 1964, bought at Haikou City's Wildlife Retail 

 Department. 



* Translator's Note: This account on the notches of vertebral shields disagrees 

 with that of DIAGNOSIS which says the three anterior vertebrals have notches 

 behind. However, it is almost certain that the third vertebral does not have 

 any notch behind because medial projection of the fourth vertebral is not 

 mentioned in the DIAGNOSIS nor the DESCRIPTION. 



