10. TRoprIDoNoTUS. 231 
Tropidonotus quincunciatus, part., Schleg. Phys. . li. p. 307, pl. xii. 
figs. 4 & 5 (1837); Dum: F Bibr. wi» O08 (1854); Giinth, Cat. 
p. 68 (1858), and Rept. Brit, Ind. p. 260 (1864). 
—— umbratus, Schileg. 1. c. p. 309. 
—— ——, part., Cantor, Cat. Mal. Rept. p. 89 (1847). 
Amphiesma flavipunctatum, Hallow. Proce. Ac. Philad, 1860, p. 503. 
Tropidonotus tytleri, Blyth; Journ.As. Soc. Beng. xxxii. 1869" p. 88. 
—— flavipunctatus, Giinth. Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 270. 
—— striolatus, Theob. Cut. Rept, As. Soc. Mus. p. 55 (1868). 
— quincunciatus, Jan, Arch. Zool. Anat. Phys. iii, 1865, p. 224, 
and Icon. Gén. e+ i. (1868); Stoliczka, Journ. As. Soc. . 
xxxix. 1870, p. 190; 
(1879) ; Boettg. Ber. Offenb. Ver. Naturk. 1888, p. 76. 
—— piscator, part., Bouleng. Faun. Ind., Rept. p. 319, fig. (1890). 
Eye rather small, shorter than its distance from the nostril in the 
adult. Rostral visible from above; internasals much narrowed 
anteriorly, subtriangular, with the anterior angle truncated, as long ~ 
as the prefrontals ; frontal once and two thirds to twice as long as 
broad, longer than its distance from the end of the snout, as long 
as the parietals or a little shorter; loreal nearly as long as deep ; 
one pre-and three (rarely four) postoculars; temporals 242 or 
2+3 (rarely 1+2); nine upper labials, fourth and fifth entering 
the eye; five lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields, 
which are shorter than the posterior. Scales more or less strongly 
keeled, of two or three outer rows smooth, in 19 rows. Ventrals 
125-150; anal divided; subcaudals 70-90. Yellowish or pale 
‘olive above, with black spots or stripes ; two oblique black streaks, 
one below and the other behind the eye. 
Total length 1200 millim. ; tail 300. 
dia, Burma, Southern China, Indo-China, Malay Peninsula and 
ipelago. 
‘A. Above with black spots arranged quincuncially ; these spots 
may be so large as to occupy nearly the whole upper surface, 
the animal appearing black with small yellowish spots; belly 
uniform yellowish. 
a,b. Hgr. 2 (V. 148, 150; — Sind. Messrs. vy. Schlagin- 
C. 87,?). tweit Ot 
c,d. 2 (V. 150, 141; C.?, Bombay. Dr. Leith [P.}. 
py 
eS. Yg.(V.141,134; O.?,?) Benares. Dr. Sa: 4" 
A FW. 140; C. 90) & Madras. Sir WE i PP. 
. (V. 136; C, 84). 
i. ¥;. (V. 136; C. 84). Madras. J. E. Boileau, rik [P.}. 
k,l. gf (V.141; C.?)& yg. Anamallays. Col. Beddome [C.). 
(V. 138; C. 85). ~ 
m. 9 (V.147;C.71). . Sikkim. Sir J. Hooker [P.}. 
* ie a 133; 6 87) Nene E. W. Oa ] 
o. Her. d (V. ; C. 87). ‘ear Toungoo, E. W. Oates, Esq.[P.}. 
p- ois 143; C.?). Singapore, Gen. itantwicke TP] 
qr. 2 (V. 145, 147; C.73, Java. Dr. Horsfield. 
83). 
Anders. An. Zool. Res. Yunnan, p. 821 
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