While the terms 'meningocele' and meningomyelocele', as defined in a dictionary, appear clearly separate, these words have been qualified and assigned nuances by a variety of workers, rendering them somewhat confusing today. Thus for instance, a dictionary (Dorland, 1965) defines a meningomyelocele as 'a hernial protrusion of a part of the meninges and substance of the spinal cord through a def...

The discovery of an additional specimen of Sphenomorphus malayanus Doria, 1888 from Gunung Brinchang, Cameron Highlands, Pahang in Peninsular Malaysia reveals that it is not conspecific with the type specimen from Gunung Singgalan, West Sumatra, 600 km to the south. The new specimen and an additional specimen previously collected from Gunung Gerah, Perak, Peninsular Malaysia, 56 km to the north...