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1. ACROCHORDUS. 
Acrochordus, Hornstedt, Abh. Acad. Stockholm, viii. 1787, p. 307 ; 
Daud. Rept. vii. p. 388 (1803) ; Gray, Cat. pigs . 61 (1849) ; Dum. 
a rp. Gén. vii. p. 34 (1854); Giinth, Bayt. Brit. Ind.p. 335 
( ) 
Acrochordus, part., Schleg. Phys. Serp. ii. p. 424 (1887). 
Potamophis, part., Schmidt, Abh, Naturw. Hamb. ii. 1852, p. 75. 
Teeth subequal, about 15 in each maxillary. Head not distinct 
from neck, small, covered with granular juxtaposed scales ; nostrils 
close together on the top of the snout; eye very small, with ver- 
tically subelliptic pupil. Body stout, slightly compressed ; scales 
very small, tubercular, spinose; no ventral shields. Tail short, 
subcylindrical, prehensile. 
Malay Peninsula and Archipelago; New Guinea. 
1. Acrochordus javanicus. 
Acrochordus javanicus, Hornstedt, Abh. Acad. Stockh, viii. 1787, 
. 807, - xii.; Shaw, Nat. Miscell. v. pl. exlviii. (—?); Daud. 
. Vii. p. 390, pl. Ixi. fig. 42 (1803) ; Schleg. Phys. Serp. ii. 
p- 498 (1837), and P ADbild, pl. xvii. figs. 12-14 (1839); Cantor, 
Cat. Mal. Rept. a 58 (1847); Gray, Cat. p. 62 (1849); Dum. § 
Bibr. vii. p. 35 (18! ne Jan, Icon. Gén. 1, pl. iv. (1860) ; Giinth. 
Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 336 (1864); F. Miill. Verh. nat. Ges. Basel, 
vill. 1887, p. 267. 
so dubius, Shaw, Zool. iii. p. 575, pl. exxix. (1802). 
Potamophis javanica, Schmidt, Abh. Naturw. Hamb. ii, 1852, p. 75. 
Head-scales very small, rough, larger and flat towards the mouth; 
no shields of any kind. About 120 scales round the body, dorsals 
largest. Brown or olive above, more or less distinctly spotted, 
striped, or marbled with black ; lighter beneath. 
Total length 1300 millim. ; tail 180. 
Malay Peninsula, Java, N ew Guinea. 
a, b. Yg. Pinang. Dr. Cantor. 
e Ad., stffd. E. Indies. E. India Company 
d, e. Many yg: E. Indies. E. India Company. 
£ g. Yg. E. Indies. on Hardwicke 
h. o- Java. Dr. a 
i. 3. Java. A. Scott, Esq. [P.}. 
k-m. 9, bgr., & yg. ai River, New Rey. S. Macfarlane 
uinea. [C.]}. 
2. CHERSYDRUS. 
part., Schneid. Hist, Amph ae 233 (1799). 
Choco Cuv. Réegne Anim, of 7 (1817); Gray, Cat. Sn. 
(1849); Dum. & Bibr. ey al , vii. p. 40 (1854) ; Giinth. Rene 
Brit. Ind. p. 336 (1864) ; Bouleng. "Faun. Ind., Rept. p. 355 (1890). 
