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long; one prae- and two postoculars; temporals 2 + 2; nins 

 or ten upper labials, fifth and sixth or fourth to sixth entering 

 the eye; five lower labials in contact with the anterior chin- 

 shields; latter much shorter than the posterior. Scales in 15 

 rows, vertebrals enlarged; ventrals 191 199; anal divided; 

 subcaudals 132 138. 



Pale olive-brown above, some of the scales edged with white 

 on the outer side; outer row of scales pale olive or greyish; 

 a black streak on each side of the head, passing through the 

 eye ; upper lip and praeocular yellow. Lower surface greenish- 

 grey or yellow, the outer ends of the shields pale olive or 

 greyish. Length of head and body 820 mm.; tail 380 mm. 



Type-specimens examined in the British Museum. 



Habitat: Sumba ; Savu !, Samao !. 



2. Dendrelaphis caudolineatus (Gray). 



Ahaetulla caudolineata, Gray, 111. Ind. Zool. II 1834, pi. LXXXI. 

 Dendrelaphis caudolineatus^ Boulenger, Cat. Sn. II 1894, p. 89 (s. syn.). 



Eye longer than its distance from the nostril. Rostral more 

 broad than deep, visible from above; internasals as long as 

 or shorter than the praefrontals; frontal longer than its distance 

 from the tip of the snout, shorter than the parietals; loreal 

 long; one prae- and two postoculars; temporals 2 + 2; nine 

 upper labials, fifth and sixth (fourth to sixth) entering the eye; 

 five lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields; 

 latter shorter than the posterior. Scales in 13 rows; ventrals 

 171 189; anal divided; subcaudals 97 118. 



Brownish or greenish-yellow above, with black longitudinal 

 lines, formed by the edges of the scales ; a yellow lateral streak 

 between two black bands, the lower band on the outer ends 

 of the ventrals; lips yellow. Lower surface yellow; a black 

 median line along the tail. Length of head and body 1140 mm.; 

 tail 380 mm. 



Nom. indig. Ular bandera (Borneo). 



Habitat: Pulu Babi!; Nias!; Mentawei Islands (Sipora); 

 Sumatra (Medan!, Serdang!, Stabat, Bindjey, Djambi!, Sing- 

 karah!, Silago, Padang! 1500 3000 feet); Riou!; Natuna Islands; 

 Borneo (Sandakan Bay, Baram, Kuching, Matang, Simanggang, 

 Limbang, Oya, Kapuas river, Buntok, Pontianak, Muara Djawa !, 



