10. TEOPIDONOTUS. 257 



«. 6 (V. 149 1 C. 82). Tenassei-im. Dr. Packman [P.]. 



k. d (.V. 154 ; C. P). Tenasserim. Col Beddome [C.]. 



I, m. S (V. 153 ; C. 75) Lao Mouutaina. M. Mouhot [0/1. 



& yg. (V. 147 ; 0. 80). 



n. cJ (V. 144; C.77). Siarn. M. Mouhot [0.1 



o-p. $ (V. 149, 157; C. Oambojii. M. Mouhot [0.1 



73,77). 



q- $ (V. 144 ; C. ?). Java. Leyden Mus. 



»•• Yg. (V. 140; C. ?). Java. Dr. Horsfield. 



.'. Hgr. cJ (V. 141 ; 0. 73). Java. Dr. Ploem [C.l. 



^. $ (V. 139; 0. 69). Java. LidthdeJeude Col- 



lection. 



M. $ (V. 140; C. ?). Java. 



V. S (V. 139 ; 0. 76). Manado, Celebes. Dr. A. B. Meyer 



[0.]. 

 (Type of T. inanadensis.) 



w. Yg. (V. 147 ; C. 70). Ternate. H.M.S. ' Challen- 



ger.' 



62. Tropidonotus spilogaster. 



Tropidonotus spilogaster, Boie, Isis, 1827, p. 535 ; Dam. ^ Bibr. vii. 



p. 598 (1854) ; Omth. Cat. p. 66 (1858) ; Jan, Arch. Zool. Anat. 



Phys. iii. 1865, p. 225, and Icon. Qin. 27, pi. ii. fig. 1 (1868) ; 



Fischer, Arch.f. Nat. 1882, p. 282. 

 quincanciatus, var., Schley. Phyt. Serp. p. 309 (1837) ; Uyd. ^ 



Oerv. Voy. Favorite, v. Zool. p. 69, pi. xxviii. (1839). 



Eye rather large. Eostral broader than deep, just visible from 

 above ; internasals as long as broad or longer, broadly truncate 

 anteriorly, as long as the prsefrontals ; frontal once and a half to 

 once and two thirds as long as broad, as long as its distance from 

 the end of the snout, shorter than the parietals ; loreal as long as 

 deep or a little deeper ; one or two prte- and three or four post- 

 oculars ; temporals 2 -|- 2 or 2 -|- 3 ; nine upper labials, fourth, fifth, 

 and sixth entering the eye ; five or six lower labials in contact with 

 the anterior chin-shields, which are shorter than the posterior. 

 Scales in 19 rows, strongly keeled, of outer row feebly keeled. 

 Ventrals 148-156 ; anal divided ; subcaudals 75-92. Olive above, 

 with more or less distinct blackish spots forming transverse series, 

 which are interrupted by two light dorsal stripes or series of light 

 spots ; usually a light spot on the nape ; upper labials yellowish, 

 usually with dark sutures ; yellowish below, usually regularly 

 dotted with black. 



Total length 870 millim. ; tail 240. 



Philippine Islands. 



A. Belly with black dots. 



a, b-c. S (V. 151 ; C. 92) Philippines. H. Cuming, Esq. 



& $ (V. 152, 150; C. [C] 



87, ?). 



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