64. DENDRoniis. 83 



Deiulropliis pracilis, Macleay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. 8. W. i. 1877, p. 15. 

 olivacea, Macleay, Pruc. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. ii. 1878, p. '220. 



Maxillary teeth 24 to 26. Eye not longer than its distance from 

 the posterior border of the nostril, llostral once and a half lo ouce 

 and two thirds as broad as deep, visible from above ; internasals 

 nearl}' as long as or a little longer than the praefrontals ; frontal 

 once and one fourth to once and a half as long as broad, as long as 

 or a little longer than its distance from the end of the snout, shorter 

 than the parietals ; loreal once and a half to twice and a h;ilf as long 

 as deep; one prae- and two postoculars ; temporals usually 1 + 2, 

 rarely 2 + 2, or 1 + 1, anterior very long ; seven or eight (rarely 

 nine) upper labials, fourth and fifth (rar(4y fifth and sixth) entering 

 the eye ; five lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields, 

 which are much shorter than the posterior. Scales in 13 rows, the 

 vertebrals about as large as the outer. Ventrals 191-220 ; anal 

 divided; subcaudals 120-144. Brown or olive above, uniform or 

 with black edges to the scales ; usuall)' some of the scales with a 

 yellowish outer border ; no black stripe on the side of the head ; 

 upper lip, throat, and anterior ventrals yellowish. 



Total length 1640 millim. ; tail 440. 



Northern and Eastern Australia. 



A. Ventrals and subcaudals pale oUve or brownish, with the keels 



yellowish, but unspotted. 



a. 2 , bad state (V. 220 ; Careening Bay, N. J. Hunter, Esq. [P.]. 

 C. 137). coast of Australia. (Tv]ie.) 



b, c, d-e, f-Q,h. (S (V. 207, Port Essingtou. Lord Derby [P.]. 

 211, 209', 210, 208; C. {Types oi D. olivacea a.nd I), fusca.) 

 1.32, 140, ?, 144, 120), ? 



(V. 21.5;C. 131),&yg. 



(V. 211 ; C. 136). 



i. 2 (V. 204; C. 132). N.W.Australia. 



A;. 2 (V. 212; C. 137). N.Australia. J. Stokes, Esq. [C.]. 



I. Yg. (V. 218 ; C. 135). N.E. Australia. Capt. Grey [P.]. 



m. c? (V. 196; C. 127). Cooktown, N.Queens- Oapt. Drevar [C.]. 



land. 



n. 2 (V. 196; C. ?). Cape York. 



o. c? (V. 193; C. 136). Albany Island. J. Gould, Esq. [C.]. 



p. Yg. (V. 204 ; C. 136). Queensland. 



q. J (V. 196 ; C. ?). Moreton Bay. Mr. Strange [P.]. 



r. 2 (V. 199; C. ?). North Shore, Sydney. F. M. Rayner, Esq. 



[C.]. 



s-i, ?<. 2 (V. 194; C. ?), New South Wales. G. Krefft, Esq. [P.]. 



hgr. (V. 204 ; C. 132), 



& yg. (V. 191 ; C. 126). 



B. Dark olive above, each scale partly black ; posterior ventrals 



marljled with black, or black in the middle with the posterior 

 border and the sides above the keels yellowish white ; subcaudals 

 black, with two yellowish lines following the keels, (i). gracilis, 

 Macleay.) 



a. 2 (V. 202 ; C. 127). Queensland. 



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