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of the back arranged in six groups or bands, have been named 

 by Weber '): Lophura amboinensis Schloss. var. celebensis Ptrs. 

 The first group, composed of about 8 scales lies on both sides 

 of the neck ; three groups form cross bands on the back, the 

 fifth, smaller one is above the hind limbs and the last on the 

 base of the tail. This form may be a local variety, restricted 

 to Central- and Southern Celebes, specimens being obtained 

 at Tempe, Pampanua, Posso and Macassar (type of Istiurus 

 microlophus Bleeker). Some specimens from the Philippines 

 already have an indication of grouping the large round scales. 

 This species always lives on trees near rivers and swims 

 exceedingly well. As to its occurrence in Java, given in 

 Boulenger's Catalogue, I already pointed out 2 ), that this is 

 certainly erroneous. 



2. Lophura weberi (Barbour). 



Hydrosaurus weberi, Barbour, Proc. biol. Soc. Washington XXIV 1911, p. 20; 

 Mem. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harv. Coll. XLIV 1912, p. 88, pi. 4, fig. 10. 



Head deep and massive; snout short, with a prominent 

 upraised area, covered with enlarged keeled scales; other head- 

 scales small, strongly keeled. Nostril round; tympanum small, 

 one third the diameter of the orbit; gular scales very small, 

 granular; a row of enlarged shields on each side along the 

 lower labials, beginning at the shoulder region, and composed 

 of short, thick, compressed spines; dorsal crest with longer, 

 recurved spines, developed most in the mid-dorsal region. 

 Dorsal scales small, imbricate, keeled, the keels turned upwards; 

 along each side seven groups of two or three very large, 

 roundish keeled scales. (In the female these are not so regu- 

 larly distributed). Femoral pores 12 13. Tail not quite twice 

 the length of head and body, crested. Limbs long, the ad- 

 pressed hind limb reaches the tympanum, covered with keeled 

 scales; on the anterior part of the fore limb five or six series 

 of enlarged scales. 



Dark brown above, uniform. Lower parts lighter. (After 

 Barbour, not seen by me) 3 ). 



Habitat: Halmahera; Ternate. 



1) Zool. Ergebn. Reise O. Indien I 1890/91, p. 167. 



2) Bijdragen Dierk. 19, 1913, p. 22. 



3) No measurements given. 



