4^4 REPTILES FROM THE HERBERT RIVER, QUEENSLAND, 



Scales of back elongate, ovate, and strongly keeled. Colour black, 

 with the belly whitish, but much clouded with black. Head very 

 slightly broader than the neck, fiat, tapering and rounded at the 

 muzzle ; the body is cylindrical, the tail rather short. The rostral 

 shield is large and rounded behind ; there are two nasal shields 

 with a rather small nostril between them ; the loreal is rather 

 higher than long; there are two anterior and two posterior oculars; 

 there are eight upper labials, the third, fourth and fifth abutting 

 on the eye, the sixth and seventh are much the largest ; the 

 anterior frontals are as long but much less broad than the posterior, 

 and narrowed a little in front ; the vertical is broadest and a little 

 rounded at its anterior edge or base, is gradually narrowed behind, 

 and terminates triangularly. 



For the next species I am compelled to create a new genus, and 

 from the locality in which it was found I propose to name it 



Herbertophis. 



Body round and moderately thick, with flat belly. Tail of 

 moderate length, not distinct from trunk, tapering. Head some- 

 what depressed, rounded in front and considerably wider behind 

 than the neck. Rostral shield emarginate in front, and extending 

 a little backwards in a rounded triangular form between the 

 anterior frontals ; one nasal with nostril in the centre, two anterior 

 and two posterior oculars, scales smooth, in seventeen rows, sub- 

 caudal shields two-rowed. Teeth short, molar like and rounded. 



This genus will come under Gray's family or group, CoronelKdaa. 



6. Herbertophis plumbeus. n. sp. 



Scales in seventeen rows. 



Abdominal plates 219 



Anal plate 1 



Sub-caudals 74/74 



Total length 4 feet 



Length of tail 9J inches 



Head li inch 



Of an uniform nitid leaden-black colour above, a pure yellowish 

 white on the belly, the scales on the sides showing white edges as 



