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INTRODUCTION 5 



Narrative and Itinerary 5 



Sumatra .11 



NiAS . ^ 16 



Mentawei Islands 18 



Engano 19 



Java 21 



Borneo . . . . ' . 25 



Lesser Sunda Islands . . - '28 



Ceivebes 32 



Timor-Laut 34 



Ambon 35 



Ceram 38 



Mysol 40 



Halmahera Group 42 



Ke Islands 44 



Aru Islands 47 



New Guinea 49 



Bismarck Archipelago 57 



Solomon Islands 59 



ANNOTATED LIST OF SPECIES 63 



Amphibia 63 



Sauria 79 



Serpentes 97 



Testudinata 142 



TABLE OF DISTRIBUTION 145, 169 



ZOOGEOGRAPHY . . . _ . 145 



SUMMARY 165 



POSTSCRIPT . 167 



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