BY WILLIAM MACLEAY, F.L.S. 435 



they approach the abdominal plates, which also have one similar 

 mark on each side, the sub-caudals are uniformly marked with a 

 dark basal patch. The nostril is large and deep, the loreal shield is 

 oblong, lying between the second labial and the posterior frontal, 

 the lower anterior ocular is nearly square, and lies between the 

 upper anterior ocular and the third labial, there are nine upper 

 labials, the fourth, fifth and an acute angle of the third touching 

 the eye, the posterior frontals are large, the vertical short, broad, 

 and rounded behind, the superciliaries small and the occipitals very 

 large, the mental shield is small and triangular behind ; ten lower 

 labial shields. Eye of medium size. 



This is the first of the Family I have known to be found in 

 Australia; a species of Coronella has long been quoted as Australian, 

 but I have not seen it, nor have I even heard of any one who had. 



7. Dendrophis bilorealis. n. sp. 

 Scales in thirteen rows. 



Abdominal plates 200 



Anal plate bifid 



Sub-caudals 120/120 



Total length 52 inches 



Length of tail 14 inches 



Of rather robust form, with very tapering tail, the abdominal 

 plates are slightly keeled, giving a flattish appearance to the belly, 

 the sub-caudals are very strongly keeled. The colour is jet black, 

 excepting on the under surface, which is pinkish white on the 

 labial shields, chin and cervical plates, and obscure black on the 

 remainder of the ventral plates. A very fine whitish line marks 

 the course of the ventral keels along their entire length. 



The head is rather broad, obtusely rounded in front, flat above, 

 and broader than the neck, the rostral shield is broad, deep, and a 

 little rounded behind, there are two nasals with a large nostril 

 between, two loreals placed exactly above one another, of rather 

 oblong form, the upper one highest ; one anterior ocular deeply 

 impressed and equal in height to the two loreals; two small posterior 

 ocular shields. Eye large. The four frontal shields are of about 

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