1896.] MR. G. A. BOULENGER ON SCHLEGEL’S GAVIAL. 629 
stated to have been a small one, only measuring about 4 feet long, 
and, unfortunately, it was not preserved. 
“Mr. J. P. Rodger informed me that, when he was British 
Resident in Pahang, he bad seen the skull of one belonging to the 
late Mr. E. A. Wise, that had been caught in the upper part of the 
Pahang river. The fifth was trapped in the Perak river at Pulau 
Tiga, some 64 miles from the mouth. This animal measured 8 
feet 9 inches, and is the largest yet seen. 
“J was imformed some years ago that one was taken to the 
Police station at Telok Anson for the reward, measuring 19 feet 
in length. The Police Inspector showed me where it was buried, 
but I failed to find it. Four skeletons were dug out, but they all 
proved to be common Salt-water Crocodiles (Crocodilus porosus). 
There is therefore considerable doubt about the accuracy of this 
information, and probably the animal was only a rather narrow- 
headed common Crocodile and not a Gavial at all. 
“ These are all the instances of its occurrence that I have been 
able to collect, and so far the evidence would go to show that it is 
confined to the Perak and Pahang rivers and some of their larger 
tributaries; though it is probable that it will hereafter also be 
found in the Kelantan and possibly in the Telubin river. 
“Tt is called by the Malays ‘ Buaya Jinjulong,’ or the Long- 
snouted Crocodile; but from its rarity there are only a very few 
who have ever either seen or heard of it. There are two other 
crocodiles frequenting the coasts and rivers of the Peninsula, viz. 
the Salt-water Crocodile (Crocodilus porosus, Schn.) and the Marsh 
Crocodile (C. palustris, Less.). These are called respectively 
‘Buaya’ and ‘ Buaya Katak,’ or the Frog Crocodile, by the Malays. 
‘Buaya Tembaga,’ that is the Brass Crocodile, is a name often 
heard, but it only has reference to the colour, being indifferently 
applied to all yellowish-tinted. ones without regard to their species. 
“The Malayan Gavial would appear to be essentially a freshwater 
animal, and it is said by the natives to often frequent the swamps 
and marshy lands on the banks of the rivers. If this is really the 
case, it differs somewhat in its habits from the Gavialis gangeti- 
cus, which is much more aquatic than the Crocodile. In the 
ordinary way, so far as my observations have gone, only the upper 
part of the end of the nose and the two eyes are above the water. 
On the approach of anyone the eyes slowly and quite silently sink 
beneath the surface and nothing but a small portion of the nose 
remains: ona nearer approach this also quietly disappears. This 
doubtless accounts for the fact that the animal is so very rarely 
seen. 
“The irides are yellowish brown and the pupils vertical. The 
upper surface is pale dull olive-green, finely and closely spotted 
with dark brown. The ground-colour becomes lighter on the sides 
and is nearly white beneath. ‘The tail has six dark bands, formed 
by the spotting of the scales on the sides and lower surface with 
dark brown. In the living animal the upper jaw projects nearly 
an inch beyond the under jaw. 
