Berylmys bowersi (Anderson, 1879) . Anat. Zool. Res., Yunnan, p. 304.

TYPE LOCALITY: China, Yunnan Prov., Kakhyen Hills, Hotha, 4500 ft .

DISTRIBUTION: NE India, N and C Burma, S China (Yunnan, Guangxi, Fujiau, and S Anhui; Liu et al., 1985), N and peninsular Thailand, N Laos, N Vietnam, Malay Peninsula, and NW Sumatra (Medan).

SYNONYMS: ferreocanus, kennethi, lactiventer, latouchei, totipes, wellsi .

COMMENTS: Not known to occur on small islands off continental margin; bowersi is the only species of Berylmys found on Malay Peninsula and an island of the Sunda Shelf. Spermatozoal morphology and its significance documented by Breed and Yong (1986).