1871.] DR. J. ANDERSON ON TESTUDO PHAYREI. 423 



semicircular, closed by a small valvular flap of skin. Eye of mo- 

 derate size ; upper eyelid large, granular. Fifteen knob-like glands 

 along the side of the body : the first a short distance behind and 

 about the axilla and on a level with the parotoids ; the last three 

 behind the leg when it is extended at right angles to the bodv. 

 The vertebral glandular ridge begins on a line with the scroll-like 

 extremities of the cranial crest, and terminates at the root of the 

 tail. An obscure line of pores, larger than those of the rest of the 

 body, from below the arm to the groin, rather towards the under 

 surface of the side. A series of pores behind the angle of the mouth 

 along the lateral cranial ridge to the top of the snout, on the loreal 

 region behind the eye, and along the mandible and internal to it. 

 The chin and throat thickly covered with small, smooth, porous, 

 glandular tubercles of nearly uniform size. The sides and upper parts 

 of the body and of the tail are densely covered with glandular tubercles 

 (porous) of various sizes and irregularly distributed. The ventral 

 surface transversely wrinkled and covered with very minute porous 

 glands, which scarcely project above the level of the skin. The 

 upper margin of the tail sharp, and commencing with the last lateral 

 knob. Under surface rather rounded. Numerous folds on the inner 

 margin of the vent. Forearms extend the length of the fingers be- 

 yond the snout ; the legs reach halfway to the axilla. 



Uniform blackish brown, paler on the lips, snout, chin, throat, 

 and under surface of the limbs, all of which are of a brownish-olive 

 tinge. Under surface of the tail dull orange-yellow, fading to 

 lightish brown on the sides. 



Length from tip of snout to vent 3 to 4 inches ; vent to tip of 

 tail 3 to 3 T 9 ^ inches. 



Hab. Nantin, Momien, and Hotha valleys, Western Yunan, 

 China. 



I first met with this remarkable Newt in the flooded rice-fields 

 about the little Chinese town of Nantin, where, however, it was not 

 very common. In the more elevated and subtemperate valley of 

 Momien, at about a height of nearly 5000 feet above the sea, and in 

 the high sequestered valley of Hotha (5000 feet) it was far from 

 uncommon. 



3. Note on Testudo phayrei, Blyth. 

 By John Anderson, M.D. 



[Eeceived April 27, 1871.] 



With reference to the correspondence between Drs. Gray and 

 Sclater, which appeared in the ' Athenaeum ' of November and De- 

 cember last*, on the statements of Mr. Theobald regarding Dr. Gray's 

 Scajna falconeri and Blyth's Testudo jihayrei, I am in a position to 



* See 'Athenamm,' Nov. 12th, 1870, Nov. 26th, 1870, Dec. 3rd, 1870. and 

 Dec. 10th, 1870. 



