o8 BOIDiE. 



Journ. As. Soc. Beng. xxxix. 1870, p. 205 ; Theoh. Cat. Bept. Brit. 

 Ind. p. 206 (1876) ; Blanf. Journ. As. Soc. Beng. xlviii. 1879, 

 p. 127 ; Bouleng. Faun. Ind., Bept. p. 246 (1890) ; W. Sclater, 

 Journ. As. Soc. Beng. Ix. 1891, p. 232. 



Eostral broader than deep, visible from above ; internasals not 

 more than once and a half as long as broad, followed by a pair of 

 large prsetrontals ; a large supraocular, separated from its fello-w by 

 a pair of frontals; two prae- and three or four postoculars; eleven 

 to thirteen upper labials, two anterior deeply pitted, sixth or seventh 

 entering the eye, if not separated by a series of suboculars ; a few 

 of the anterior and posterior lower labials feebly pitted. Scales in 

 61 to 75 rows. Ventrals 242-265 ; anal entire ; subcaudals 60-72. 

 Greyish brown or yellowish above, with a dorsal series of large 

 elongate subquadrangular reddish-brown black-edged sjiots, and on 

 each side a series of smaller spots with light centres ; a lance-shaped 

 marking on the head and nape ; a lateral brown stripe passing 

 through the eye, and a brown vertical bar below the eye ; lower parts 

 yellowish, sides brown-spotted. 



Total length 2450 millim. ; tail 300. 



Grows to 30 feet (W. Elliot, Eep. Brit. Assoc. 1870,Trans. p. 115). 



India and Ceylon, Southern China, Malay Peninsula, Java. 



a. cJ (Sc. 73; V. 255; C. 63). Madras. T. C. Jerdon, Esq. [P.]. 



b. Ad.,stffd. India. 



c. d (Sc. 67 ; V. 246 ; C. 64). India. Zoolog. Society. 



d. Yg. (Sc. 69 ; V. 265 ; 0. 68). India. 



e. Ad., skel. Ceylon. 



7. Python ancMetae. 

 Python anchietffi, Bocage, Jorn. Sc. Lish. xii. 1887, p. 87. 



Upper surface of head covered with small subequal scales, except 

 a pair of internasals and a pair of prsefrontals, which are separated 

 along the median line by two series of small scales ; eye surrounded 

 by a circle of small scales ; fourteen upper labials, the five anterior 

 pitted. Scales in 57 or 59 rows. Ventrals 253-267 ; subcaudals 

 46-47. A large triangular reddish-brown blotch covers the greater 

 part of the upper surface of the head, and is bordered by a white 

 black-edged band ; it bears in the middle, behind the level of the 

 eyes, a round white black- edged spot ; back and sides pale reddish 

 brown, with black-edged white spots and bands, the latter circum- 

 scribing large areas of the ground- colour, the centres of which are 

 occupied by the spots ; beneath yellowish, with a few irregular 

 brown spots on the sides. 



Total length (of young specimen) 1050 mUlim. ; tail 100. 



Benguela, S.W. Africa. 



8. Python regins. 



Seba, Thes. i. pi. Ixii. fig. 1 (1734), and ii. pi. cii. (1735). 

 Boa regia, Shuw, Zool. iii. p, 347, pi. xcvi. (1802). 

 Cenchris regia, Qray, Griff. A. K. ix. Syn. p. 97 (1831). 



