64. DBXDROrHIS. 83 



Dendrophis <rrarilis, Macleaif, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. i. 1877, p. 15. 

 - olivaci-a, M<t<-l.-(iy, l'n><: Linn. Soc. N. S. W. ii. 1878, p. 2:20. 



Maxillary teeth 24 to 26. Eye not longer than its distance from 

 tin- posterior border of the nostril. Itostral once and a half to ouce 

 and two thirds as broad as deep, visible from above; inter-nasals 

 nearly as long as or a little longer than the praefrontals ; frontal 

 once and one fourth to once and a half as long as broad, as long as 

 or a little longer than its distance from the end of the snout, shorter 

 than the parietals ; loreal once and a half to twice and a hsilf as long 

 as deep; one prae- and two postoculars ; temporals usually 1 + 2, 

 rarely 2-f2, or 1 -f 1, anterior very long ; seven or eight (rarely 

 nine) upper labials, fourth and fifth (rarely fifth and sixth) entering 

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

 which are much shorter than the posterior. Scales in 13 rows, the 

 vertebrals about as large as the outer. Ventrals 191-220 ; anal 

 divided ; subcaudals 120-144. Brown or olive above, uniform or 

 with black edges to the scales ; usually some of the scales with a 

 yellowish outer border ; no black stripe on the side of thp head ; 

 upper lip, throat, and anterior ventrals yellowish. 



Total length 1640 millim. ; tail 440. 



Northern and Eastern Australia. 



A. Ventrals and subcaudals pale olive or brownish, with the keels 



yellowish, but unspotted. 



a. $ , bad state (V. 2i*0 ; Careening Bay, N. J. Hunter, Esq. [P.]. 

 C. 137). coast of Australia. (Type.) 



b, c, d-e, f-g,h. tf ( V. 207, Port Essinjrton. Lord" Derby [P.]. 

 211, 209', 210, 208 ; C. ( Types of D. olimcea and D.fusca.) 

 132, 140, ?, 144, 120), $ 



(V.815;0.131),&jg. 



(V. 211; C. 136). 



. $ (V. L>04; C. \:\2\ N.W. Australia. 



k. $ (V. i' 12 ; C. 137). N. Australia. J. Stokes, Esq. [C.]. 



L Yg. (V. 218; C. 186). N.E.Australia. Capt Grey [F.l 



m. rf (V. 196 ; C. 127). Cooktown,N. Queens- Capt. Drevar [C.]. 



land. 



n. $ (V. 196; C. P). Cape York. 



o. c? (V. 193; C. 130). Albany Island. J. Gould, Esq. [C.]. 



p. Yg. (V. 204 ; C. 136). Queensland. 



q. cJ (V. 196 ; C. ?). Moreton Bay. Mr. Strange [P.]. 



r. <j> (V. 199; C. P). North Shore, Sydney. F. M. Rayner, Esq. 



x /. H. 9 (V. 194; C. ?), New South Wales. G. Krefft, Esq. [P.l. 

 hgr. (V. 204; C. 1 :.'), 

 -. (V. 191 ; C. 1 : 



B. Dark olive above, each scale partly black ; posterior ventrals 



marbled with black, or black in the middle with the posterior 

 border and the sides above the keels yellowish white ; subcaudals 

 black, with two yellowish lines following the keels. (D. gracilit, 

 Macleay.) 



a. $ (V. -20-2 ; C. 127). Queensland. 



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