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MR. W. T. BLANFORD ON REPTILES 



[Feb. 1, 



Lycodon aulicus. Singapore, 



Macassar. 

 ''Ophites subcinctus. Singapore. 



Python reticulatus. Singapore. 



* curtus. Singapore. 



*Naja tripudians. Singapore. 



Ophiophagus elaps. Singapore, 

 Perak. 



Bungarusfasciatus. Singapore. 



semifasciatus, Honkong. 



Callophis bivirgatus, Singapore. 



Callophis intestinalis. Singa- 

 pore, Macassar. 

 Platurus scutatus. Singapore. 

 * Hydrophis stokesi. Singapore. 



* viperina. Macassar. 



Pelamis bicolor. Singapore. 

 Trimeresurus gramineus. Sin- 

 gapore. 



erythrurus. Singapore. 



wagleri. Singapore, Se- 



langore. 



*Eana macrodon. 

 Megalophrya nasuta. 



AMPHIBIA. 

 Batrachia. 



*Rhacophorus dennysi, sp. nov. 

 Bufo tnelanostictus. 



Hydrosaurus, sp. 



Two young specimens of Hydrosaurus, of nearly the same size (13 

 and 14 inches long), occur in the collection. One of these is an 

 undoubted example of the common H. salvator ; the other diifers 

 somewhat both in the character of the head- scales and in coloration. 

 The general proportions and the scales of the body, tail, and limbs 

 appear similar in the two examples ; there are about 80 transverse 

 rows of ventral shields between the gular fold and the loin in the 

 specimen agreeing with //. salvator, 77 in the other. 



The differences in coloration, taken by themselves, would not be 

 of much importance, there being some variation in most Monitors. 

 The doubtful specimen is darker ; the alternating rings of dark brown 

 and white on the tail are more broken up into vows of spots ; and 

 narrow white rings occur in the intervals between the broader 

 bands, whilst the white cross bands above the snout and the dark 

 cross bands on the chin are wanting ; they are, however, indicated on 

 the sides of the head. 



The more important distinctions are that the scales on the crown 

 of the head in the abnormal specimen are smaller and marked by a 

 central depression, and the enlarged superciliary scales are more 

 numerous, 8 to 10 in number, instead of h or 6, and marked with 

 a few comparatively large impressed dots instead of several minute 

 spots. How far these characters are constant it is impossible 

 to say without more specimens. It is probable that the two speci- 

 mens are from different localities. 



EUMECES CHINENSIS. 



Tiliqua chinensis. Gray, Ann. Nat. Hist. ii. p. 289. 

 Mabouia chinensis, Giinther, Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 83. 

 There is a single specimen, without locality, which must, I think, 

 be referred to this species, though it presents several peculiarities. 



