ON REPTILES AND BATRACHIANS FROM SOUTHERN ANNAM. 423 



22. New or Little-known Reptiles and Batrachians from 

 Southern Annam (Indo-China). By Malcolm A. 

 Smith, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., F.Z.S. 



(Plates I.-II. and Text-figures 1-2.) 



[Received February 22, 1921 : Read April 19, 1921.] 



Index. 



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Fimbrios Mossi, gen. & sp. n 425 



Zamenis moi, sp. n 425 



Tropidonotus johannis 426 



Coluber oxycephalic 426 



Dendrelapliis subocularis 426 



Ca la ma via pavim enta ta 



Var. uniformis, nov 426 



Trimeresurus monticola 427 



Gymnodactylus peguensis 427 



Var. angularis, nov 427 



Var. irregularis, nov 428 



Calotes microlepis 428 



„ mystaceus 429 



Liolepis belliana 



Var. annamensis, nov 429 



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Lygosoma stellatum 431 



„ corpulentum, sp. n. ... 431 



Dibamus montanus, sp. n 431 



Rana mill eti, sp. n 432 



„ nigrovittata 433 



,, sauteri 



Var. johnsi, nov 434 



,, montivaga, sp. n 436 



., graminea 437 



Microhyla picta 437 



Bufo galeatus 438 



Megalophrys inter medius, sp.n. . 439 

 „ hasseltii 



Yax.pullus, nov 440 



The collection of Reptiles and Batrachians of which this paper 

 is the subject was made in Southern Annam, chiefly on the 

 Langbian Plateau, in March, April, and May, 1917. I was 

 fortunate in having as my companion on the trip Mr. C. Boclen 

 Kloss, of the Selangor Museum, Federated Malay States, and as 

 he was able to remain on in the country for several weeks after 

 I had left, was the means of adding many valuable specimens to 

 my collection. 



The famous Plateau had long attracted us, as zoologically it was 

 almost unknown ; and as, owing to the war, we were unable to 

 obtain home leave, of which we were badly in need, Ave decided 

 to take advantage of a short holiday and visit this region. The 

 enterprise of the French Government, too, in building a sana- 

 torium at a high elevation, and in constructing fine roads up to it, 

 rendered the plateau easily accessible, so that little time was 

 wasted in travelling. 



Our expectations of rich material were fully justified. The 

 report on the birds by Messrs. Robinson and Kloss has already 

 appeared in 'The Ibis ' (July 1919), and a good account of the 

 general conditions on the plateau has been given there by 

 Mr. Kloss. It is unnecessary for me to repeat his remarks here, 

 but for convenience I have recapitulated the camps at which 

 collections were made. Starting from the sea-coast at Tour Cham, 

 we gradually made our way up into the hills, our final camp 

 being underneath the Langbian pea.ks at 2000 metres elevation. 



I was accompanied by two trained native assistants. Altogether 

 about 700 specimens were obtained. Many more of the common 



