84 BOIB^. 



Peters, Mm. Berl. Ac. 1876, p. 533, pi. — . fi<r. 2 ; Mnclemj, Proc. 



Linn. Soc. N. S. W. ii. 1877, p. 34 ; Peters ^ Doria, Ann. Mas. 



Genova, xiii. 1878, p. 399. 

 Aspidopython jakati, A. Ii. Meyer, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1874, p. 135. 

 Liasis duceboracensis, Giinth. Ann. ^ Mag. N. H. (5) iii. 1879, p. 80, 



fig. 

 Ilypaspistes dipsadides, Dow/las Ogilhy, Pec. Austral. Mus. i. 1891, 



p. 192. 



Rostral as broad as deep, or slightly broader than deep, visible 

 from above ; internasals as long as broad or a little longer than 

 broad, followed by a pair of large praefrontals, which are either in 

 contact with the frontal or separated from it by one or two small 

 shields ; a pair of shorter pra)frontals, separated from each other on 

 the middle line ; a largo frontal, a large supraocnlar, and two or 

 three pairs of large parietals ; several small shields on the loreal 

 region ; two or three pra3- and four or five postoculars ; twelve to 

 fourteen upper labials, four anterior deeply pitted, sixth and 

 seventh or seventh and eighth entering the eye ; six or seven of the 

 posterior lower labials deeply pitted. Scales in 39 to 53 rows. 

 Ventrals 289-328 ; anal entire ; subcaudals 85-117. Yellowish or 

 purplish brown above, uniform, or with darker or lighter markings : 

 uniform yellowish beneath. 



Total length 2270 miilim. ; tail 400. Reaches to 3;^ metres 

 (11 feet). 



Moluccas, Timor, New Guinea, New Ireland and New Britain, 

 Northern Queensland. 



A. Uniform brown above, or with very indistinct darker or lighter 



markings. 



a. Ilgr. (Sc. 49 ; V. 300 ; N. Ceram. 

 C. 101). 



b. 2 (Sc. 43 ; V. 311 ; C. 99). Timor Laut. II. 0. Forbes, Esq. [0.1. 



c. Hgr. (Sc. 45 ; V. 298 ; Coruwallis Id., Rev. S. Macfarlane [C.]. 

 C. 105). Torres Strait. 



d-e, f-(j. c? (Sc. 39 ; V. 300 ; Duke of York Rev. G. Browu [C.I. 



0. 103) & $ (Sc. 45, 43, Island. (Types of i. ducebora- 



39 ; V. 323, 323, 299 ; censis). 

 C. 100, 102, ?). 



h. Ad., skull. Torres Straits. Rev. S. Macfarlane [C.]. 



B. Pale brown, with darker X-shaped markings on the back and 

 two stri^DCs along each side. 



i, k-l, m-n. cj' (Sc. 51, 51 ; Murray Id., Rev. S. Macfarlane rc.l. 



V. 320, 328 ; 0. 110, 109) Torres Straits. 

 &2(Sc.63,45,47;V.321, 

 303,304;C. 112,118, 115). 



C. Dark purplish brown above, with whitish spots or irregular 

 cross bars. 



0. S (Sc. 43 ; V. 289 ; C. 98). Timor Laut.- II. 0. Forbes, Esq. [0.1 



p. Yg. (Sc. 51 ; V. 301 ; C. 99). Misol. 



