218. l-SETTDBOHIS. 329 



Naja porphyrea, Schleg. Ahbild. p. 189, pi. xlviii. figs. 11-13 (1844). 

 Trimeresurus porphyreu8, iJwm. (^ Bihr. vii. p. 1247 (1854J; Jan, 



Icon. G6n. 44, pi. vi. flg. 1 (1873). 

 Pseudechis porphyriacus, part., Giinth. Cat. p. 218 (1858). 

 porphyriacus, Giinth. Ann. Sr Mag. N. H. (3) xii. 1863, p. 362 ; 



Krefft, Sn. Sydney, p. 46 (1865) ; Giinth. Zool. Rec. 1865, p. 156 ; 



Krefft, Sn. Austral, p. 46, pi. viii. (1869) ; McCoy, Prodr. Zool. 



Vict, Dec. 1, p. 5, pi. i. (1878), and Dec. 15, p. 159, pi. clxii. fig. 2 



(1887). 



Eye rather small, its diameter nearly equalling its distance from 

 the mouth (larger in the young). Rostral as deep as broad or slightly 

 broader than deep, the portion visible from above half as long as its 

 distance from the frontal ; internasals one half to two thirds as long 

 as the prsefrontals ; frontal rather small, not broader than the 

 supraocular, once and one third to once and two thirds as long as 

 broad, as long as its distance from the rostral, three fifths to two 

 thirds the length of the parietals ; posterior nasal in contact with 

 the single praeocular ; two postoeulars ; temporals 2 + 2 or 3, first 

 lower very large and wedged in between the fifth and sixth labial ; 

 six upper labials, third and fourth entering the eye, third deeper 

 than fourth ; three lower labials in contact with the anterior chin- 

 shields, which are as long as or shorter than the posterior. Scales 

 in 17 rows (18 to 21 on the neck). Ventrals 180-200 ; anal 

 divided ; subcaudals 50-60, first 5 to 20 entire, rest in pairs 

 (exceptionally all divided). Black above ; outer row of scales red 

 at the base ; ventrals red, edged with black. 



Total length 1580 millim. ; tail 210. 



Eastern, Western, and Southern Australia. 



a. (S (V. 190 ; C. 55). New South Wales. Imperial Institute [P.]. 



b. d (V. 189; C. 66). New South Wales. Christiania Museum. 



c. 2 (V. 181 ; 0. ?). Australia. Capt. Stokes [P.]. 



d. d (V. 191 ; 0. 59). Australia. J. B. Jukes, Esq. [P.]. 



e. $ (V. 187; C. ?). Australia. College of Surgeons. 

 f-h,i. 2 (V. 184, 187; Australia. 



C. 56, 53) & hgr. 

 (V. 180, 183 ; 0. 58, 

 55). 

 k. Skull. Australia. 



2. FseudecMs cnpreus. 



Pseudechis australis (non Gray), Krefft, Vert. Low. Murray, p. 32 

 (1865) ; McCoy, Prodr. Zool. Vict., Dec. 15, p. 159, pi. cxlii. (1887). 



australis, part., Krefft, Proc. Zool, Soc. 1868, p. 3, and Sn. 



Austral, p. 47 (1869). 



Intermediate between P. porphyria,cus and P. australis, Rostral 

 slightly broader than deep ; internasals half as long as the prae- 

 frontals ; frontal nearly twice as long as broad, as broad as the 

 supraocular, longer than its distance from the end of the snout, 

 shorter than the parietals ; posterior nasal in contact with the 



