1903.] SNAKES OF CHINA AND JAPAN, 85 
Mr. Boulenger’s work ‘Catalogue of Snakes in the British 
Museum,’ 1893-1896, and I have also adopted the nomenclature 
of that work. 
I am indebted to Mr. Boulenger for much valuable information 
and assistance in drawing up this synopsis. My thanks are also 
due to Mr. F. Bowley, Hongkong, Dr. Barchet, Shanghai, and 
the late Pére Heude, Siccawei, for thei courtesy in eranting me 
access to the collections in the Museums under their super- 
intendence, as well as to Mr, A. Owston, Yokohama, and 
Mr. Armstrong, Hongkong, for placing thei specimens at my 
disposal. 
Part I.—List or CHINESE OPHIDIA, 
TYPHLOPIDS. 
1. Typuiors Lingeatus, Malay Peninsula and Archipelago, 
Hongkong ? 
2. TyPHLors BRAMINUS. Southern Asia from Arabia to Malay 
Archipelago, South China, Formosa, Hongkong, Hainan, Mau- 
ritius, Comoro Islands, Madagascar, Cape of Good Hope.—I 
obtained one small specimen three and a half inches long on the 
Peak in Hongkong Island, 
Boip&. 
3. PyTHON RETICULATUS. Burma, Indo-China, Siam, Malay 
Peninsula and Archipelago, 8. China, Hongkong (City Halt 
Mus.).—I saw three specimens, one in the City Hall Museum, 
Hongkong, labelled from that island, one in the Shanghai 
Museum, habitat unrecorded; and one in the Siccawei Museum, 
consisting of a head only. From the information given by the 
late Pere Heude concerning this collection, I must include this 
species among the Chinese fauna. In all the specimens there are 
three rows of preefrontals, and the lower labials from the 2nd to 
4th and from 13th to 18th are pitted. The frontal is divided 
longitudinally in two of the specimens. Ventrals 315-319. 
Subcaudals 92-100. 
4, PyTHoN MoLuRUS. Southern Asia from India to China, 
Hainan, Hongkong (City Hall Mus.), Formosa (Swinhoe).— 
The Chinese name given me was “ Hiang zo,” or ‘“ aromatic 
snake,” perhaps in reference to their cooked flesh, which is highly 
esteemed by these people. In Formosa it is called “ Uang’ 
(Swinhoe). 
CoLUBRID”, 
5. ACROCHORDUS JAVANICUS. Malay Peninsula, Java, New 
Guinea, Hongkong (City Hall Mus. No. 293). 
6. POLYODONTOPHIS COLLARIS. Himalayas as far west as Simla, 
Assam, Arrakan, Upper Burma, 8. China, Hongkong.—I ob- 
tained one specimen on Hongkong Island. There is one anterior 
