ON THE GEOGRAPHICAL RANGE OF EREBOPHIS ASPER GTHR. 19 



NOTE V. 



ON THE GEOGRAPHICAL RANGE OF EREBOPHIS 

 ASPER GTHR. 



Dr. HÜBRECHT. 



Having completed the description of an unknown and 

 interesting snake, three specimens of which form part 

 of the collections in the Leyden Museum, Dr. Günther's 

 paper in the Proceedings of the Zoological Society , Part 

 I, 1877: »0n Reptiles from Duke-of- York-Island" came 

 into my hands and I was convinced at a glance that 

 the snake there described and figured under the name of 

 Erebophis asper was the same as our specimens. 



I have little to add to the details already published by 

 Dr. Giinther , but I am able to give comparative notes 

 respecting the young and the adult specimens of this spe- 

 cies , and can indicate three new localities where this snake 

 may be sought for. 



Our largest specimen measures 78 cm. ; when captured 

 it was in the act of shedding its skin which has come off 

 partially , thereby causing the specimen to appear of a 

 very bright colour when compared with the two others. 

 It was sent to our museum by Mr. Hoedt, from Mysool. 



Another specimen with only 133 ventral shields (the 

 two others have 139 and 145 respectively) and measuring 

 69.5 cm. is exceedingly well preserved , of a dark choco- 

 late brown and with patches on the back which are dar- 

 ker still. A few lighter coloured scales serve to border 

 off these patches anteriorly and posteriorly. This specimen 

 was captured in Jobie by Mr. von Rosenberg , the well- 

 known naturalist to the Leyden Museum. 



Notes from the Leyden IMuseum. 



