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Habitat: Simalur!; Nias!; Mentawei Islands (Sipora); 

 Sumatra (Sabang on Pulu Weh!, Atjeh, Bindjey, Labuan, 

 Medan!, Brastagei!, Serdang!, Pangkalan Brandan!, Assahan, 

 Langkat, Laut Tador; Bedagei; Battak Highlands! 800 1000 M., 

 Indragiri, Djambi!, Kertadjaja and Tandjung Laut in Palem- 

 bang, Gunung Sugei in Lampong district, Gunung Sahilan!, 

 Sidjundjung!, Taluk!, Ringgat!, Kaju tanam!, Surian, Silago, 

 Rau, Kalung!, Ajerbangis!, Padang, Agam, Padang Highlands!, 

 Indrapura, Tandjong); Banka!; Riou!; Natuna Islands; Borneo 

 (Bulangan river, Sandakan Bay, Baram river, Mt. Dulit, Se- 

 bruang Valley, Buntok, Brooketon, Sadong, Banting, Kuching, 

 Tegora, Busam, Landak!, Sintang, Singkawang, Pontianak, 

 Bandjermassin!, Samarinda!, Kapuas river); Sibutu Island; Java 

 (Tangerang!, Batavia, Buitenzorg!, Anjer, Mt. Salak, Depok, 

 Preanger!, Sukabumi!, Pekalongan!, Gunung Ungaran!, Teman- 

 gung!, Ambarawa!, Salatiga!, Wonosobo, Malang!, Mount Wilis, 

 Kraksaan!, Ngawi, Kediri!, Tengger Mts. 1200 M.); Lombok; 

 Sumbawa; Buton; Celebes (Gorontalo, Minahassa, Manado!, 

 Kema, Marapo river near Batulappa, Kandari, Muna Raha, 

 Dongala Kabonga, Macassar!); Sangir Islands (Siao, Tabukan); 

 Ternate. Philippines; Indo China; Burma; Assam; Siam; 

 Malay Peninsula; Penang; Singapore; E. Himalayas. 



Feeds chiefly on lizards and frogs. 



3. Dryophis fasciolatus (Fischer). 



Tragops fasciolatus, Fischer, Arch. f. Nat. 1885, p. 66, pi. V, fig. 4. 

 Dryophis fasciolatus, Boulenger, Cat. Sn. Ill 1896, p. 182. 



Snout pointed, projecting, about twice as long as the eye; 

 internasals in contact with the first or second labial; frontal 

 as long as or shorter than its distance from the tip of the 

 snout, as long as the parietals; two or three loreals in a row; 

 a praeocular in contact with the frontal; two postoculars; 

 temporals 2 + 2 or 3; nine upper labials, fourth to sixth entering 

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

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

 ventrals 211 231; anal usually entire; subcaudals 178 194. 



Grey above, with black spots, arranged in transverse bands 

 anteriorly; shields of the head and labials with dark brown 

 spots; a dark band from the rostral to the sides of the neck, 

 passing through the eye. Lower surface with a grey, black- 



