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MR. F. T. LAIDLAW ON THE 



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country. It will be noticed that all these species have a wide 

 range in the Oriental region. On the other hand, the forest fauna 

 consists for the most part of species with a Kmited range. The 

 most characteristic genus of Lizards inhabiting this part of the 



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Map of part of the Malay Peninsula, to show the localities mentioned 

 in the text. 



world is certainly Draco, and the distribution of its various species 

 is interesting as bearing on the general question of the distribution 

 of the Malayan fauna. Mr. Boulenger (Cat. Liz. Brit. Mus. i. 

 p. 253) divides the genus into two main groups — one with the 



