COLTJBEID^. 



broader than long, mucli shorter than the praefrontals ; frontal as 

 long as broad or a little longer than broad, as long as its distance 

 from the rostral, shorter than the parietals ; loreal as long as deep 

 or longer than deep ; one prseocular, in contact with or narrowly 

 separated from the frontal ; two postoculars ; temporals 2 or 3+3 

 or 4 ; nine (rarely eight or ten) upper labials, fourth, fifth, and 

 sixth (or third, fourth, and fifth, or fifth, sixth, and seventh) entering 

 the eye; four or five lower labials in contact with the anterior chin- 

 shields, which are shorter than the posterior. Scales in 19 to 23 

 rows, vertebral row moderately or strongly ^enlarged. Ventrals 

 217-270 ; anal entire ; suboaudals 103-125 (some of which may 

 be single). Coloration very variable. Yellowish, greyish, brown, 

 or olive above, uniform or with more or less distinct darker cross- 

 bands or spots disposed quincunciaUy ; upper labials yellowish, 

 usually dark-edged; a more or less distinct dark streak usually 

 present on each side of the head, behind the eye; belly yellowish, 

 uniform or more or less profusely spotted or speckled with brown, 

 olive, or black ; subcaudals more or less spotted or speckled, some- 

 times entirely black. 



Total length 2150 millim. ; tail 450. 



Celebes, Moluccas, Papuasia, Solomon Islands. 



a. 6 (V. 259; C. 111). 



b. Yg. (V. 253 ; 0. 123). 



c. c? (V.266; 0.117). 

 (Z-e,/.d'(V. 263; 0.104) 



& $ (V. 260, 261; 



0.?, 109). 

 g. $ (V. 254; 0. 110). 

 h. d (V. 258; 0.?). 



i. Hgr. (V.240; 0.104). 

 k. 6 (V. 245 ; 0. ?). 



A. Scales in 23 rows, 



Celebes. 



GorontalOj Celebes. 

 Amboyna. 

 Oeram. 



a-b. S (V. 267 ; C. 121) 

 &hgr.(V. 259; 0.119). 



a-d. S (V. 268 ; 0. 118) 

 &yg. (V.266; 0.125). 



e. $ (V. 248; 0. 108). 



/. S (V.249; 0.113). 



g-h, i. $ (V. 250, 259, 

 259; 0.?, 106, 115). 



h. 2 (V. 253 ; 0. 115). 



1. ? (V. 270 ; 0. 109). 



OT-ra. $ (V. 244; 0.109) 

 & hgr. (V. 250; 0.108). 

 o. 3 (V. 257 ; 0. ?). 



Mysol. 



Wokau, Aru Ids. 



Trobriand Ids. 

 Normanby, Louisiade 

 Archipelago. 



B. Scales in 21 rows. 

 N. Celebes. 



Manado, Celebes. 



Sangir Id. (?). 

 N.W. New Guinea. 

 New Guinea. 



Leyden Museum. 

 Hr. Eiedel [C.]. 

 Leyden Museum. 



H.M.S. 'OhaUenger.' 



(Type of D. aruamis.') 



Mr. A. S. Meek [0.]. 



B. H. Thomson, Esq. 



[P.]. 



Dr. A. B. Meyer [0.]. 



Dr. A. B. Meyer [0.]. 



Dr. A. B. Meyer [C.]. 

 M. A. Linden [0.]. 



New Guinea, S. of 



Huon Gulf. 

 Fly River. 



Kei Ids. 



Rev. S. Macfarlane 



[0.]. 

 Oapt. Langen [P.]. 



Murray Id., Torres Rev. S. 

 Straits. [0.]. 



Macfarlane 



