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F. N. Chasen writes (in litt., May 5, 1937) : "In the Malay Penin- 

 sula is found only in the north. The species has been recorded from 

 as far south as Perak, but I do not believe in this record. In, at 

 least, the southern parts of its range the species certainly needs 

 protection." 



Other Bantengs 



In addition to the Javan and Malayan Bantengs discussed above, 

 several subspecies on the mainland of southeastern Asia and one 

 in Borneo have been described. While all these have evidently suf- 

 fered reduction in numbers during recent decades, their status is 

 not yet so unsatisfactory as to require more than passing mention. 



The Burmese Banteng, Tsaine, or Saing (Bibos sondaicus bir- 

 manicus * (Lydekker) ) is "distributed throughout Burma from 

 Mergui in the extreme south to Myitkyina in the north. . . . There 

 are still thousands of square miles throughout Burma in which saing 

 are found in fair numbers." (Peacock, 1933, p. 113.) 



Lydekker (1898c, p. 43) describes (without naming) a Manipur 

 race of the Banteng. Its distribution is given (p. 45) as "the Kubbu 

 Valley, between Manipur and Northern Burma; perhaps extending 

 to the ranges eastward of Chittagong, where this form may inter- 

 grade with the Burmese race." "Large herds" were reported in 1897, 

 and it is still said to be common in the Kabaw Valley (Political 

 Agent in Manipur and J. C. Higgins, in litt., March, 1937) . 



Lydekker has applied the name porteri 2 to certain Siamese Ban- 

 tengs with spotted pelage. This, however, is considered by various 

 authors (Gairdner, 1917, p. 250; Kloss, 1917, p. 316; Gyldenstolpe, 

 1919, p. 174) as merely an individual variation. For the present, 

 therefore, the Siamese Bantengs may be referred to the Burmese 

 form (Bibos sondaicus birmanicus). These animals appear to be 

 moderately common as yet in Siam, especially in the northern, 

 central, and western parts (Gyldenstolpe, 1919, p. 174; R. M. de 

 Schauensee, oral communication, April, 1938). 



The Banteng of French Indo-China may also be referred pro- 

 visionally to birmanicus; but if it should prove to be distinct, several 

 names applied to the wild cattle of this region by Heude (Mem. 

 Hist. Nat. Empire Chinois, vol. 5, pt. 1, pp. 2-11, pis. 3-11, 1901) 

 are available. While it has decreased decidedly in some localities, 

 a moderate stock seems to remain elsewhere (James L. Clark, in litt., 

 June 26, 1936; Andre Kieffer, in litt., November 21, 1936; P. Vitry, 

 in litt,, December, 1936; Roche, in litt., December, 1936). 



iBos sondaicus birmanicus Lydekker, Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1898, p 277 

 pi. 25, fig. 1, 1898. (Burma.) 



2 Bos sondaicus porteri Lydekker, Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1909 p 669 1909 

 ("Siam.") 



