362 



d-k. $ (V. 199, 198 ; 



C. 71, 7:3), ligr. (V. 



204 ; C. 75), & yg. 



(V. 193, 199, 192, 



] 90 ;C. 7.% 81, 70, 79). 

 /. Hpr. (V. 193; C. 



72). 

 m,n-p. cT (V. 190; C. 



65) & yg. (V. 198 ; 



201, 185 ; C. 57, 68, 



69). 

 q. Hot. (V. 203; C. 



07): 



r. 2 (V. 203 ; C. 72). 

 s. S (V. 204 ; C. 72). 



t-v. $ (V. 194, 193, 

 204 ; C. 65, 05, 02). 



w, X. S (V. 204, 202 ; 

 C. 08, 68). 



y. (S , skel. 



COLUBRID^:. 



Formosa. 



Chusan. 

 Shanghai. 



Taiwanfoo INiuseum 



[P.]. 



Dr. Cantor. (Type.) 

 11. Swinhoe, Esq. [C.]. 



Kiukiang Mountains. C. Maries, Esq. [C."|. 



Mountains nortli of A. E. Pratt, Esq. [0.]. 



Kiukiang. 



Kia-tiang-fu, Pro v. A. E. Pratt, Esq. [0.]. 



Sze Ohuen, 1070 ft. 



Western Hills of S. W. Bushell, Esq. 



Peking. [P.1. 



Tsu Shinia. Mr. Hoist iC.]. 



China. 



Pv. Swinhoe, Esq. [C.I. 



2. Dinodon semicarinatus. 



Eumesodon semicarinatus, C'oj^e, Proc. Ac. Philad. 1860, p. 263, and 



1861, p. 75. 

 Lepidocephalus fasciatus, Hallow. Proc. Ac. Philad. 1860, p. 498. 

 Dinodon semicarinatus, Bouleny. Ann. S,- May. N. II. (0) x. 1892, 



p. 302. 



Rostral nearly as deep as broad, the portion visible from above 

 half as long as its distance from the frontal ; internasals much 

 shorter than the prsefrontals ; frontal once and one fifth to once and 

 one third as long as broad, as long as its distance from the end of 

 the snout, shorter than the parietals ; loreal twice as long as deep, 

 not entering the eye; one prae- and two postoculars ; tempoi'als 

 2-|-3 ; eight upper labials, third, fourth, and fifth entering the eye ; 

 five lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields, which 

 are as long as the posterior. Scales keeled along their anterior 

 half, in 17 rows. Ventrals 211-234; anal entire; subcaudals 

 65-101. Above with broad black cross bands separated hj narrow 

 yellowish-brown interspaces ; head black above ; labials yellowish, 

 with black sutures ; lower parts yellowish, tail spotted with black. 



Total length 1100 millim. ; tail 230. 



Loo Choo Islands. 



a. S (V. 234 ; C. 97). Oho Sima. 



h-c. J (V. 228; C. 

 101)&yg. (V. 211 

 C. 93). 



Great Loo Choo 

 Island. 



Lieut. A. Carpenter [P.]. 



II.M.S. ' Magpie.' 

 Mr. Hoist [C.].' 



