576 - MB. r. r. laidlaw o^ the [Dec. 3, 



figured) ; id. Taun. Brit. Ind., Eept. p. 276 ; S. S. Flower, P. Z. S. 

 1899, p. 657. 



Two specimens from Kuala Aring. One, an adult, had de- 

 voured another snalve {Lycodon laoensis, apparently) about as long 

 as itself. The other, immature, had the head of a pale yellowish 

 colour. Malay name : " Ular ekor merak " (peacock's-tail snake). 



Fam, COLTJBEIDiE. 



Series Aglypha. 

 Subfam. Aceochoedin^. 



6. AcROCHORDTJS JAvANicus Hornstedt. 



AcrocJiordus javanicus, Boulenger, Cat. Snakes, i. p. 173; S. S. 

 Flower, P. Z. S. 1899, p. 658. 



A female from Biserat. Total length 1700 mm. Called by 

 the Malays the elephant's-trunk snake (" Ular belalei gajah "). 



Subfam. CoLUBBiNiE. 



7. POLYODONTOPHTS GEMINATUS (Boic). 



8. Teopidonotfs trianguligbeus Boie. 



9. TEOPiDO:riroTUS piscatoe (Schneid.). 



10. Teopidonotus inas, sp. n. (Plate XXXV. fig. 2 a, h.) 



Internasal shield broadly truncate, hinder maxillary teeth 

 gradually enlarged, anal shield divided, one anterior temporal 

 scale ; nine upper labials, 143 ventrals, 96 subcaiidals ; outer scales 

 smooth. Colour above brownish black ; a lateral line of ill- 

 defined yellowish spots on either side ; "ventrals white, with a 

 square black spot on the outer margins. Head dull brown above, 

 with a yellowish-white streak running from under the eye on 

 either side, passing back into the lateral lines. Allied to T. con- 

 spicillattis of Borneo, A single specimen from Gunong Inas. 

 Length : body 272 mm., tail 125. 



11. TeOPIDONOTUS SUEMINIATUS Schl. 



Biserat. 



12. Maceopisthodon ehodomelas Boie. 

 Kuala Aring. 



13. Lycodon laoensis Giinth. 



Lycodon laoensis, Boulenger, Cat. Snakes, i. p. 354 ; S. S. Flower, 

 P. Z. S. 1899, p. 665. 



A specimen from Kota Bharu, Eamao, found under a charred 

 log. Called " Ularkapak malas" (lazy axe-snake ; any snake ^ith 

 the head well defined is called an axe-snake). 



