List of a collection of snakes, crocodiles, and chelonians from the Malay peninsula, made by members of the 'Skeat expedition', 1899-1900 / by F.F. Laidlaw ; with an appendix containing a list of the names of the places visited by the 'Skeat expedition', by W.W. Skeat.

Frank Fortescue Laidlaw

Date:: 1901

Credit: List of a collection of snakes, crocodiles, and chelonians from the Malay peninsula, made by members of the 'Skeat expedition', 1899-1900 / by F.F. Laidlaw ; with an appendix containing a list of the names of the places visited by the 'Skeat expedition', by W.W. Skeat. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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$III. Patalung. Small East Coast State, S. of 7° 50' (N. latitude). Chief village : Lainpam (also occasionally called “Patalung”). Other villages visited: Ban Nah, Ban Kong Eak, Ban Kong Kram, K.o Mu llih, Ko Tom, Ko Nam Kam (all in the interior). IV. [Ghana and Tepa, two small districts lying between Singgora and Patani, were not visited.] V. Patani. Formerly the most important and flourishing of the Malay East Coast States. Subdued by Siam and subdivided into seven provinces or districts under separate Governors, as follows:— (1) District of Patani. S. of 6° 55' (N. latitude). Chief town : Patani (seat of a Siamese Governor and Malay Itaja). (2) District of Nawng Chile. S. of 6*^ 55' (N. latitude) ; north of Patani District. Chief village'. Ban Nawng Chik (lit. “ N. Ch. Village”). Mountain visited : Bukit Besar {i. e. Big Mountain) or Indra- giri (“ Negiri ”); village at foot, Ko Sai Khau. (3) District of Jering. S. of 6° 55' (N. latitude); south of Patani District. Chief village: Jambu. Other village visited : Pengarik. (4) District of Teluhan or Sai (lit. = “ sands ”). S. of G 55' (N. latitude) ; south of Jering District. Chief village: Teluban. Chief river: Teluban. (5) District of Jdld (often written Jalor). S. of 6° 40' (N, latitude); west of Patani District. Chief village: Biserat, on the left bank of the Patani. Limestone Caves : Gua Gambar, or “ Image ” {i. e, “ Statue”), “Cave” ; Gua G’lap = “ Dark Cave,” and others. (6) District of Raman (or Eeman). S. of 6° 35' (N. latitude) ; south of Jala District. Chief village: Kota Bharu or “ New Fort.” Other village visited : K. Kekabu. Chief river: Patani. (7) District of Ligeh (called in Siamese “ Eauga ”). S. of 6° 30' (N. latitude); south of Eaman District. Chief village : Tanjong ’Mas (lit. “ Golden Cape ”). Other village visited : Tremaugan ; Tomoh ; Belimbing. VI. Kelantan. Now the largest and most important of the East Coast States. S. of G° 15' (N. latitude); south of Teluban and Ligeh. Chief town: Kota Bliarii (lit. Now Fort), seat of the Sultan of Jvel intan.$