liEl^TlLlA. 
12 llept. 
Sauvage, Bull. Soc. Philom. (7) ii. p. 39. See also A. Hubreclit, Notes 
Leyd. Mus. i. p. 19. Redescribed aud figured by Peters & Doria, 1. c. 
p. 406, pi. iv. 
A new genus and species of Boidce characterized and figured, without 
name ; F. Mueller, 1. c. p. 652, pi. i. 
Chondropython pulchei\ sp. n., Sauvage, Bull. Soc. Philom. (7) ii. p. 37', 
New Guinea. 
Leiopython\_Lio-']^ g. n. Pythonidoi, between Liasis and Nardoa. Nos- 
trils lateral in middle of nasal, followed by a groove which extends back- 
wards and downwards. Shields on head extending beyond eyes ; no pre- 
frontals ; nu mber of frenals and preoculars considerably reduced j pits on 
the rostral, the upper and lower labials ; scales short, smooth, rhombic. 
L. gracilis, sp. n., Hubrecht, 1. c. p. 14, Salawatti. 
Liasis petersi, sp. n., id. 1. c. p. 17, Flores and Timor. 
Liasis 'papuanus, p. 400, pi. iii. fig. 1, albertisi, p. 401, pi. iii. fig. 2, 
New Guinea, Peters & Doria, 1. c. : spp. nn. 
Brachysoma simile, sp. n., Macleay, 1. c. p. 221, Port Darwin. 
Mapocephalus, g. n. Body elongate, slender, cylindric; tail rather 
long, slight, and tapering to a fine point ; head high, and broader than 
neck, with short round muzzle ; eyes large, pupil round ; head shields as 
in Elaps\ scales smooth, in 15 rows ; anal shield entire; subcaudals in 
two rows; fangs aud poison glands largo for the size. E. ornaticeps, 
sp. n., id. ibid.y Port Darwin. 
Pseudechis porphyriacus, Shaw, Iloplocephaliis superbus, Gthr., and H. 
curtus, Schleg., are figured, with descriptions, as being three of the most 
deadly of Australian poisonous snakes ; F. McCoy, Prodr. Zool. Viet., 
Dec. 1, pis. i.-iii. 
Pseudechis papuanus, Peters & Doria, 1. c. p. 409, New Guinea ; P. 
darwiniensis, Macleay, 1. c. p. 220, Port Darwin : spp. nu. 
Hoplocephalus bransbyi^ sp. n., Macleay, op. cit. iii. p. 52, Sutton Forest. 
Pelagophis, g. n. Hydrophid ; “ nasalia duo contigua, caput reliquum 
squamatum ; squamae corporis magnae, laevissimae, imbricatae ; scuta 
ventralia distincta ; anale divisum; scutella subcaudalia; gastraeum sub- 
carinatum.” P. lubricus, sp. n., Peters & Doria, 1. c. p. 413, pi. v.. New 
Guinea. 
Crotalus: on action and bite of Rattle-snakes, &c. ; Coues & Yarrow, 
Bull. U. S. Geol. Surv. iv. p. 262. 
Bothrops (Bothriechis) bernoulli, sp. n., F. Mueller, Verb. Ges. Bas. vi. 
p. 399, pi. iii. A, Guatemala. Notices of the other known species of 
Boihriechis, Cope ; also Bothrops (Bothriopsis) godmanni, Cope, rede- 
scribed, p. 402. 
Vipera xanthina, mauritanica, and conjiuenta. A tabular comparison 
of the characters of these species ; id. 1. c. p. 700. 
Echis colorata, sp. n., Gunther, P. Z. S. 1878, p. 978, Midian. 
PSEUDOPHIDIA. 
On the primitive kidneys of the Ctcciliui ; Furbringer, Morph. JB. iv. 
p. 26. 
