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PTYAS MUCOSUS (Linnaeus) 



U.S.N.M. Ventrals Caudals 



67515 (S755), Juvenal Sikuk. _ Nov. 15, 1923 197 11 



70316 (S981) __ Bangkok July 12, 1924 195 11 



70317 (S2089) do Aug. 26, 1925 197 10 



72723 (S2590) do Apr. 18, 1926 201 11 



72724 (S2253)-_-_ do Nov. 28, 1925 200 11 



75692(83795) do June 22, 1928 204 



[A rat snake about 2 meters long once ascended a clump of bamboo 

 in my yard and caugbt an owl, which it brought to the ground and 

 began to devour. It has been met with a number of times on the 

 golf course of the Royal Bangkok Sports Club. — H. M. S.] 



PTYAS KORROS (ScWegel) 



U.S.N.M. 



67514 (S726) Nontaburi .__ Oct. 23, 1923. _. 



70330 (S2219) Bangkok Oct. 17, 1925... 



72070 (S2637) do May 31, 1926... 



72148 (S2395) Koh Chang Jan. 16, 1926... 



76001 (S3897) Nakon Sritamarat July 17, 1928. .. 



76080 (S3891) Ban Lem Ngao July 15, 1928... 



Ventrals 



Caudals 



168 



133 



173 



131 



167 







165 



145 



168 



134 



172 



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[76001. Back olive green, with whitish vertical lines on anterior 

 fifth of body ; under side of body and head yellowish green to greenish 

 white; a pale yellow ring around eye, incomplete above. — H. M. S.] 



[76080. "Ngu sing." Back uniform brown, anterior third of 

 belly beautiful yellow green, posterior two-thirds whitish green. — ■ 

 H. M. S.l 



COELOGNATHUS RADIATUS (Schlegel) 



U.S.N.M. Ventrals Caudals 



67513(8717) Nontaburi 8ept, 2, 1923 244 92 



72318(82928) Bandon Jan. 4, 1927 238 95 



76038(83878) Ban Kiriwong July 13, 1928 228 91 



The Nontaburi specimen has 10-9 upper labials; the Bandon snake 

 has 8-9 upper labials. The Bandon specimen had the "back light 

 green, with black markings; lines on head black; belly pale creamy, 

 with under side of tail pale salmon." 



AHAETULLA BOIGA (Lacgpfede) 



U.S.N.M. 



67507 (8307) Nontaburi Aug. 20, 1923. 



70327-9 (81872, S2043, Bangkok Mar. 31-Oct. 23, 1925. 



82231). 



72060 (82596) do Apr. 21, 1926. 



72139 (82538) Nong Khor Mar. 21, 1926. 



72230 (82761) Bangkok July 22, 1926. 



75453 (83521) Nong Ri, Nakon Nayok June 5, 1927. 



75680 (83789) Bangkok June 16, 1928. 



76017 (83820) Upper Tadi 8tream, Nakon July 7, 1928. 



8ritamarat. 

 76028 (83830) Ban Tadi l.-,_-- July 9, 1928. 



[75680. "Ngu saiman pra-indra" — Brahmin curtain-cord snake. 

 Back bronze green with inferior margin black; top of head brown; 



