84 BOID^. 



Peters, Mm. Berl. Ac. 1876, p. 533, pi. — . fig. 2 ; Macleay, Proc. 



Linn. Soc. N. iS. W. ii. 1877, p. 34 ; Peters %■ Doria, Ann. Mus. 



Geneva, xiii. 1878, p. 399. 

 Aspidopython jakati, A. B. Meyer, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1874, p. 135. 

 Liaais duceboracensis, Qiinth. Ann. ^ Mug. N. H. (5) iii. 1879, p. 86, 



fig. 

 Hypaspistes dipsadides, Douglas Ogilhy, Bee. Austral. Mus. i. 1891, 



p. 192. 



Eostral as broad as deep, or slightly broader than deep, visible 

 from above ; internasals as long as broad or a little longer than 

 broad, folio-wed by a pair of large preefrontals, which are either in 

 contact with the frontal or separated from it by one or two small 

 shields ; a pair of shorter praefrontals, separated from each other on 

 the middle line ; a large frontal, a large supraocular, and two or 

 three pairs of large parietals ; several small shields on the loreal 

 region ; two or three prse- and four or five postoculars ; twelve to 

 fourteen upper labials, four anterior deeply pitted, sixth and 

 seventh or seventh and eighth entering the eye ; six or seven of the 

 posterior lower labials deeply pitted. Scales in 39 to 53 rows. 

 Ventrals 289-328 ; anal entire ; subcaudals 85-117. Yellowish or 

 purplish brown above, uniform, or with darker or lighter markings ; 

 uniform yellowish beneath. 



Total length 2270 millim. ; tail 400. Beaches to 3§ metres 

 (11 feet). 



Moluccas, Timor, New Guinea, New Ireland and New Britain, 

 Northern Queensland. 



A. Uniform brown above, or with very indistinct darker or lighter 



markings. 



a. Hgr. (So. 49 ; V. 300 ; N. Ceram. 



C. 101). 



5. 2 (Sc. 43; V. 311; 0.99). Timor Laut. H. 0. Forbes, Esq. [0.1. 



c. Hgr. (Sc. 45 ; V. 298 ; Oornwallis Id., Eev. S. Macfarlane [0.1. 



0. 105). Torres Strait. 



d-e, f-g. c? (Sc. 39 ; V. 300 ; Duke of York Eev. G. Brown [0.1. 



0. 103) & ? (Sc. 45, 43, Island. (Types of i. ducehora- 



39 ; V. 323, 323, 299 ; censis). 



0. 100, 102, ?). 



h. Ad., .skuU. Torres Straits. Rev. S. Macfarlane [0.]. 



B, Pale brown, with darker X-shaped markings on the back and 

 two stripes along each side. 



i, h-l, m-n. c? (Sc. 51, 51 ; Murray Id., Rev. S. Macfarlane rci 

 V. 320, 328; 0. 110, 109) Torres Straits. 

 &2(Sc.53,46,47;V.321, 

 303, 804; 0.112,118,115). 



C. Dark purplish brown above, with whitish spots or irregular 

 cross bars. 



o. cJ (Sc. 43 ; V. 289 ; 0. 98). Timor Laut. H. 0. Forbes, Esq. [0.1 



p. Yg. (Sc. 51 ; V. 301 ; 0. 09). Misol. 



