SINGAPORE BIODIVERSITY RECORDS 2020 Special Issue (6): 4 pages ISSN 2345-7597

Date of publication: 30 December 2020.

© National University of Singapore

Notes on the species of Ophidia and Lacertilia obtained at Sime Road

Internment Camp, Singapore, during November 1944

Alexander Cross

Note: pages 2 and 3 are notes addressed to Dr Carl Gibson-Hill.

Notes on th66spec l c sliine Road Ir ternlnent' Callip,

i l]d r-.io eI t i.l,i. a .,ri-'b:i :,.--rfdur ing l . fovei , roer I9+4.

of O..)hi di aSir igapo. l 'e,

563

aPII_M4;

Xenooelt i j r_gl- lS*olof . I 9. * 1q,15, i \ ,44.-- 566 l l .TL 44-!- ' f atcen neer Hut l18 nl i i le c lear ing grass f 'or nevr

roaduay. Jtol l iach etnpty.

Ly-glgen -ggIcus. 5 9.529 9.L7.44 g ' lakerr in i \or th breei r jarden. Stolxach contalrred +

the pa,rtly digested reniairrs o1 a young Ug-Sg_1e_1ufl_UjE€glg-!eof i4h1ch thb H. & B. iheasured 6U runs. .

549 ]5. LI .44 I Gut empty.564 2l- . ] . I .4+ ? Taken o-,n Hospltal Hi11, , lomenr s Camp.

Gut enlptY.

Elaph_e meljnurg. Z 6t t g._

.Jhree speci i i tens oi ' . . snrke, ! ! I r ich l les been prov- ls lon-aL11y ident i l ied as i i l : :phe nsfanoa=' ' / .ere taken our ing t t remolth. TLre generar l colour above is a deep slate-bJ_ack; be-neeth i t is a dlr ty greyi sf i - ! ' ;n i i re. On ei ther. : s ide of theneck t f lere is an et tempt at a ! ' ,h i te co. l - lar wtr ich runs upfronr the ventr .als out croes not . ju i te rneet on l ,ne back of

@ the neck . Th i s I co l l a r ' i $ vq r i ab le i n ex ten t anc i i s no taiv!ays syn'nnetr ical . ' thef dorsal costeLls ere sl- ig l r t ly keeled,27.L I .44 d Untered Hu i 1 , r5 about 9 . b0 p . ra . .27.1I.+4 g laken i rr ore :n at }{ut 1l-8 about 10 p-cm. . Stonlechempty. Oviduct contai-rred seven egls rneasuring f forn 22 x 8to 2] x 9 l i 'nos..

572 2A.L1.44 6 ?al<en i rr drar i0 at Hut 118 rr 'Dout 10 p.rn. .it ornEch ei}-l]ty .

Pig lra,rin. Gut empty.I r .O . j i hebue- re . Loca l - i t y o f cap tu re

No i lzarCs uere taten dur ing i ' iovernber.

Sime Road Internmerrtl CarnP,S]liGAR)RE.5th. December 1944.

I ' l a j g * n a ; i s . 1 , J ' 2 P .565 22.1l-.41. g Taken at tIIe566 25 . l I . 44 g B rough t i I - oy

not a scer tai , r re d. .57L 28.]_1".44 d Taken o-. . rr Hospi ta l l l i l l .s ide. The stomach contained

the un j , den t i f i . r b le remains of a f ' rog or toad, al l t t rat w6sf ef- t being t tL-e backbone an@ a fev, fr p ieces of t tesh.

LAJT.RTILIA.

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Jlerelr i t l : i t i le Novt j r lDcr teDorL. I arn e, i ' ra id t f ie

typirrg is e i i t she'ky r 'C piaces. I : - r i r t usin5J e ci l i 'erent type-o . , i i t . . t h i s t i r l e a r r c l l i : . i s r . l au r , i r , L r r r , s l ' i un l t y n fb i t o l j uA :o ing

e space occesional,Ly. ( i t seer ls to. he-ve srcopi :ed at the lnbment)vrhl ih 1s r . r the r enn i .v rbng. i lerewit i l t i r 'e iheersurer lents:52s 9. 11. a4 L. auli culs I 4I\. A/ va. 5/ 5 +a/.+7-/-+6e 7 D/ tt '7 p.549 15. f 1.a.r .T tr lo

--- I 5z:L1I7z1 r : .a/ I7l I97/ u1 aop.

