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384 COLUBRID. 
shields ; posterior chin-shields longer than the anterior, and in con- 
tact anteriorly. Scales smooth, in 13 rows, Ventrals 194-197: anal 
entire ; subcaudals 102-130. Blackish brown above, the sides yellow 
on the anterior portion of the body; upper lip yellow; lower parts 
yellow anteriorly, with a lateral series of blackish-brown spots, turn- 
ing to brown towards the midde, the posterior portion of the body 
and the tail being of a uniform blackish brown above and below. 
Total length 900 millim. ; tail 500. 
Celebes. 
a. 3 (V. 197; C. 102). Manado. Dr. Bleeker. (Type 
of Megablabes olivaceus.) 
2. Zamenis korros. 
Coluber korros, Schleg. Phys. Serp. ii. p. 139 (1837), and Abbild. 
p. 99, pls. xxvii. & xxviii. figs. 1-6 (1840); Cantor, Cat. Mal. 
Rept. p. 74 (1847). 
Coryphodon korros, Dum. § Bibr. vii. p. 186 (1854); Giinth. Cat. 
p. 110 (1858) ; Jan, Icon. Gén. 24, pl. iv. fig. 2 (1867). 
Ptvas korros, Cone, Proc. Ac. Philad. 1860, p. 563; Giinth. Rent. 
Brit. Ind. p. 250 (1864); Theob. Cat. Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 169 
(1876) ; Anders. An. Zool. Res. Yunnan, p. 816 (1879). 
Zamenis korros, Bouleng. Faun. Ind., Rept. p. 324 (1890). 
Snout slightly projecting, obtuse; eye very large. Rostral a 
little broader than deep, visible from above; internasals shorter 
than the prefrontals; frontal once and a half to once and two 
thirds as long as broad, as long as its distance from the end of the 
snout, or a little longer, and as long as the parietals; usually two 
or three loreals; one large procular, usually not touching the 
frontal, with a small subocular below it ; two postoculars ; temporals 
242; eight upper labials, fourth and fifth entering the eye; five 
lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields, which are 
shorter than the posterior; latter in contact anteriorly. Scales 
smooth, or feebly keeled on the posterior part of the back in the 
adult, in 15 rows. Ventrals 162-177; anal divided; subcaudals 
122-145. Brownish or olive above, the scales on the posterior 
part of the body and on the tail edged with black; lower surfaces 
uniform yellow ; young with transverse series of roundish pearl- 
coloured spots, forming cross bands. 
Total length 1500 millim. ; tail 600. 
Sikkim Himalayas, Assam, Burma, Western Yunnan, Southern 
China, Siam, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Java, 
a, & (V. 166; C. 122). Kiu Kiang. A. E. Pratt, Esq. 4 
b,c. 2 (V.167; C.?) & Hong Kong. J. C. Bowring, Esq. 
her. (V. 166; C.?). [P.]. 
d. & (V. 164; C.P). Hoi-How, Hainan. J. Neumann, Esq. [P.). 
e. 9 (V. 176; C.136). India. Capt. Stafford (ea 
f. 6 (V. 176; C.?). Siam. _ M. Mouhot [0.}. 
g. Ugr. (V.169; C.139). Mergui. Prof. Oldham [P.}. 
h. Agr. (V.172; C.180). Pinang. Dr. Cantor. 
i. d (V. 177; C. 185). Pinang. Gen. Hardwicke [P.]. 
