SINGAPORE BIODIVERSITY RECORDS 2020 Special Issue (8): 7 pages ISSN 2345-7597

Date of publication: 30 December 2020.

© National University of Singapore

Notes on the species of Ophidia and Lacertlia obtained at Sime Road Internment

Camp, Singapore, during January 1945

Alexander Cross

Note: First two pages contain the report proper. Pages 3 and 7 contain notes to Dr. Carl Gibson-Hill. Page 4 is a torn

note to Gibson-Hill. Pages 5 and 6 appear to be random scribblings on pieces of paper.

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l Jo te s on the Bpec iesSirn-e Road Internnerrt

o r Opr r i o ia and Lace rL i l i a oD ta ined a tJaIr Ip, Slr jgapor-e, oul : ing January 1!45.

OPHIIJIA.

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A O O 1 1 1 / t r . ^

698 20 . l - . + 5 o+

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Gut €i"pty.Taken i r- o l i ck- i . r i f , i r I sGut €npty.

Shop, Central- i i , rea.

C v 1 i n d r ' . n r n i s r , r ' r f l r s : 1 O .-267-:l:ZEE-Taken rirr t-t-te arternoon on bank by rhe side of

the draj .n Delol , / Hut l i r l end about 1bO yards r , r€stoi the hut. , j l i r i s specimen has i r reguJ_ar brokentransverse red bars €rcross the back; fhe stor i rachcon ta ine d . . r j ee l , i den t i r ' i ed by d . C . Shebbeare asan aripni bious 1'resh-u.ttcr eel- oi. the gengs Ajnphi!_glllt q. tt,e s"oecie s innl.oi ring sorrgi.l i s .9,. cuEn?l-i rUt ; , . r , i r r .u*. , i ,s.rg cou.r_o r io l .a,y i i u,r . ITE-T@ei - sfvas louno on Jirrgai lore I s larrc. . rne €e1 nie asured17 5 nms. .

i i ' iacrophi stodon rhodoinelas : i i lurature e.681 13 .L .45 g l akcn r i ea r hu t 155 .

^ n?- d, >: g, f i r ru. tL Lu.re.taken al ive near Hut 1, r ior :renrE Carnp.i €esu reo and re leased .Taken in i ' iocopi le, joutt l Loher Ki tchen.. i , .easurcc brru r : c l -c ' asc ci .

699 20.1.45 im . laken i rr r . f oodpi le, jout i r j ,o l rer Ki- tchen.

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D a a c o v , i 1 a ^ n r o i h . - I ^- _ - - - _ . * o .688 17. l .ab g Taken ert Ad ar} park. , i ,h i s specimen had oeen in a, train t rde'r a] ld . ,1€:s k i t led by the crash r&hen t l }e

tree vras i 'e l le d. , lhe gut conrained a Calotes cr]-s la_tellurjr i\rlty grov,n, 6ut r,oo ierr o i geETEET6-6?-e.r,y rjieasurerlen tsj Deing raketi. ,rhf s 1s a newspecies 1'or, t i .Le Uarnp. I t i s a Dri .gt i t grass greenon tne oack, ehacling to 6,.r,rera1d green on tne be11y.A Drignt yel Io\rr sublater.al l ine runs tr ie l ,holele ngrn or ' t r rc Looy. i i re nu. o i s J.r rge &nd tr iansu_

, lar i r $ ir .epe, v i i t i le tne nesk is cxtrerne].y narrow.

r 'eken rrear Hut 135; fati i l r o I c l € a ; e d .

ancl s l -ugE i sh; measured

I l i a t i c o ra i n tes t i na l i s : 1 d .67! A.L.45 ct ' Tai(en dur irrg c i lunKolLing opelat ions near Hut

Tl le gut conrairr€d t l ie part ly digested remainsa bf ino snaxc ( ty r")or ep,j__!r-arnicg_E / .

Na . i e ne . . i a : ] o .697 ! t ) .1.45 g Taken beside the drein uefow r iut lJ le.

Gut enpty.

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Ca lo tes c r is ta te l fu s : 2 { .6 5 5 5.T45?-TEen on a bush7I4 29.1.1;5 d Taken on grass

Sime koad Internrnent Camp,Sir igapore.foth. I -ebruary l -94 5.

in t r ]e orcrrard.in tne or:chard. ' Ihe 1eI ' t h lnd _.

