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59. Tropidonotus vittatns. 



Coluber vittatus, Linn. Mus. Ad. Frid. p. 26, pi. xviii. fig. 2 (1754), 



and S. N. i. p. 380 (1766) ; Russell, Ind. Serp. ii. pi. xxxv. (1801) ; 



Baud. Sept. vii. p. 130 (1803). 

 Natrix vittata, Law: Syn. Sept. p. 74 (1768). 

 Tropidono jus vituatus, Boie, Isis, 1827, p. 535 ; SchUg. Phys. Serp. 



ii. p. 318 (1837) ; Dm.i. ^ Bibr. vii. p. 600 (1854) ; Gunth. Cat. 



p. 67 (1858) ; Jan, Arch. Zool. Nat. Phys. iii. 1865, p. 217. 



Eye moderate. Rostral broader than deep, just visible from 

 above ; internasals much, narrowed anteriorly, a little longer than 

 broad, nearly as long as the prsefrontals ; frontal once and two 

 thirds as long as broad, as long as its distance from the end of the 

 snout, shorter than the parietak ; loreal as long as deep or a little 

 deeper ; one prae- and three postoculars ; temporals 1 + 1 or 1 + 2 ; 

 nine upper labials, fourth, fifth, and sixth entering the eye ; five 

 lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields, which are 

 shorter than the posterior. Scales in 19 rows, strongly keeled, of 

 outer row smooth. Ventrals 140-149 ; anal divided ; subcaudals 

 53-84. Pale brown above, with three black longitudinal stripes, 

 lateral broadest and bordered below by a white stripe ; sometimes 

 a pair of black lines between the three dorsal stripes ; head and 

 nape spotted or marbled with black ; labials white, with black 

 sutures ; ventrals and subcaudals white, edged with black, the black 

 edge widening on the sides. 



Total length 560 miUim. ; tail 150. 



Java and Celebes, 



a-b, c-g. S (V. 149, 144, 148 ; 0. 61, Java. J. 0. Bowring, Esq. 



■ 53, 81) & ? (V. 144, 144, 142, [P.]. 



140: C. 65, ?, 77, ?). 



h-4. <S (V. 148; C. 82) & 5 (V. Manado. Dr. A. B. Meyer 



144; C.?). [0.]. 



60. Tropidonotus nigrocinctus. 



Tropidonotus nigrocinctus, Blyth, Journ. As. Soe. Beng. xxiv. 1856, 

 p. 717 ; Omth. Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 269 (1864) ; Theob. Cat. Rept. 

 Brit. Ind. p. 175 (1876); Bouleng. Faun. Ind., Rept. p. 346 

 (1890) ; W. L. Sclater, Jmrn. As. Soe. Bmg. Ix. 1891, p. 239. 



Eye large. Eostral broader than deep, just visible from above ; 

 internasals as long as broad, broadly truncate in front, shorter than 

 the prEefrontals ; frontal once and a half as long as broad, a little 

 longer than its distance from the end of the snout and a little 

 shorter than the parietals ; loreal slightly longer than deep ; one or 

 two prseoculars; three postoculars; temporals 1 + 2 (or 2 + 2); 

 nine upper labials, fourth, fifth, and sixth entering the eye ; five 

 lower labials in contact with the anterior chin- shields, which are a 

 little shorter than the posterior. Scales in 19 rows, strongly 

 keeled, the outer row distinctly keeled. Ventrals 155-160 ; anal 

 divided ; subcaudals 81-89. Olive-grey above, green towards the 



