60. coLUBER, 55 
g- Yg. (Sc. 23; V. 229; Nikko. Mr. Whitely [C.]. 
C. 103). 
h-i. Ye. (Sc. 25, 23; V. Myanoshita. J. H. Leech, Esq. 
232, 226 ; C. 100, 97). Pp. 
RPE 
k. 3 (Se. 25; V. 2384; Onsen Mt., Shimabara. Mr. Holst [C.]}. 
27. Coluber phyllophis. 
Elaphis sauromates (non Pall.), Giinth. Cat. p. 95 (1858). 
sauromates, part., Giinth. Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 241, pl. xxi. 
fig. F (1864). 
Phyl llophis carinata, Giinth. Ll. c. p. 295, pl. xxi. fig. B, and Ann. § 
Mag. N. H. (6) i. 1888, p. 170. 
Elaphis, sp., Strauch, Sch, Russ. R. p. 99 (1873); Bedriaga, Bull. 
Soc. Nat. Mose. lvi. 1882 2, p. 809. 
Coluber phyllophis, Bouleng. Ann. § Mag. N. H. (6) vii. 1891, 
p. 280. 
Snout projecting; eye rather large. Rostral much broader than 
deep, visible from above; nasal sometimes entire or semi-divided ; 
internasals as long as broad, or a little longer, at least as long as 
the prefrontals ; frontal once and one third to once and two thirds 
as long as broad, as long as its distance from the rostral or the end 
of the snout, a little shorter than the parietals; loreal longer than 
deep ; one preocular, with a subocular below it; two postoculars ; 
temporals 2+3 or 3+3; eight (rarely nine) upper labials, fourth 
and fifth (or fifth and sixth) entering the eye; four or five lower 
labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields, which are nearly 
as long as or a little shorter than the posterior. Scales in 245 rows 
very strongly keeled, outer row smooth. Ventrals obtusely angu- 
late laterally, 209-220; anal divided (rarely entire); subcaudals 
80-96. Young pale olive above, with traces of a few black trans- 
verse bands on the anterior part of the body, and a brown lateral 
line on the posterior part of the body and along the tail; labials 
yellowish, with brown sutures; belly yellowish, with a series of 
black dots on each side. The adult of a darker coloration, most of 
the scales and shields having black borders; anterior part of back 
usually with more or less distinct black cross bands; belly more or 
less dotted or spotted with black, the posterior ventrals and the 
subcaudals usually edged with black. 
Total length 1800 millim.; tail 380. 
China. 
a-c, d. & (V. 213, 215; Kiu Kiang. A. E. Pratt, Esq. 
eae ls Oa, 81), 2 [C.]. 
(V. 215; A.2; C. 83); 
& ye €V. 280584, A; 
C. 86). 
e. 6 (V. 209; A.2;C.90). Wu-lee Lake, 25 miles P.W. Bassett-Smith, 
8. of Ningpo. Esq. [ P.}. 
F- 2 (V. 218, A. 2;.C. Near Ningpo. 
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