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46. Putorius nudipes F. Cuv. The Malay Weasel. 



Putorlus nudipes, Blanf. Faun. Ind., Mannn. p. 171. 



"Pulasan " of the Malays of the Peninsula (according to Cantor). 



Cantor (p. 24) records this species from the Malay Peninsula. 

 In the Museum at Taiping there are specimens from Larut and 

 from Kuala Kangsar, Perak. 



Mr. Oldfield Thomas (P. Z. S. 1886, p. 73) mentions a specimen 

 from Klang, collected by Mr. Davison. 



Distribution. Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo. 



Subfamily Melius. 



It is probable that some species of Helictis may be eventually 

 found in Siam. I have not had such an animal described to me by 

 the natives ; but villagers on the Bangpakong seemed to recognize 

 the figure of Mellivora indica in Blanford's Indian Mammals 

 (p. 177) as a local animal under the name of " Mee-mu." 



Subfamily Luteins. 



47. Lutea vulgaris Erxl. The Common Otter. 

 Lutra vulgaris, Blanf. Faun. Ind., Mamm. p. 182. 



In the Baffles Museum there are three Otters labelled Lutra 

 vulgaris, from Singapore and Malacca, but I have not been able to 

 examine the specimens myself. In the Siamese Museum there 

 are two stuffed Otters, apparently of this species, obtained 

 locally ; they are very small, and pale in colour. 



Distribution. Europe and Asia, in suitable localities. 



48. Lutra macrodus Gray. The Smooth Indian Otter. 



Lutra nair, Cantor, p. 25. 



Lutra ellioti, Blanf. Faun. Ind., Mamm. p. 185. 

 Lutra macrodus, Blanf. Fauna Ind., Mamm. Appendix, p. 602. 

 Recorded from the Malay Peninsula by Cantor. A specimen 

 caught in Selangor is in the Museum at Kuala Lumpor. 

 Distribution. India, Burma, Malay Peninsula. 



49. Lutra sumatrana Gray. The Hairy-nosed Malay Otter. 



Lutra barang, Cantor, p. 25. 



Lutra sumatrana, Blanf. Faun. Ind., Mamm. p. 187. 



Recorded from the Malay Peninsula by Cantor, and from 

 Singapore by Ridley (Nat. Science, vol. vi. 1895, p. 94). A 

 specimen caught in Selangor is in the Museum at Kuala Lumpor. 



Distribution. Malay Peninsula and Islands. 



50. Lutra cinerea Illiger. The Clawless Otter. 



Aonyx leptonyx, Cantor, p. 25. 



Lutra leptonyx, Blanf. Faun. Ind., Mamm. p. 187. 



Lutra cinerea, Blanf. Faun. Ind., Mamm. Appendix, p. 602. 



Recorded from the Malay Peninsula by Cantor, from Malacca 



