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an “Aitn ns eS “i 
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148. DIPSADOMORPHUS, 67 
A-i. Her. g (Sc. 19; V. 226; Ceylon. Dr. Kelaart. 
C. 103) & yg. (Sc. 19; 
V. 220; ©. 101). 
k-m. Yg. (Se. 19; V. 262, Trincomalee, Major Barrett [P.}. 
258, 266; C. 125, 118, Ceylon. 
120). 
n. Agr. g (Se. 19; V. 253; Ceylon. 
C. 122 
0. Her. 3 (Se 19; V. 234; Anamallays. Col. Beddome [C.}. 
C. 105 
p. & (Sc. 19; V. 229; C. North slope of Col. Beddome [C.]. 
100), Nilgherries, 
4000 ft. 
q: ie (Sc. 21; V. 248; C. Wynad. Col. Beddome [C.]. 
rv. 3 (Se. 21; V. 242, Forests of W. Col. Beddome [C.]. 
243; ©. 100, 104), 2 Coast of India. (Types of D. nuchalis. ) 
(Sc. 21; V. 234; C. 94), 
& yg. (Sc. 21; V. 234, 
249 ; C. 102, 101). 
w. Her. 9 (Se. 19; V.214; Malabar. Col. Beddome [C.]. 
C. 98). 
a-y. Hgr. 2 (Se. 19; V. Matheran, Bombay. Dr. Leith [P.]. 
6. Dipsadomorphus fuscus. 
Dendrophis fusca, Gray, Zool. Mise. p. 54 (1842). 
Dipsas fusca, Giinth. Cat. p. 171 (1858) ; Krefft, Sn. Austral. p. 26, 
pl. v. fig. 7 (1869) ; Peters §& Doria, Ann. Mus. Genova, xiii. 1878, 
_ p. 895; Boettg. in Semon, Zool. Forsch. v. p. 118 (1894). 
—— boydii, Macleay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S, W. ix. 1884, p. 548, 
Anterior palatine teeth feebly enlarged; anterior mandibular 
teeth strongly enlarged. Rostral broader than deep, visible from 
above; internasals as long as broad or broader than long, as long 
as or shorter than the prefrontals; frontal as long as broad or 
slightly longer than broad, as long as its distance from the rostral 
or the end of the snout, shorter than the parietals; loreal as long 
as deep or longer than deep; one preocular, extending to the upper 
surface of the head but not reaching the frontal ; two postoculars ; 
temporals 142, 242, or 2+3; eight or nine upper labials, third, 
fourth, and fifth, or fourth, fifth, and sixth entering the eye; four 
or five lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields, which 
are shorter than the posterior, Scales in 19 (rarely 21) rows, 
vertebral row strongly enlarged. Ventrals 236-257; anal entire ; 
subcaudals 87-103. Yellowish or pale reddish brown above, with 
more or less distinct, more or less regular dark brown or black 
cross-bands ; uniform yellowish or salmon-pink below. 
Total length 1500 millim.; tail 290, 
Northern and Eastern Australia. 
a. 3 (Sc.19; V. 251; C.98). Port Essington. (Type;) 
b-c. 2 (Se. 19; V. 254,250; Port Essington. ord Derby [P.}. 
CO, 103, 97). 
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