702 G. A. BOULENGER 



A single specimen, differing from the type only in having 24 

 scales round the body instead of 26. 



40. Lygosoma crassicauda, A. Dum. — Aroma, Inawi, Kelesi. 



41. Lygosoma muelleri, Schleg. — Haveri. 



42. Ablepharus boutonii, Desj. — Hula, Aroma, Bara Bara, 

 Port Moresby. 



The very numerous specimens collected at Aroma are inte- 

 resting as showing tlie great amount of variation to which 

 lepidosis is subjected in this species. The number of scales 

 round the body is 26 or 28, rarely 24; four or five upper 

 labials anterior to the subocular; in two specimens, the fronto- 

 nasal is in contact with the frontal, whilst in the others the 

 praefrontals are more or less extensively in contact with each 

 other. Taking the coloration also into consideration , the speci- 

 mens may be referred in part to .4. boutonii, Desj., in part to 

 A. poecilopleurus, Wiegm., whilst a few approach or represent 

 .4. -peronii, Coct. One specimen, with 20 scales, and well-defined 

 stripes answers to the definition of A. rutilm, Ptrs. 



The specimens from Hula fall into the definition of A. poe- 

 cilopleurus and those from Bara Bara and Port Moresby into that 

 of A. peronii. 



OPHIDIA. 

 T?oitla,o. 



/i3. Liasis fuscus, Ptrs. — No locality. 



44. Liasis albertisii, Ptrs. I'vi Doria. -- Aroma, PJgo, Bara Bara. 

 Inawi. 



The numbers of scales and shields in the five specimens are 

 as follow : 



Sc. 51 V. 2(38 (\ 65 



4'). Python spilotes, Lacép. — No locality. 



The specimens ])olong to the var. varict/afi/s, Gray. 



