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59. AoKOPHis SABASiNORTTM, F. Miill. (Plate XIII. fig. 1.) 



Agrophis sarasinorum, F. Miill. Verb. nat. Ges Basel, x. 1894, 

 p. 827, fig. 



Maxillary teeth 14, subequal ; mandibular teeth slightly de- 

 creasing in size posteriorly. Head small, not distinct from neck ; 

 snout long, obtusely pointed ; eye very small, with round pupil. 

 Eostral large, the portion visible from above a little shorter than 

 its distance from the frontal; nostril between two nasals, the 

 anterior of which is very small ; prsefrontals twice as long as nasals; 

 frontal large, rhomboidal, as broad as long, as long as its distance 

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

 very small; no prseocular, loreal and prsefrontal entering the eye, 

 a miuute postocular ; five upper labials, third and fourth entering 

 the eye, fifth largest and forming a long suture with the parietal ; 

 symphysial not quite touching the anterior chin-shields, which are 

 a little shorter than the posterior. Scales smooth, in 15 rows. 

 Yentrals 139-164 ; anal entire ; subcaudals 36-40, Tail pointed. 

 Blackish brown above, strongly iridescent, whitish beneath ; ventrals 

 and subcaudals darker in front. 



Total length 235 millim. ; tail 45. 



Summit of Sudara Volcano, 4450 feet ; Lokon Volcano, near 

 Tomohon, 5150 feet ; Masarang Volcano, 4000 feet. 



The genus Agrophis, which was established by F. Miiller for 

 this species, is closelj' allied to the American genus Geophis, from 

 which it differs in the smaller anterior nasal. A second species has 

 recently been described from Borneo by Giinther, under the name 

 of Geophis alhonuchalls. 



60. Ehabdophidiuh foesteni, D. & B. 



Snout rather pointed. Eostral broader than deep, well visible 

 from above ; internasals shorter than the prsefrontals ; frontal 

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

 snout, a little shorter than the parietals, about twice as broad as 

 the supraocular ; a rather large prseocular, reaching or nearly 

 reaching the nasal; one postocular; five or six upper labials, third 

 and fourth entering the eye, fifth largest and in contact Aiith the 

 parietal ; first lower labial in contact with its fellow behind the 

 symphysial ; three lower labials in contact with the anterior chin- 

 shields, which are longer than the posterior. Scales in 15 rows. 

 Yentrals 137-160 ( S , 137-151 ; $ , 153-160) ; anal entire ; 

 subcaudals 21-34 (d, 30-34; $, 21-26). Adult uniform 

 blackish above, young with yellowish variegations; lower parts and 

 upper lip pale brown or yellowish white, with or without a blackish 

 streak along the middle of the tail. 



Total length 470 millim. ; tail 80. 



The genus Bhabdophidium is confined to Celebes. 



11 specimens from Northern Celebes : 9 from Tomohon, and 2 

 from Eurukan. 



