130 



praefrontals large; frontal longer than its distance from the 

 tip of the snout, as long as the parietals; loreal more deep 

 than long; one prae- and two postoculars; temporals i+2; 

 seven upper labials, third and fourth entering the eye; four 

 lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields; latter 

 more than twice as long as the posterior. Scales in \J rows; 

 ventrals 174; anal divided; subcaudals 41. 



Olive or brown above, with a median dark, black-edged 

 band, widening on the nape and enclosing light, black-edged 

 spots; neck with an oblique black spot on each side, beginning 

 on the parietals; head with a dark crescent-shaped band, 

 passing through the eyes and confluent on the frontal with 

 the median band of the back. Lower surface yellow with black 

 transverse spots; a median reddish longitudinal line, most 

 distinct posteriorly, covering the greater part of the subcaudals. 

 Length of head and body 314 mm.; tail 54 mm. 



Type-specimen received from the Bern Museum, examined. 



Habitat: Sumatra (Battak Highlands 800 — 1000 M.l). 



4. Oligodon everetti Boulenger. 



Oligodon everetti.^ Boulenger, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1893, p. 524; Cat. Sn. II 1894 

 p. 139, pi. XI, fig. I. 



Rostral visible from above; nasal divided; suture between 

 the internasals shorter than that between the praefrontals; 

 frontal longer than its distance from the tip of the snout, shorter 

 than the parietals; loreal small, more long than deep; one 

 prae- and two postoculars; temporals i + 2; seven upper labials, 

 third and fourth entering the eye; four lower labials in contact 

 with the anterior chin-shields; latter longer than the posterior. 

 Scales in 15 rows; ventrals 138 — 154; anal entire; sub- 

 caudals 46 — 65. 



Grey above, with three blackish-brown stripes, the median 

 one three scales wide and enclosing small yellowish spots; 

 head brown with two black bands, the anterior passing through 

 the eyes, the posterior across the frontal. Lower surface coral- 

 red, the ventrals with black outer ends. Length of head and 

 body 300 mm.; tail 70 mm. 



Type-specimen examined in the British Museum. 



Habitat: Borneo (Kina Balu !, Tandjong, Bandjermassin). 



