206 



2. Dryophis prasinus Boie. 



Dryophis prasinus^ Boie, Isis, 1827, p. 545. 



Dryophis prasinus^ Boulenger, Cat. Sn. Ill 1896, p. 180 (s. syn.). 



Snout sharply pointed, projecting, more than twice as long 

 as the eye; internasals usually in contact with the labials; one 

 to four small loreals in a row between the praefrontal and 

 the labials; frontal as long as or a little longer than its distance 

 from the tip of the snout, longer than the parietals; a prae- 

 ocular, in contact with the frontal; two postoculars; temporals 

 2 + 2 or 3 + 3 (1+2); nine upper labials, fourth to sixth 



Fig. 79. Dryophis prasinus Boie. X 3 /5- Side view of head. 



entering the eye; four lower labials in contact with the anterior 

 chin-shields; latter shorter than the posterior. Scales in 15 

 rows, those of the sacral region usually keeled; ventrals 194 235; 

 anal divided (rarely entire); subcaudals 151 207. 



Green, olive or greyish-brown; skin of the neck black and 

 white. Lower parts greenish or greyish; a yellow line on each 

 side. Length of head and body 1190 mm.; tail 600 mm. 



Nom. in dig. Sawa leul (Simalur); Oraj gadung (Sund., 

 Buitenzorg); Puchok pisang, Ular daun (Kuching); Ulendui, 

 baluntete and lewora (Toradja-names). 



