6 Mil. "W. TUKOBALD, JUN,, ON THE 



to the Asiatic Society, from Biniia, tliougli that officer is 

 unhappily unable to remember any particulars of tlieir capture ; 

 BO that no doubt can exist tliat Birma is its authentic habitat. 

 The few species I have not bad an opportunity of examining and 

 those with dovibtful liabitats are marlsed witli two asterisks * *. 



The list of Hydrophida), I liave extracted from Giinther's ' Cata- 

 logue,' for tbe sake of completeness ; but they are beyond the 

 scope of my personal observation. 



The following is a general abstract of the present catalogue 

 compared with Dr. Giinther's. 



In Dr. Giinther's ' Catalogue,' fifteen Chelonians are recorded 

 from the Eirmese province ; the present catalogue embraces 

 twenty, one only being new. The additional species arc : — TesUulo 

 platynoUis, Batagur trivittata, B. Berdmorei, Trionyx Phayrei, n.s., 

 and Peloclielys Cantori. Of Sauriaus and Emydosaurians, Dr. 

 Giintlier has recorded thirty -three species ; the present catalogue 

 contains thirty -nine, four being new — Biopa anguina, n.&.,I)oryura 

 gaudamtty n.s., D. Karenorttm, n.s., Ilemidactylus Mortoni, n.s. 

 Of Ophidians, Dr. Giinther enumerates fifty-two ; in the present 

 list tliere are sixty-four, of which, nine * are new — Simotes cru- 

 entatus, n.s., ;S^. amabilis, Giiuth., S. Theohaldi, Giinth., Ahlahes 

 histrigatus, Giinth., Coluber Niittalli, n.s., Tytleria hypsirrhinoides, 

 n.g. and n.s,, JDipsas ocJiraceus, n.s., Pareas modestus, n.s., Fordo- 

 nia licolor, n.s., — oi', in all, an addition of twenty-three species 

 of reptiles to the one hundred of Dr. Giinther's list, of which 

 fourteen are new. 



Class REPTILIA. 



Order Chelonia. 



Pamily TESTUDINIDJi:. 



Testudo, Oppel. 



T. ELONGATA, Blyth. 



Colour pale yellow, black-mottled, with no trace of rays. In 

 aged specimens the shell is almost entirely pale yellow without 

 markings. Head yellow, with the soft skin of the eyes and nostrils 

 fleshy pink. Two large frontal shields in front of the eyes, and 

 a large vertical. 



The measurements below are the length of the thorax, 



* Vide p. 49. 



