no. 1731. FOB l/ON. I V BATRACH1 \\s .1 Xl> REPTILES STEJ \ EGER. 1 ().' > , 



SIBYNOPHIS COLLARIS (Gray). 



L853. Psammophis collaris Cray, Ann. Mag. Nat. Bist. (2), vol 12, p. 390 (type- 

 locality, Khasi Hills; types in Brit. Mus.; J. [looker, collector). Polyo- 

 dontophis collaris Boulenger, Fauna Brit. India, Rep., L890, p. 302 

 (Himalayas; Assam; Arrakan; tipper Burma; S. China); Cat. Snakes 

 Brit. Mus., vol. 1, 1893, p. L84, pi. L2, fig. i; vol. 3, L896, p. 

 Denburgh, Proc, California Acad. Sci. (I), vol. 3, Dec. 20, L909, p. 50 

 ( Kanshirei , Fi irmosa) . 



L889. Ablabes sinensis Guenther, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6), vol. I. (p. 220), (type- 

 locality, Ichang, Upp.T Yangtse Kiang, China; type in Brit. Mus.; A. E. 

 Pratt, collector). 



Two specimens of this addition to the Formosan fauna, front Kan- 

 shirei, arc recorded by Mr. Van Denburgh. 



NATRIX STOLATA (Linnaeus). 



(Herpet. Japan, 1907, p. 280 



1758. Coluber stolatus Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., 10 ed., vol. 1, p. 219. Natrix stolatus 

 Barbour, Proc. New England Zool. Club, vol. I. Nov. 24, L909, p. 67 



(Central Formosa; Hainan). 



A common species in Formosa. Mr. Barbour has recorded it from 

 Mount Arizan, Centra] Formosa. 



NATRIX PISCATOR (Schneider). 

 (Herpet. Japan, L907, p. 28 

 No addition to my previous record. 



NATRIX ANNULARIS (Hallowell). 



(Herpet. Japan, 1907, p. 291.) 

 The same remark .applies to litis as to the foregoing species. 



NATRIX SWINHONIS (Guenther). 



(Herpet. Japan, I'm:, p. 293.) 



1868. Tropidonotus swinhonis Guenther, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (4), vol. I. 1868, 

 p. 420.- Boulenger, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8), vol. 4, L909, p. 195 

 i Kosempo, Formosa I. 



In addition to the unique type-specimen, the British Museum now 

 has this species from Kosempo, collected by Mr. 11. Sauter, as recorded 

 by Boulenger. 



NATRIX SAUTERI (Boulenger). 



L909. Tropidonotus sauteri Boulenger, Ann. Mag. Nat. Mist. (8), vol. I, Dec. 



L909, p. liio (type-locality, Kosempo, Formosa; types in Brit. Mus.; 



II. Sauter, collector). 

 1909. Natrix <■<>/><•; Denburgh, Proc. California Acad. Sci. (4), vol. ■ '<. Dec. 20, 



1909, ]). 52 (type-locality, Kanshirei, Formosa; type, Cal. Acad. Sci. 



Xo. L8004). 



The name given by Boulenger to (his interesting novelty has aboui 

 twenty days priority over that given by Van Denburgh. According 



to the first-mentioned author M is allied to N. swinhonis. 



