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45. Tropidonotus SARASiifORUM, Blgr. (Plate XII. fig. 1.) 



Tropidonotus sarasinorum, Boulenger, Ann. & Mag. N. H. (6) 

 xvii. 1896, p. 393. 



Maxillary teeth 25, the posterioi* A^ery feebly enlarged. Snout 

 rather prominent, obtusely truncate ; eye moderate. Eostral 

 much broader than deep, not visible from above ; internasals as 

 long as broad, as long as tlie praefrontal.s ; frontal twice as long as 

 broad, longer than its distance from the end of the snout, shorter 

 than the parietals ; loreal as long as deep ; one prae- and three 

 postoculars ; temporals 1 + 2 or 3; eight upper labials, third, 

 fourth, and fifth enteriug the eye; four lower labials in contact 

 with the anterior chin-shields, which are shorter than the posterior. 

 Scales in 15 rows, all strongly keeled. Yentrals 137-141 ; anal 

 divided : subcaudals 65-75. Eeddish brown anteriorly, with more 

 or less distinct blackish cross-bands and a dark nuchal blotch, 

 connected with a dark streak on each side of the head along the 

 upper border of the labials: latter whitish, speckled or vermiculate 

 with brown ; body olive or dark grey posteriorly ; belly yellow, 

 reddish on the sides, dotted with blackish ; posterior ventrals and 

 subcaudals, in the male, dark grey. 



Total length 530 millim. : tail" 150. 



Two specimens, male (Y. 141 ; C. 75) and young (V. 137 ; 

 C. 65), were obtained by the Drs. Sarasin at Loka, Bonthain Peak, 

 at an elevation of about 3800 feet. 



This species is intermediate between T. j^iicturatus, Schleg., and 

 T. celebicus, Peters & Doria. 



46. Tropidonotus celebicus, Ptrs. & Doria. (Plate XII. 

 fig. 2.) 



Maxillary teeth 20, the posterior very feebly enlarged. Snout 

 scarcely ])rominent, truncate ; eye moderate. Eostral twice as 

 broad as deep, not visible from above ; iuternasals a little broader 

 than long, a little shorter than the prasfrontals ; froutal once and 

 two-thirds to once and four-fifths as long as broad, longer than its 

 distance from the end of the snout, shorter than the parietals ; 

 loreal as long as deep ; one prse- and three postoculars ; temporals 

 1-1-2; eight upper labials, third, fourth, and fifth entering the 

 eye ; four lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields, 

 which are shorter than the posterior. Scales in 15 rows, feebly 

 keeled, smooth on the anterior part of the body. Yentrals 125- 

 142 ; anal divided ; subcaudals 45-53. Brown or blackish above, 

 with or without two irregular ochraceous stripes ; nape black, \\ ith 

 an orange cross-baud behind, and a yello\v bar or two yellow spots 

 just behind the parietals; a few light cross-bands may be present 

 on the neck ; upper Hp white, speckled or powdered \nth brown ; 

 yellowish white beneath, uniform or dotted with black. 



Total length 450 millim. : tail 90. 



The type specimen came from Kandari, South-eastern Celebes 



