308 Mr. O. Thomas on 



spot is present on the scapulae, and a continuous marginal 

 band of the same colour runs down either side, reaching the 

 posterior end of the scutum. Additional traces of metallic 

 green are present in the middle of the posterior margin (and 

 it is possible that they are connected with the lateral bands 

 in perfect specimens). Ventral surface a dirty yellowish- 

 white. 



Measurements in mm. — Length of scutum 2*75, its greatest 

 breadth 2*4; length of rostrum 126. 



Material. — A single example of the male sex from Varanus 

 indicus, Timor-Laut. 



Remarks. — This species is closely allied to A. gervaisii, 

 Lucas, from which it chiefly differs in the shape of the tarsus 

 of the fourth leg and in the shape of the scutum. 



XXXVI. — List of Mammals from Mount Kilimanjaro, obtained 

 I y Mr. Robin Kemp, and presented to the British Museum 

 by Mr. C. I). Rudd. By Oldfield Thomas, F.R.S. 



(Published by permission of the Trustees of the British Museum. ) 



By the generous assistance of Mr. C D. Rudd, whose zoolo- 

 gical exploration of S. Africa is known to all mammalogists, 

 a collector — Mr. Robin Kemp — lias been employed for the 

 past year in obtaining small mammals in British East Africa 

 tor the benefit of the National Museum. A considerable 

 number of new species have been obtained, and these have 

 been described on arrival in successive numbers of the 

 ' Annals.' 



Mr. Kemp has recently sent a collection from Mount 

 Kilimanjaro, and it is thought that a complete list of them 

 may in this case prove of utility to other workers on African 

 mammals. 



The collection was obtained at two localities — Taveta, alt. 

 2500', at the foot of the mountain, on the British East 

 African side; and Rombo, a mission station on the German 

 side of the frontier, at an altitude on the mountain of about 

 6000'. Mr. Kemp was much indebted to the missionaries at 

 Rombo for help and hospitality. 



In nearly all cases the species obtained at the two places 

 prove to be different, those from Rombo being Kilimanjaro 

 mountain forms, while those from Taveta belong to the hot 

 country and desert fauna which stretches northwards through 

 Voi and Kitui to the region north-east of Mount Kenya. 



