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Habitat: Simalur!; Nias!; Mentawei Islands (Sipora); 

 Sumatra (Sabang on Pulu Weh!, Atjeh, Bindjey, Labuan, 

 Medan!, Brastagei!, Serdang!, Pangkalan Brandan!, Assahan, 

 Langkat, Laut Tador; Bedageij Battak Highlands! 800 — 1000 M., 

 Indragiri, Djambi!, Kertadjaja and Tandjung Laut in Palem- 

 bang, Gunung Sugei in Lampong district, Gunung Sahilan!, 

 Sidjundjung!, Taluk!, Ringgat!, Kaju tanam!, Surian, Silago, 

 Rau, Kalung!, Ajerbangis!, Padang, Agam, Padang Highlands!, 

 Indrapura, Tandjong); Banka!; Riou!; Natuna Islands; Borneo 

 (Bulangan river, Sandakan Bay, Baram river, Mt. Dulit, Se- 

 bruang Valley, Buntok, Brooketon, Sadong, Banting, Kuching, 

 Tegora, Busam, Landak!, Sintang, Singkawang, Pontianak, 

 Bandjermassin!, Samarinda!, Kapuas river); Sibutu Island; Java 

 (Tangerang!, Batavia, Buitenzorg!, Anjer, Mt. Salak, Depok, 

 Preanger!, Sukabumi!, Pekalongan!, Gunung Ungaran!, Teman- 

 gung!, Ambarawa!, Salatiga!, Wonosobo, Malang!, Mount Wilis, 

 Kraksaan!, Ngawi, Kediri!, Tengger Mts. 1200 M.); Lombok; 

 Sumbawa; Buton; Celebes (Gorontalo, Minahassa, Manado!, 

 Kema, Marapo river near Batulappa, Kandari, Muna Raha, 

 Dongala Kabonga, Macassar!); Sangir Islands (Siao, Tabukan); 

 Ternate. — Philippines; Indo China; Burma; Assam; Siam ; 

 Malay Peninsula; Penang; Singapore; E. Himalayas. 



Feeds chiefly on lizards and frogs. 



3. Dryophis fasciolatus (Fischer). 



Tragops fasciolatus^ Fischer, Arch. f. Nat. 1885, p. 66, pi. V, fig. 4. 

 Dryophis fasciolatus^ Boulenger, Cat. Sn. Ill 1896, p. 182. 



Snout pointed, projecting, about twice as long as the eye; 

 internasals in contact with the first or second labial; frontal 

 as long as or shorter than its distance from the tip of the 

 snout, as long as the parietals; two or three loreals in a row; 

 a praeocular in contact with the frontal; two postoculars; 

 temporals 2 + 2 or 3; nine upper labials, fourth to sixth entering 

 the eye; four lower labials in contact with the anterior chin- 

 shields; latter shorter than the posterior. Scales in 15 rows; 

 ventrals 211 — 231 ; anal usually entire; subcaudals 178 — 194. 



Grey above, with black spots, arranged in transverse bands 

 anteriorly; shields of the head and labials with dark brown 

 spots; a dark band from the rostral to the sides of the neck, 

 passing through the eye. Lower surface with a grey, black- 