56'6 2I i11.44 E.melEl lur-a € 7t l1 I '71/ae'J/L7/2I9/ t iA4p. .

566 25 . l f . += N l i -a l J ' 9 o - *1 -51 - -o97 I9 . / r ' i o / j 7 o rp '.6as zz rtt. ++ El-@-g-ii-!]!c g'/ azi // lo7 .',it' t3ie. 5/ L7 / 2 lri / ri 7'.t p'

5?1 z8;11.44 1{ r le". j l 7- I tL-o1 I-16/ LoQ'r / 19/ 1o;?/ i / 1s+ 5Op.572 dO j i . r , rel i . t urr , 6 ' oQolIocl 7 o97 L7/22a/ ! / / 819'

i lut 1-f 6: 5thg r}ecember L944.

I tirirrk y or.r luve L'.Il ],oc oiire-r's. I iravcr€. lo f t :a t tne . { l }or l ler r1, .

YoLlr s

] J r . a . A . G iLson - l i i 11 'Hut 4.0.

r i o l r i i l r g c I $ e t o

. i r r u e r e l Y ,

i lut 118; 17 alr . Dec. L944.

iFffiH#f+##, " 31u "l ; I ? ;1",,,,, f Lzebe / re 4 / 4e 3 / t

'W,,.\ffi fr ,Y#ffi L "?,1' t' il I i' i fi '1 H? ;":: " 3gu" 'd"" . th is j .s z:- neu species lor i r le.-uerq) ' I -L is

i - beaut i . tu l orange bro' ! ! r l v l j i tn a bl-ack V on ' t i re neck

ind a nl-ack slr ipe clown Lrre vYf lo-Le . l 'e l rgtn or ' 1 'he backt

b l i t I h i ] i - l e t you f l av€ L i l e ru1 I c le tLL i l ed uesc | i p t i on

nheri i g j - ve you lne l i .ceroDer rLport ' ih is i i j a very

YOuhg sPe c i r r lerr .

. i . .1a. ie nF. ja: 582 fo.12.4+ I LO59/.L '3L/I24O/ /19/ Li)4/ S/

a3i:-ltiE[e d tro'rr uood irile on/ nev' roed sr]d killed

a L v , e l f n€ L r r l u L 1 . I9 .

dehv ra muL i l a tu z 577 a .12 . ' . ' . I LL .+1 | - t 2 .O , / 1 t ,o . 1 /72 ' : ! /

t r37T4:54:atv.91 4,9 l 'B,ken j -n JerI t r€i l - . r r 'cer Cff ice.

In the schedule ol species i l i l ic i r t g: ive you s or i le f i lueaso q ou u i If note tha1, I put do\lri tlrat i,i e haoE tai<ensi ifrunature q:Ilg ! i -t-C!g at tlhangi ( 2b lo. 1.4o, . 'lhat

iirr*t"r* s peii rrGi--IFT t -harlgi , out r heve dr€'i'i ingsof the head and tail' anci have j-ounci that lhe s'cec j"fien

taker i here ( Szz) is not ot l the s:rme species' i 'v-r o ' rd er

zind I have exanl ined Spec.577 and the orav, ings of jpec'

26 and r i t rve corne -Lo trre rol lowing provis ional cor ielu-

sion: l [o.26 is an i l iu ' r&lure Geeko iaon:rrcnus, ancl l ro '

577 i s Gehy ra i l r uL i l a l , i l . ' r n i s 1s subJec t l o cnecK

against , :useui i l epecl iuerrs at a later date'

Is there arry hopc oi ' getr i } Id Lr lcvl - i laets of

fo ' ; l scap l l i r us ies , i . e . t i r e vc ry tn in p i l J€ r used fo r

"opi"" , tne usual stui f i r r t l r is LieJr lp beirrg pir lk i r l

coiour. Can you Ae -r, Iire :';ty? It ls i'or i:ll erio or llle

yeer re iJott on rJutterf l ies '

D r . C . A . G ibson - i ; i 11 ,Hu t 40 .

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