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63. Oerbbbus ehynohops, Schn. 

 Homalopsis rhynchops, Cantor, p. 94. 

 Cerberus rhtjnchops, Boul. Cat. Snakes, iii. p. 16. 



Cautor mentions this speeiea from the " Malay Peninsula and 

 Islands," and there are specimens in the British Museum from 

 Penang from him, and from Singapore from Dr. Dennys. Stoliczka 

 found it in the collection he got from Penang and Province 

 Wellesley. 



This appears to be a common species. I obtained one specimen 

 from Tanglin, Singapore, six from Changi, Singapore (sea-water), 

 and three from Linga Island (sea- water). Seven of these had 23 

 rows of scales, and three 25 rows ; the ventrals varied from 139 to 

 150 and the subcaudals from 54 to G4 ; they varied in length from 

 470 to 670 mm. 



Both Homalopsis and Cerberus seem sluggish on land, and gentle 

 when handled. 



Hub, India, Ceylon, Burma, Indo-China, Malay Peninsula and 

 Archipelago, and the Pelew Islands. 



64. FOEDONIA LEXrCOBAMA, Schl. 



Homalopsis leucobalia. Cantor, p. 102. 



Fordonia leucobalia, Boul. Cat. Snakes, iii. p. 21. 



Cantor says this species is found in freshwater, in estuaries, 

 and at sea at Penang and in the Peninsula. 



Hab. llivers and coasts of Bengal, Burma, Cochinchina, Malay 

 Peninsula and Archipelago, New Guinea, and North Australia. 



65. Cantobia tiolacea, Gir. 



Cantoria elongata, Giinther, Kept. Brit. Ind. p. 277. 



Cantoria violacea, Boul. Cat. Snakes, vol. iii. p. 23 ; id. Faun. 

 Brit. Ind., Eept. p. 380 (head figured). 



A specimen was procured at Singapore by the U.S. Exploring 

 Expedition, under the command of Capt. Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. 

 (Girard, Proc. Ac. Philadelphia, 1857, p. 182.) 



Hab. Burma, Malay Peninsula, Borneo. 



66. HiPiSTKS UYDBiNUB, Cant. 



Homalopsis hydrina, Cantor, p. 104, pi. xl. fig. 4. 



Hipistes hydrinus, Boul. Cat. Snakes, iii. p. 24. 



Cantor obtained one specimen from the coast of Penang, and 

 two from the coast of Kedah. There is a specimen in the British 

 Museum from Penang from Mr. Day, and Stoliczka found it in 

 the collection he got from Penang and Province Wellesley. 

 Blanford mentions it from Singapore (P. Z. S. 1881, p. 215). 



Hab. Mouths of rivers and coasts of Pegu, Siam, and Malay 

 Peninsula. 