J - e s . v L S o r o K e n .the stor lach conler i ts of these t l ro specinens uereexaioineo by 0€ipt. H. Ilr. pendlebury ilho found themito contain - Dysdireus clng:rr l -atus ( lyrrhocor idae)in var ious st i lges (eggs, nyrnphs, and imago); rrwX{elolonthine beet l -e grubs; var ious parts of beet les-+eo-+*ag+ecst€'l:#- f,or iden j;i-ti-c€!r_O-S bu! protrgbly=ielolontir ine; and specimens of three sf leciEs 5?

ents (Formic idee) inc lud ing v r ing€d en ts .

T\nrnn rrn l cn c . 1 .{ ' t n=i-:::---::i:::Y. r -, - 9.

660 6.I.+5 q ,Iaken near Ljut 119. Contair ied three eggs, whitel - .' i r i colour ano el l ipt lcal- in snape, measuridg

1 2 . 5 x b . 5 i 1 2 . 0 { Z . O ; l l . b x ? j O u m s . .dgo 1? . I .45 4 Taken in . len t ra l v ,oooy i r ,d . p ix r t o f ta i l m i .ss ing .

:I y g o s o m c b o n r i n g l i : 1 g .

6-39 4.L45 g taken'at i {ut 118. ?hi- s skink had put i ts head J". insic ie tne she]] of ' a rupoer nut and had, appa,rent ly

been unaole to wi thc. j raw 1t again; I t l !as .dead.wllen fourid, sno t,he rubirer she]1 had to be spLit.

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open be i 'or-e the skink coul-d oe extracted..

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Hut 1]8.' loth. February 1945.

Herewith thf rePort for .J anuarY.

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1r. 1. 45-J@ gZ28-105- 5o1=17-189-D-6?p.681 15 . 1 .45 I t ] . f lds q ;254. b-bf- iJu5. 5=19-lc8-D-49p.

6 8 8 1 7 . 1 . 4 5 a o 105b-598-16b1=15-229-S-188p.690 i+-. 1. ;E iitoT Bnfd- ? r. e' I o. 5+- 1 52. 2+- 1 2. 4- 46. b' 2e. e -7 . o- 5 5. 1-

6e7 l-e. 1.45 &3gp g 346-58-4o4:le--195:P-(]s+50p' )6e8 20.l.al i , .""J+";e ? :o?:??.-**=13-139-*6?3: ,OgS 20.1.45 ilEfrfZTE iqm. fs4-Iffi 'o7-IeI=t7-I94-Ll-65p'

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l - 8 . 0 - r 6 .0 - , r 5 . 27:16 3O.1.45 L.au l icus d +gg-roe-s95=17-187-r67p. , i

721 I.2.15 C. ruf,us g 479- 1O-4S9=19--2O9-D-6 s. Taken beside dralnfn'-GnEr af garoen. has fa j.nt reddi sh marl<ings acrossthe back. Contained an Amphipnous sp. r[easurfng 271.5

Dr.. C. A. Gibson-Hi] l- ,Hut 40.

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(b ) I ha \ i e no reco rdt 'he only spe c i r len ot 'taken at t i l i s nut or imen yo r -1 re fen to ' , , ast o ; : e p o r t i t .

o l ' a , ! nobe l t i s un i " co lo r t ; , . .Ke t r on tb . L I .4 t r .t l . ie lL species Lirave recor. ied for i iovember .Jr f ls . ,1 l - . 1 i . 4+ ( v ioe l i ove t i t i r e r r , €po r t / . I f t ne spe ' c l jLtket et your enci , t i re i t r Err i i n i r ld you fs i lb jd

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lO .z .45 P r sse r i Lu . : r rLs ine g 1199-6b7-14 i6 / t5 -z .o -L r - -186p . . ' ,

L I . 2 .45 l ycodon ' r u -L i cus g f ro f l you .

t7.a.4= i"W;osaru. oou,r i , " ' , r : . -d

l ror. , - I ou.17.2.4D Deridrel€ipir is uLl l ra6 j - ineutus g 9 58-344- 150,e/ 1b- Ig5-Ir-

104p.809 19.2.45 Tr i ine r .esurus ' , i ,aglert t i rmo" d oi . )A-5U. ' j -bC,Z.

b/ t l -L, l i -S- 56 P'

811 20 . 2 . 45 i i . abu la i nu l t i l ' . i s c ia t z

Dr. C. A. Gi DSon-r i i11,Hut 40.

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