928 COLUBRID. 
a, 6, c-e. S (Se. 19, 17, Camboja. M. Mouhot [C.]. 
ingle 3) V. LOO; a6, (Types.) 
149, 149; C. 43, 42, 41, 
40) & 9 (Se. 19; Vi; 
161; C. 34). 
Beer lee. 173° V. 1695 Bangkok. Dr. Giinther [P.]. 
C. 30). 
wae. (sc. 193°'V. Los; Siam. Sir R. Schomburgk 
C. 44). [P.]. 
fie Gg (Se! 17, 195: Vi Siam. M. H. Newman, Esq. 
150, 152; C. 41, 43). P-]; 
15. Simotes chinensis. (Pare IX. fig. 1.) 
Simotes chinensis, Giinth. Ann. § Mag. N. H. (6) i. 1888, p. 16. 
Nasal divided ; portion of rostral seen from above one half to 
three-fifths as long as its distance from the frontal ; suture between 
the internasals as long as or longer than that between the pre- 
frontals; frontal longer than its distance from the end of the snout, 
as long as the parietals; loreal a little longer than deep; one pre- 
and two postoculars ; a subocular may be present below the pre- 
ocular ; temporals 1+2 or 2+2; eight upper labials, fourth and 
fifth, or fifth, entering the eye; four lower labials in contact with 
the anterior chin-shields, which are about once and a half the 
length of the posterior. Scales in 17 rows. Ventrals angulate 
laterally, 170-191; anal entire; subcaudals 55-60. Pale grey- 
brown above, with narrow blackish-brown transverse bands, 15 to 
17 in number; a dark brown arrow-headed marking on the occiput 
and nape, with the apex on the frontal shield; a crescentic dark 
brown band anteriorly, passing through the a yellowish 
inferiorly, with quadrangular black spots. 
Total length 600 millim.; tail 120. 
China. 
a. Yg.(V.191; C. 55). Mountains north of A. E. Pratt, Esq. 
Kiu Kiang. [C.]. (Type. ) 
b-d. S$ (V. 176; C. 59)  Hoi-How, Hainan. Je Neumann, Esq. 
& yg. (V. 172,170; C. PP) 
60, 58), 
16. Simotes vaillanti. 
Simotes vaillanti, Sauvage, Bull. Soc. Philom. (7) i. 1877, p. 107. 
Nasal divided ; one pre-and two postoculars ; temporals 1+ 2 ; 
eight upper labials, fourth and fifth entering the eye. Scales in 19 
rows. Anal divided. Olive-brown above, with or without two 
dorsal black lines commencing from the eyes, and with black trans- 
verse spots ; belly yellowish. 
China. @. ./ ; 
