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10, TRoPIDONOTUS, 247 
to160(¢). Tail of female one third total length, of male two fifths. 
Back blackish or dark grey, with scalloped edges ; a short yellowish 
streak may be present on the middle of the nape; upper lip yellow, 
edged with black above; one or two more or less distinct black 
streaks along each side of the body and tail; belly black, separated 
steph the range streak by a yellowish interspace or streak; lower 
of black in the type specimen, yellow in the specimen 
in the Collection. 
Total length 630 millim. ; tail 210. 
Madagascar, 
a. 2 (V. 148); C. 97). East Imerina. Rey, R, Baron [C.]. 
50. Tropidonotus stumpffi. 
Leptophis lateralis, Dum. § Bibr. vii. p. 544 (1854 
Thence phis Intertia,” Jan, Took. Gén. 49, 7 ii. As 2 (sro, 
Dromicus stum ffi, Boettg. Zool. re 1881, p. 358, and Abh, Senck, 
Ges, xii. 1881, p. 441, pl. i. fig. 2 
sand (8) infrasignatus, Giinth. Ann, & Mag. N. H. (5) ix. 1882, p. 263, 
and (6) v. 1890, p- 70. 
Dromicus baroni, Bouleng. Ann. §& Mag. N. H. (6) i. 1888, p. 104, 
pl. v. fig. 5. 
Eye large. Rostral broader than deep, just visible from above; 
internasals shorter than the prefrontals ; frontal once and a half 
as long as broad, as long as or a little longer than its distance from 
the end of the snout, a little shorter than the parietals ; loreal as 
deep as long or a little deeper than long; one prmocular (nearly 
divided) not touching the frontal; two postoculars; temporals 
2+2; eight upper labials, fourth and fifth entering the eye; four 
or five lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields, which 
are much shorter than the posterior. Scales smooth, in 19 rows. 
Ventrals 147-169; anal divided; subcaudals 68-104. Olive or 
dark brown above, some of the scales with dark and light edges; 
usually two more or less distinct light streaks along the anterior 
portion of the body; upper lip yellowish; a black streak from the 
eye to the angle of the mouth; lower parts yellowish, uniform or 
with black spots, which may be confluent into three longitudinal 
streaks. 
Total length 940 millim. ; tail 210. 
Madagascar. : 
a. Yg. (V.150; ©. 96). Nossi Bé. Senckenberg Mus. [E.]. 
(As we of D. stumpffi. 
b-d. 9 (V. 157, 155, Ankafana, Betsileo, v. W. D. Cowan 
158; 2, 71, 68), [c. . ore, P. 
mm 
e. 9 (V. 151; C. 70). Madagascar. Rev. R. n [C.]. 
f-g. Ugr. d (V. 167, 7 ut ere (0 fe 
amatave, . Majastre [ O.}. 
So9; C, 104, 100). ] 
