OPHIDIA, 821 



The Tropidonotus junceus, Cantor, from Penang, tlie type of which is in the 

 British Musenm, has one preocnlar reaching the upper surface of the head, and the 

 rostral prolonged backwards. It is quite distinct from this species. 



TuopiDONOTUS QUiNcrNCiATUS, Schleg. 



Russell, Ind. Serp., vol. i, 1796, pi. xx, pi. xxviii & pi. xxxiii; vol. ii, 1801, pi. iii, fig. l^ juv., & 



pis. xiv & xva juv. 

 Hydms piscator, Schneid., Hist. Nat. Amph., 1792, vol. i, p. 247. 

 Hydrus palustris, Sclineid., ibid., p. 249. 

 Mnhydruspiscator, Latr. Rept., 1801, vol. iv, p. 203. 

 Mnliydms paludris, Latr. Eept., 1801, vol. iv, p. 205. 

 Marsh-Hydms, Shaw, Gen. ZooL, 1802, vol. iii, p. 569. 

 Coluber anastomosatus, Daud., Rept., 1803, vol. vii, p. 140. 

 Coluber braminus, Daud., Rept., 1803, vol. vii, p. 176. 

 Coluber umbratiis, Daud., Rept., 1803, vol. vii, p. 144. 

 Coluber brunneus, Hermann, Obs. Zool., 1804, p. 283. 

 Coluber atratus, Hermann, Obs. Zool. 1804, p. 283. 

 Natrix umbrata, Merr. Tentam, p. 119, 1820. 

 ISatrix lugubris, Merr. Tentam, p. 133, 1820. 

 Natrix jpiscator , Merr. Tentam, 1820, p. 122. 

 Natrix palustris, Merr. Tentam, 1826, p. 124. 



Coluber rectangulus, Gray, 111. Ind. Zool., vol. ii, 1830, plate Ixxxv, figs. 4-7. 

 Coluber Jiippus, Reuss, Mus. Senck., 1834, p. 150, pi. ix,fig. 2. 



Coluber quincunciatus , Schleg., Phys. Serp., 1837, vol. i, p. 167; vol. ii, p. 307, pi. xii, figs. 4 and 5. 

 Tropidonotus quincunciatus, Dum. & Bibr., Erpet. Gen., 1854, vol. vii, p. 592 ; Glint h.. Cat. Colubr. 



Sn. B. M., 1858, p. 64 ; id., Rept. B. Ind., 1864, p. 260 ; Steind., Reise Novara, 1867, p. 65 ; 



Jan & Sord., Icon. Gen. des Ophid., 1868, No. xxvii, pi. i, fig. i; Theobald, Journ. Linn. Soc, 



1868, p. 46; id., Descr. Cat. Rept. B. Ind., 1876, p. 175, Stol., Journ. As. Soc, Bengal, 



vol. xxxix, 1870, pp. 137, 141 and 190; id., op. cit., vol. xl, 1871, p. 431, pi. xxvi, fig. ], var. ; 



id., Ojo. c^^., vol. xlii, pp. 114 and 162; Blanfd., Journ. As. Soc, Bengal, vol. xxxix, 1870, 



p. 371. 

 Tropidonotus tytleri, Blyth, Journ. As. Soc, Bengal, vol. xxxii, 1863, p. 88. 

 Tropidonotus striolatus, Theobald, Journ. As. Soc, Bengal, vol. xxxvii, 1868, pp. 53 and 55. 

 Tropidonotus piscator , Jerd., Journ. As. Soc, Bengal, vol. xxii, 1853, p. 530. 



The larger specimen has spots arranged as in var. A. Giinth., but they become 

 obsolete about the posterior half of the body, which is uniform light olive-brown. 

 The angles of the ventrals have blackish margins. The lateral dots instead of being 

 scarlet are light yellow. The lesser example belongs to the same type of colouring, 

 but the black spots are indistinct and the yellow ones rather prominent* The lateral 

 margins of the sub-caudals are black. 



Length of lesser specimen 30'33 inches ; head 0"38; tail 9"50. 

 „ larger „ 36* „ „ 0'88 ; „ 975. 



Ventrals in the former 149 and sub-caudals 89. 

 latter 136 „ „ 89. 



They both possess nineteen rows of scales. 



These specimens were obtained at Mandalay and Bham6. 



