1899.] BEPTILES OF THE MALAX PENINSCX,! AifD SIAM. 687 



186. Htdeophis GEAcrLis (Shaw). 

 Hydrophis gracilis, Blgr. Cat. Snakes, iii. p. 280. 



Eecorded from Singapore, for the first time, by Dr. Hanitsch 

 (Eep. Baffles Libr. & Mus. 1897, p. 10). 



Hah. Coasts of Persia, India, and Burma ; Malay Archipelago. 



187. Hydeophis cantoris GUnth. 



Hydrus gracilis, part.. Cantor, p. 130. 



Hydrophis cantoris, Blgr. Cat. Snakes, iii. p. 281, pi. xiv. 



Hah. Bay of Bengal and Straits of Malacca. 



188. Hydeophis fasciatus (Schn.). 



Hydrophis atriceps, Giinther, Eept. Brit. Ind- p. 371, pi. xxv. 

 fig.T. 



Hydrophis fasciatus, Blgr. Cat. Snakes, iii. p. 281. 



The British Museum contains a Penang specimen (from 

 Cantor), and two said to be from Siam. 



Hah. Prom the coasts of India to China and New Guinea. 



189. Hydeophis toequatits Giinther. 



Hydrus nigrocinctus, Cantor, p. 128. 

 Hydrophis torquatus, Blgr. Cat. Snakes, iii. p. 283. 

 Cantor obtained five specimens during four years in the Straits 

 of Malacca. 



Hah. Bay of Bengal and Straits of Malacca. 



190. Hydeophis obscueus (Daud.). 

 Hydrophis obscurus, Blgr. Cat. Snakes, iii. p. 284. 



I have seen a specimen, 807 mm. in length, from the Gulf of 

 Siam. 



Hah. Bay of Bengal, Malay Archipelago, Gulf of Siam. 



191. DisTiEA STOKESii (Gray). 



Distira stohesii, Blgr. Cat. Snakes, iii. p. 288 (skull fig. p. 286). 

 Hah. Mekran Coast, Indian Ocean, Straits of Malacca (Singa- 

 pore), North coast of Australia. 



192. DiSTiEA OENATA (Gray). 



Distira ornata, Blgr. Cat. Snakes, iii. p. 290. 

 The British Museum Catalogue records a specimen from Siam. 

 Hab. From the mouth of the Persian Gulf and the coasts of 

 India and Ceylon to New Guinea and North Australia. 



193. DiSTiEA BEUGMANSii (Boie). 



Hydrus striatus, part.. Cantor, p. 126. 

 Distira robusta, Blgr. Pauna Ind., Eept. p. 409. 

 Distira brugmansii, Blgr. Cat. Snakes, iii. p. 292. 

 Hab. Persian Gulf, coasts of India and Burma, Straits of 

 Malacca (Penang), and the Malay Archipelago. 



