86 COLUBRID. 
? Dendrophis breviceps, Macleay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. 8. W. ii. 1877, 
p. 37. 
Dendrophis punctulatus, part., Peters § Doria, Ann, Mus. Genova, 
xiii. 1878, p. 390. 
? Dendrophis papusze, Douglas-Ogilby, Rec. Austral. Mus. i. 1891, 
198 
p- 198. 
Dendrophis elegans, Dowglas-Ogilby, 1. c. p. 199. 
Maxillary teeth 27 to 32. Eye very large, as long as its distance 
from the centre or the anterior border of the nostril. Rostral once 
and two thirds to once and three fourths as broad as deep, just 
visible from above ; internasals as long as or a little longer than 
the priefrontals; frontal once and one fourth to once and a half as 
long as broad, as long as its distance from the end of the snout, as 
long as or a little shorter than the parietals ; Joreal nearly twice as 
long as deep ; one pree- and two postoculars ; temporals 24+ 2,1+4 2, 
or 1+1; eight or nine upper labials, fourth and fifth or fifth and 
sixth entering the eye; five lower labials in contact with the ante- 
rior chin-shields, which are much shorter than the posterior. Scales 
in 13 rows, vertebrals about as large as outer. Ventrals 173-203 ; 
anal divided ; subcaudals 131-151. Olive above,some or all of the 
scales black-edged ; some of the lateral scales with more or less 
distinct yellowish or whitish outer border; head dark olive-brown 
or blackish above, upper lip yellow; anterior part of body often 
with black oblique cross bars; throat and lower surface of neck 
yellow; belly and lower surface of tail greenish or greyish olive, the 
keels yellowish; a blackish streak along the middle of the lower 
surface of the tail. 
Total length 1820 millim.; tail 570. 
Pelew Islands, New Guinea, New Ireland. 
a-b. 3 (V. 173; C. 131) Pelew Islands. Museum Godeffroy. 
& her. (V. 177; C. 139), 
ed. 9 (V.187; C.?) & N.W. New Guinea. M.A. Linden [C.]. 
fer (¥.191; C. 147). i 
e-g. 9 (V. 191,193,193; Fly River. Rev. S. Macfarlane 
C. 139, 136, 143). [(C.} 
h. 9 (V. 208; ©. 151).  Aleya, S.E. New 
Guinea. 
t fd (V. 192; C. 142). Duke of York Id. Rey. G. Brown [C.]. 
(Type of D. macrops.) 
9. Dendrophis gastrostictus. (Prarx IV. fig. 3.) 
Maxillary teeth 33. Eye very large, as long as its distance from 
the anterior border of the nostril. Rostral nearly twice as broad as 
deep, just visible from above ; internasals as long as the preefrontals ; 
frontal once and one third as Jong as broad, as long as its distance 
from the end of the snout, much shorter than the parietals ; loreal 
once and two thirds as long as deep ; one prxe- and three postoculars ; 
temporals 242; eight upper labials, fourth and fifth entering the 
eye; four or five lower labials in contact with the anterior chin- 
shields, which are much shorter than the posterior. Scales in 13 
