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1. Cyclocorus lineatus. 
Lycodon lineatus, Reinh. Dansk. Vid. Selsk. Afh. x. 1843, p. 241, 
pl. i. figs. 7-9. 
Cyclocorus lineatus, Dum. § Bibr. vii. p. 386 (1854); Giinth. Cat. 
p- 208 (1858) ; Jan, Icon. Gén, 36, pl. vi. fig. 2 (1870). 
Rostral nearly twice as broad as deep, scarcely visible from 
above ; internasals shorter than the prefrontals; frontal once and 
two thirds to twice as long as broad, longer than its distance from 
the end of the snout, much shorter than the parietals; loreal as 
long as deep or a little longer; two pre-and two postoculars ; tem-— 
porals 242 or 243; eight upper labials, third, fourth, and fifth 
entering the eye; four or five lower labials in contact with the 
anterior chin-shields, which are as long as or a little longer than the 
posterior. Scales in 17 rows, Ventrals 142-156; anal entire; 
subcaudals 40-53. Brown above, with three darker longitudinal 
streaks, the middle of which widens on the head; a lateral series 
of light dots may be present; lower parts yellowish, uniform or 
with triangular black spots; a series of triangular black spots along 
each side of the belly and tail. 
Total length 520 millim. ; tail 105. 
Philippines. 
a-d. 9 (V. 153; 0.47) & Philippines. H. Cuming, Esq. [C.?. 
hgr. (V. 142, 148, 144; Aes 
C. 49, 53, 48). 
e. ¢ (V. 144; C. 52). Philippines. Purchased. 
44, BOODON. 
Lycodon, part., Boie, Isis, 1827, p. 521; Schleg. Phys. Serp. ii. 
. 104 ces7} ‘ as & 
Bowdon, Dum. & Bibr, Mém. Ac. Se. xxiii. 1853, p. 400, and Erp, 
Gén. vii. aed (1854); Jan, Elenco sist. Ofid. p. 95 (1863). 
Alopecion, . § Bibr. il. ce. pp. 462, 416. 
E thus, Dum. § Bibr. Erp. Gén. vii. A sho 
Holuropholis, A. Dum. Rev. et Mag. 1. 1856, p. 465; Giinth. 
Cat. Col. Sn. p. 200 (1858) ; Jan, J. c. p. 98. 
Boodon, Giinth. 1. c. p. 198; Peters, Reise n. Mossamb. iii. p. 133 
(1882). 
The five or six anterior maxillary teeth enlarged, forming a 
slightly interrupted series with the remainder; 18 to 24 maxillary 
teeth altogether; anterior mandibular teeth strongly enlarged. 
Head not or but slightly distinct from neck, more or less depressed ; 
eye small or moderate, with vertically elliptic pupil. Body cylin- 
drical ; scales smooth, with apical pits, in 21 to 51 rows; ventrals 
rounded. Tail short or moderate; subcaudals in two rows or single. 
Hypapophyses developed throughout the vertebral column. 
Tropical aud South Africa. 
