860 MK. S. S. riiOWEB ON TUB EBPTILES AND [DeC. 1, 



. 10. Testudo bmts, Schl. & Miill. 



Geoemyda spinosa, part., Cantor, p. 2. 



Manouria emys, Giinther, llept. Brit. Ind. p. 10. 



Testudo emys, Boul. Cat. Chel. etc. p. 158 (skull fig. p. 150). 



Cantor records this species from the Great Hill of Penang; 

 there are two Penang specimens from him in the ]3ritish Musemn. 

 In March 189G Mr. Itidlcy caught a fine female specimen in the 

 Bindings, and brought it alive to the Botanical Gardens, Singapore ; 

 the length of carapace was about 520 mm. 



Hab. Assam, Burma, Siam, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and 

 Borneo. 



Family Chblonid^. 



11. Chelonb mtdas, L. 



Chelonia virgata. Cantor, p. 11 ; Giinther, Eept. Brit. Ind. p. 53. 

 Chelone mydas, Boul. Cat. Chel. etc. p. 180. 

 Cantor says, " This species is at all seasons plentifully taken in 

 flshing-stakes in the Straits of Malacca." 

 Hah. Tropical and subtropical seas. 



12. Chelone imbmcata, L. 



Chelonia imbricata. Cantor, p. 13. 



Caretta sqiiamala, Giinther, Kept. Brit. Ind. p. 54. 



Chelone imbricata, Boul. Cat. Chel. etc. p. 183 (skull fig. p. 181) j 

 Boul. Fauna Ind., Eept. p. 49 (young fig.). 



Cantor mentions this species as inhabiting Malayan seas. Dr. 

 Hanitsch showed me a live specimen caught near Singapore early 

 in 1896. 



Hab. Tropical and subtropical seas. 



13. TlIALASSOOUELYS CAnElTA, Ij. 



Chelonia olivacea, Cantor, p. 13. 



Caouana olivacea, Giinther, Kept. Brit. Ind. p. 52. 



Thalassochelys caretta, Boul. Cat. Chel. etc. p. 184. 



Cantor says, " This species is at Penang of rare occurrence." A 

 specimen (now preserved in the Ilaflies Museum) was caught near 

 Singapore in Jan. 1896 : length of carapace 700 mm. 



flab. Tropical and subtropical seas. 



Superfamily Teionvohoiuea. 

 Family Teiontchid.b. 



14. TnioNYx stJBPLANUs, Geoffr. 



Triony.v subplnnus, Giinther, Eept. Brit. Ind. p. 49. 

 Trionyx giintheri, Giinther, Eept. Brit. Ind. p. 49, pi. iv. fig. 4. 

 Trionyx suhplanus, Boul. Cat. Chel. etc. p. 246 (skull fig. p. 247). 

 There are specimens in the British Museum from Penang from 



