516 On Two new Snakes from Borneo. 
extending beyond second; toes very long and slender, one- 
third webbed, the web extending to the base or middle of the 
basal phalanx ; subarticular tubercles small; a small, oval, 
inner metatarsal tubercle ; a very small, more or less indis- 
tinct, outer metatarsal tubercle. The tibio-tarsal articulation 
reaches beyond the tip of the snout; tibia about two thirds 
the length of head and body. Back with six or eight glan- 
dular longitudinal folds, outer strongest; a glandular fold 
from beneath the eye to the shoulder. Olive-brown above, 
with blackish spots and longitudinal streaks on the body; a 
black stripe from the tip of the snout to the flank, passing 
through the eye; a broad orange vertebral stripe ; upper lip 
and outer glandular dorsal fold yellow; no cross-bars on the 
limbs; lower parts yellowish white, immaculate. Male with 
two blackish external vocal sacs, projecting through slits 
below the lower jaw. 
From snout to vent 46 millim. 
Several specimens from Entebbe, 3800 feet, presented to 
the British Museum by Sir Harry Johnston, K.C.B. 
LXV.— On Two new Snakes from Borneo. By R. SHEL- 
FORD, M.A., Curator of the Sarawak Museum. 
Agrophis saravacensis, sp. n. 
Snout obtusely pointed. Rostral large, its breadth nearly 
equal to its depth; preefrontals large, nearly as long as 
the frontal; frontal large, rhomboidal, slightly longer than 
broad, shorter than the parietals. Supraocular and_post- 
ocular very small; five upper labials, third and fourth entering 
the eye, fifth largest and forming a suture with the parietal. 
Anterior chin-shields in contact with the symphysial and 
with three lower iabials, longer than the posterior chin- 
shields. Scales in 15 rows. Ventrals 113; anal entire ; 
subcaudals 26. Tail pointed. Dark brown, strongly irides- 
cent; ared blotch on each side of the head just above the angle 
of the jaw, and an irregular red band on the neck. 
Total length 142 millim. | 
Hab. Kuching, Sarawak. The type and only known 
specimen is deposited in the Sarawak Museum. 
The species is allied to Geophis albonuchalis (Gthr.)*, 
which has recently (Zool. Rec. 1896) been referred by 
Mr. Boulenger to the genus Agrophis. 
* Ann, & Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 6, vol. xvii. p. 229 (1896), 
