10. iRoriDONOTUs. 257 



i". c5' (V. 149; C. 82). Tenasserini. Dr. Packman [P.]. 



k. cf (V. 154; C. ?). Tenas.serim. Col. Beddume fC.J. 



I, m. (S (V. 15.3; C. 75) Lao Mountains. M. Mouhot fC."]. 



& vg-. (V. 147 ; C. 80). 



n. d (V. 144; C. 77). Siam. M. >rouhot [C.J. 



o-p. 2 (V. 149, 157; C. Camboja. M. Mouhot IC.]. 



73, 77). 



q. $ (V. 144 ; C. ?). Java. Leyden Mus. 



r. y^. (V. 140; C. ?). Java. Dr. Horstield. 



.*. Il^r. cT (V. 141 ; C. 73). Java. Dr. Ploem [C.]. 



t. $ (V. 139; C. 00). Java. Lidth deJeude Col- 

 lection. 



u. $ (V. 140 ; C. ?). Java. 



V. d" (V. 139; C. 76). Manado, Celebes. Dr. A. B. Meyer 



[CO- 



(Type of T. manadensis.) 

 w. Yg. (V. 147 ; C. 70). Teniate. ' Il.M.S. ' Challen- 



ger.' 



02. Tropidonotus spilogaster. 



Tropidonotiis spilogaster, Boie, Isis, 1827, p. 535 ; Diim, S,- Bihr. vii. 



p. 598 (1854) ; Gihtth. Cat. p. 60 (1858) ; Jan, Arch. Zool. Anaf. 



Phijs. iii. 1865, p. 225, and Icon. Gen. 27, pi. ii. tiir. 1 (1868) ; 



Fischer, Arch.f. Nat. 1882, p. 282. 

 quinciinciatus, var., Schley. Phys. Serp. p. 309 (1837) ; Eyd. S^- 



Gerv. Voy. Favorite, v. Zool. p. 69, pi. xxviii. (1839). 



Eye rather large. Kosiral broader than deep, jnst visible from 

 above ; internasals as long as broad or longer, broadly truncate 

 anteriorly, as long as the pra;frontais ; frontal once and a half to 

 once and two thirds as long as broad, as long as its distance from 

 the end of the snout, shorter tliau the parietals ; loreal as long as 

 dlep or a little deeper ; one or two prte- and three or four post- 

 oculars ; temporals 2 + 2 or 2 4-3 ; nine upper labials, fourth, fifth, 

 and sixth entering the eye ; five or six lower labials in contact with 

 the anterior chin-shields, which are shorter than the posterior. 

 Scales in 10 rows, strongly keeled, of outer row feebly keeled. 

 Ventrals 148-150 ; anal divided ; subcaudals 75-92. Olive above, 

 with more or less distinct blackish spots forming transverse series, 

 which are interru])ted by two light dorsal stripes or series of light 

 spots ; usually a light spot on the nape ; upper labials yellowish, 

 usually with dark sutures ; yellowish below, usually regularly 

 dotted with black. 



Total length S70 millira. ; tail 240. 



rhilippine Islands. 



A, Bellv with black dots. 



a 



b-c. S (V. 151 ; C. 92) Philippines. II. Cuming, Esq. 



& 2 (V. 152, 150: C. ' [C] 



87,?). 



