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1. Nostril lateral, between two nasals i. Nardoa p. 15. 



2. Nostril supero-lateral in a partly divided 



nasal 2. Liasis p. 16. 



b. Rostral and anterior upper labials deeply pitted 5 



tail prehensile 3. Python p. 19. 



II. Praemaxillary toothless 4. Chondropython p. 28. 



B. No supraorbital bone ; praemaxillary toothless . . . Boinae, 



Head distinct from neck 5 anterior teeth enlarged . 5- Eny^rus p. 31. 



Subfamily Pythoninae. 



I. Nardoa Gray. 

 (Gray, Zool. Miscell. p. 45, 1842). 



Head slightly distinct from neck, covered with symmetrical 

 shields; nostril lateral, between two nasals, which are separated 

 from their fellows by the internasals; some of the lower labials 

 pitted; eye small, pupil vertical; praemaxillary toothed; ante- 

 rior teeth very long. Body a little compressed, covered with 

 smooth scales. Tail short, not or slightly prehensile; most of 

 the subcaudals in two rows; 



Distribution. New Guinea; Bismarck Archipelago. 



A single species. 



I. Nardoa boa (Schlegel). 



Tor (fix boa^ Schlegel, Phys. Serp. 1837, p. 22. 

 Nardoa boa^ Boulenger, Cat. Sn. I 1893, p. 76. 



Rostral about twice as broad as deep, not visible from above; 



internasals more broad than long, two fifths to one third the 



length of the praefrontals ; one pair of praefrontals; frontal as 



long as broad or a little more long; 



two pair of parietals; loreal small; 



one large praeocular; two (three) 



postoculars; nine to twelve upper 



labials, two or three entering the eye; 



three or four of the posterior lower ^^' ' \'^' °^ '"^ ^ ^ ^?>^)- 



. , - , . After Schlegel. 



labials pitted. Scales m 35 — 39 rows; 



ventrals 245 — 267; anal entire; subcaudals 47 — 52. 



Brown with black rings or uniform blackish-brown; a light 



spot behind the eye. Young specimens with black and orange 



rings. Length of head and body 830 mm.; tail 120 mm.; 



largest specimen known 1540 mm. 



