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FJSCICVLI MALATENSES 
the mangrove crabs and the different ‘‘ mudhoppers ” (JPeriophthalmus^ 
Boleophthalmus, and the like), which bask in the sun in such localities. About 
Biserat and Kampong Jalor, Varanus nehulosus is the commoner of the two near 
the villages ; but V. salvator is abundant on the limestone hills and in the 
pools at their base. In the interior of Rhaman and Kelantan, the former species 
is comparatively rare. Neither species, as a rule, penetrates into deep jungle, 
where their place is taken by V. rudicollis and other scarcer species. In the 
sheltered waters of Patani Bay, V. salvator may occasionally be seen swimming 
in the sea. It seems to find water more necessary than V. nehulosus^ which, 
on the other hand, is more frequently observed on tree-trunks and branches, 
though both are aquatic and arboreal on occasion. The food of both species 
includes almost every kind of small animal and carrion. The yellowish 
markings of the dorsal surface of V, salvator are more brilliant and con- 
spicuous in the young than in the adult. ^ 
LACERTIDAE 
40. Tachydromus sexiineatus* Daud. 
Biserat, Jalor 
‘ I have only seen this species in the neighbourhood of Biserat (the one 
recorded locality in the Malay Peninsula), where it lives among long grass, 
along the top of which the great length of its tail and the slenderness of its 
body permit it to run without bending the blades. In life, its tail is very brittle.’ 
SCINCIDAE 
41. Mabuia macularia, Blyth. 
Biserat, Jalor. 
42. Mabuia rugifera, Stol. 
Muar River, Selangor 
43. Mabuia multifasciata, Kuhl. 
Jalor, Bukit Besar, Batang Padang (South Perak), and Selangor. 
‘ Probably the common skink of all cultivated parts of the Malay 
Peninsula.’ 
44. Mabuia siamensis, Gthr. 
Jalor. 
This is an addition to the herpetological fauna of the Malay Peninsula, 
the species being previously known from Southern China and Siam. 
