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NILS GYLDEXSTOLPE. THE SWEDISH ZOOLOU1CAL EXPEDITIONS TO SIAM. 1. SNAKES. 



A fairly common snake in the Siamese Malay States and in the Central parts 

 of proper Siarn. In the North I never did observe it, nor did I get any specimens 

 from the natives. The nanie tång maprao» means the »midrib of the coconut palm 

 leaf» and refers to the broad black longitudinal bands which this species has upon 

 the sides. 



One of the immature specimens shows a somewhat differing colour. 



X:o 



Locality 



Ventrals 



Sub- 



Tot. 



caudnls lcngtli 



Tail Tem P°- 

 räls 



Upper labials 



Bangkok 



Bangkok 



Bangkok 



Bangkok 



Bangkok 



Bangkok 

 Bangkok 

 Bangkok 



234 

 232 

 _'3C 

 234 

 232 

 229 



58 

 58 

 84 

 84 

 02 

 92 

 73 

 73 

 109 

 109 

 !>3 

 03 



1650 228 2 + 3 8, 4 lh & ."> ,h entering eye 



1581 287 2 + 3 9, 4tii. .">"'. G'l' 



1071 303 -' 2 9, tt\ ;»t\ (i"' 



14Ö8 245 2 + 3 9, 4'". •"><•', 6<* 



545 112 2+3 8 



380 73 2 + 2 8, 4i '', 6*J" 



— — 2 + 3 !<, 4<\ 5"', G"' » 



2 + 2 8. 4t\ 5th 



In specimen N:o 1 there is one postocular on one sidc and two 011 the other; 

 2 nd & 3 rd upper labials divided. 



18. Dendrophis pictus Gm. 



One specimen, Doi Par Sakeng, aear Muang Fång, North western Siarn, ,6 /i 1914. 

 One specimen, Sriracha, end of Apri] 1912. 



Total length = 725 mm. & 935 mm. 



Length of tail - 254 » & 300 » 



Ventrals 176 & 172. 



... , , L38 ,, L30 

 Snbcaudals & 



138 130 



Widely distributed and fairly common in Siarn according both to mr. S. S. 

 Flowbb and Doctor Malcolm Smith (Journ. Nat. I list. Soc. of Siarn Vol. 1 N:o 2 

 p. 96). 



During my travels 1, however, vcry seldom mel wilh it and only oame across 



two specimens. It is distributed from India to Indo Cliina and the .Malay Arehipelago. 



