MANfMALS OP BORS'EO. 27 



GENUS PUTO II I U S. 



PUTORIUS NUDIPES. 



Putorius nudipcs, F. Cuv. (Hist. Nat. Mamm. pi. 149) ; 



Tail bushy. Soles partly naked. Fur loose and long, 

 with but little underfur. Colour rusty red, the head above 

 and below white, tail-tip whitish. Head and body about 

 13 inches, tail without hair 8^, with hair 10^ ; skull 2*25 

 inches long, r35 broad. 



This animal is very rare in the Baram district, I have 

 met with but one specimen on Mount Kalulong, but it is more 

 common near Kuching, where Dr. Haviland obtained several 

 fine specimens. 



Kuching (G. D. Haviland). Mount Kalulong (C. Hose). 

 Sibuti River (E. Cox). 



GENUS M Y D A U S. 



MYDAUS MELICEPS. 



Mvdaits mcliccps^ F. Cuv. Hist. Nat. des Mammiferes 

 (1 82 1).' 



This curious skunk-like animal is found in the northern 

 part of Borneo. Back, black ; crown, white, reaching to the 

 middle of back ; tail short, snout long, claws on the fore legs 

 large. 



Hab. North Borneo (A Everett). 



GENUS U U T R A . 

 LUTRA SUMATRANA. 



Barangi'a su.matrana^ Gray, P.Z.S. 1865, p. 123. 



This is a large otter, the length of the head and body in 

 an old male, according to Cantor, being 32^ inches ; tail 20, 

 and the colour deep rich brown throughout, except on the chin 

 and throat which are whitish. The nose is entirely hairy in 

 the young specimens, but in the older individuals the hairs 

 become partially worn oflF. This otter is found along the banks 

 of the rivers, and occasionally on the sea coast. It is called by 

 the Dyaks, 'Ringin,' and the Kayans, ' Dingin.' The Malays 

 sometimes call it the ' Anging ayer,' or water dog. 



Hab. Baram Mouth (C. Hose). North Borneo (A. Everett). 



LUTRA CINEREA. 



Lutra cincrca^ Illiger (1815). 



Mr. Thomas shows that the clawless otter, Lutra Icptonyx^ 

 of Horsfield (1824), must take the earlier title of L. cincrea^ 

 Illiger. This clawless otter is very rare in Borneo. It is 

 called by the Malays, ' Nabrang.' 



Hab, Kuching, Sarawak (J. E. A. Lewis). 



