10 REPTILES. 



7. The Philippine Trimesurus. Trimesurus Philippensis, 

 Gray^ Zool. Misc. 48. 



Green, with a series of black spots on each side of the back ; 

 lips and beneath yellow, with distant, small, black spots on each 

 side, near the edge of the abdominal plates : temporal streak black- 

 ish: tail black-banded, end red, compressed and curved; head- 

 shields keeled. 



a. In spirits. Adult ? Philippines. From Mr. Cuming's collec- 

 tion. 



8. The Strigated Trimesurus. Trimesurus strigatus, Gray, 

 Zool. Misc. 48. 



Olive, with large dark spots on the back ; crown with two white 

 spots on the hinder part, with a broad streak from the back of the 

 eyes and two triangular bands on the white upper lip ; beneath 

 white, marbled with dark olive. 



Inhabits Cape of Good Hope ? Madras ? Mus. Army Med. 

 Board, Chatham. 



9. The SuMATRAN Trimesurus. Trimesurus Sumatranus, 

 Gray^ Zool. Misc. 48. Coluber Sumatranus, Rciffles, Linn. Trans. 

 xiii.'334. Trigonocephalus ornatus. Gray, MSS. B. M. T. Wag- 

 leri, Schlegel, P. S. 542, t. 19, f. 16, 18. Cophias Wagleri, Boie, 

 Erp. Java, t. 49. Isis, 1827, 561. Seba, ii. t. 68, /. 4. Tropido- 

 Isemus Sumatranus, Wagler, Syst. 175. 



Black ; dorsal scales marked with a yellow or greenish spot ; 

 lateral scales yellow, black edged ; lips and throat orange ; head- 

 shields keeled. 



a. In spirits. Adult. Singapore. Presented by General Hard- 



wicke. 

 h. In spirits. Adult. Penang. From Capt. Hay's collection. 



10. Muller's Trimesurus. Trimesurus formosus. Trigo- 

 nocephalus formosus, Midler, Vert. Rept. t. 7. 



Yellow ; scales green edged ; back with black crosslace ; crown 

 green, yellow varied ; lips and beneath yellow, scales black edged ; 

 tail red, with black bands. 



Inhab. ? 3Iuller. 



Var. 1. Tail dark, yellow varied. 



a, b. In spirits. Adult. Borneo. Presented by James Brooks, 

 Esq. 



c. In spirits. Adult. Borneo. From Mr. Lowe's collection. 



d. In spirits. Adult. Borneo. Presented by Capt. Sir Edward 



Belcher, K.C.B., R.N. 



