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SINGAPORE BIODIVERSITY RECORDS 2020 Special Issue (1): 7 pages ISSN 2345-7597 Date of publication: 30 December 2020. © National University of Singapore Some notes on the species of Ophidia and Lacertilia obtained at Sime Road Internment Camp, Singapore, during May and June 1944 Alexander Cross

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SINGAPORE BIODIVERSITY RECORDS 2020 Special Issue (1): 7 pages ISSN 2345-7597

Date of publication: 30 December 2020.

© National University of Singapore

Some notes on the species of Ophidia and Lacertilia obtained at Sime Road

Internment Camp, Singapore, during May and June 1944

Alexander Cross

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A sriafl s jifui': lilj.r cil ii;s rrerj/ cc.tr- rci-I h tr.e ins j_cj.e ;i:_r.:.er-i a!0tr:"1;i a::C. is e:..s.c i;:iri_y i.'.;.ti€ t cLi-s at iri.,re iro€rd is tr-oup:rtt to becf '":."1s sfe c-es. f.ie _,';f e -ir. 1i__-:r, e!..]:irl.jr _rcun above, i;re head.beaitg Sijrec l!1e,t: ',f 1t1t dai.l.. r, i'o';.;t. Dor,rn the Cen-r,t.e cf. ,,,:,4 back a.retwo thin irai'L: irror,in linee. 'I.:rere is e. .,/e l lcy, ir,:l_ ct- ea cubclorsaletr:ipe, wjrich re tt,!'T,::'i:L; e-f,ec rviti. ii:rr. r: b::crl".:ir oi. -il,s d.or.sa1 ecige.Tilis creali line bejlrs ju.tt l_1:orre t,,.e e;re anci fa"ies, ou-t near the,, te.Le of the t :"1i , Oi i t ; re s i . ,_es, ;e1c-, , r i__e crea._ l i r le, er.rC \ . er.y-"].ai".!l y ilenar.cated fr,otr it, is i" L,r.ci," ,fe.ck tire n:niring fr.on.r€riirri-

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le;;, Le;'o:t.. lr:,icii, orr t_iie ,laii, ftii€co es L,r.olren and - a.--es ouii. I - Ti;iL blacl.: r iire is i,,f.:er:r.er'cn t.r.|eboC;' 1Lt.-,t, o;r ii:e t:ccb. i,l.,Lj_e tr.€ utj ,rer ea:Je 1s ciear=1y d, e' ii.u-c i;tedfroi i i -e- cJ.eEi i , t , re Lol ._r e-;e _1.: .

- . -"-- . : . , ; , ' i i .ea.: l u- . , ; ln ic s;1i : fL bl_ackbpo ts i I . , i c j . , eco . ;e I - \ reT : . : d . f ; j 1 , . : e i . . ___ . - . : . . c_ : t __e t i cea o f t - . e bo ( ] y ,ui i t l l the; ' gre abeent f : o: , t_re :e i - -y. T;re gr ou,! t . t_ coiour.on , ,y i r l c i r'L ' iese b1a'c lr , s:1rr ' is e"r 'e r ercl 1s * i r i t i icr i on t- :e . id,es of t , re neck,

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- . a , i ; t j i c p ink i r i .v i i r i te on tr .e ur lc i . reic--r , cf i - -e t r- , op 'u ire i , ,o.ry, , ,e ivre"*"tr . , . r"gs,a:- i -u l t r , . ,c; ;e t i -e - l " ; . .oJ. l inc Lt , . . rLL i ' l ;_re:- l : u i r , r*"" a -r

on6;- i tucinir lstre&k . f deeir rose pink. ^r Tl ie u;o._er sur, i .a.c e cf- i i re tai f i6 L i3 lr t ,earLlty brov:m vlii. 6, 1jink flusji tiiarj,s t.i.e tip, and irre""far.fyspecliled wlii: black. - Tile LeJe a_::e ,;i::l:isi:., '-ti]ed vriin"blaetr. Tiie

1fi".?f iire _eye is yel1ovr, gr,ar:ulaied 'r iiir bLack, r*rif e tire-fu.oil isrou-rid. rn ferri'r-es ti-,e yellcu ca t:.e s i.,l-es a.d Lelly, ancl ti"e recr.gtreaL -i.r etueen the l-iubs al:e verXr jtaLe cr aosent.

nutab er. of s1:eci.,::eils vrere ialer: at Citarigl but E6vera]- of tireseliacl- fost tiieir' Ler11s vririch are "t,i""r"iy

brittfe aird are cast on t,.€least provccatii:r. At Sime noae fcl-ireu I iliratur. e €x ovum ilave L,eenl :1,::::u;..^T::I -.nou?re ro be no c-iff e::errce in the i i ,easur:edenrsr./ y rrwcet-i L,]e s€xes. and, tjie dvera$e iieaeliret:ients of geven apeciiilenst+4 , 2*1 are : t . .& r . r42 .o . .+ iJ -_" ; ; : ; , * . i , ta i r , 42 . t _ 5z .B _ 6500a ' . ; To ta l , 9 t , 1 - 1o2 .6 - r t [ 5 - - _ r : 1 - , J r . l t o f ; no r . t t o uen t re o r

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