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Show 218 MR. G. A. BOULENGER ON THE [Feb. 2, CoLUBRINcE. 45. T R O P I D O N O T U S S A R A S I N O R U M , Blgr. (Plate XII. fig. 1.) Tropidonotus sarasinorum, Boulenger, Ann. & Mag. N . H . (6) xvii. 1896, p. 393. Maxillary teeth 25, the posterior very feebly enlarged. Snout rather prominent, obtusely truncate; eye moderate. Bostral much broader than deep, not visible from above; internasals as long as broad, as long as the prefrontals; frontal twice as long as broad, longer than its distance from the end of the snout, shorter than the parietals; loreal as long as deep ; one prae- and three postoculars; temporals 1 + 2 or 3; eight upper labials, third, fourth, and fifth entering the eye; four lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields, which are shorter than the posterior. Scales in 15 rows, all strongly keeled. Ventrals 137-141 ; anal divided: subcaudals 65-75. Beddish brown anteriorly, wdth more or less distinct blackish cross-bands and a dark nuchal blotch, connected with a dark streak on each side of the head along the upper border of the labials; latter whitish, speckled or vermiculate with brown ; body olive or dark grey posteriorly; belly yellow, reddish on the sides, dotted with blackish; posterior ventrals and subcaudals, in the male, dark grey. Total length 530 millim.; tail'150. Two specimens, male (V. 141; C. 75) and young (V. 137; C. 65), were obtained by the Drs. Sarasin at Loka, Bonthain Peak, at an elevation of about 3800 feet. This species is intermediate between T. plcturatus, Schleg., and T. celeblcus, Peters & Doria. 46. TROPIDONOTUS CELEBICUS, Ptrs. & Doria. (Plate XII. fig. 2.) Maxillary teeth 20, the posterior very feebly enlarged. Snout scarcely prominent, truncate; eye moderate. Bostral twice as broad as deep, not visible from above; internasals a little broader than long, a little shorter than the praefrontals ; frontal once and two-thirds to once and four-fifths as long as broad, longer than its distance from the end of the snout, shorter than the parietals; loreal as long as deep ; one prae- and three postoculars ; temporals 1 + 2 ; eight upper labials, third, fourth, and fifth entering the eye; four lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields, which are shorter than the posterior. Scales in 15 rowrs, feebly keeled, smooth on the anterior part of the body. Ventrals 125- 142 ; anal divided; subcaudals 45-53. Brown or blackish above, with or without two irregular ochraceous stripes; nape black, with an orange cross-band behind, and a yellow bar or two yellow spots just behind the parietals ; a few light cross-bands may be present on the neck ; upper lip white, speckled or powdered with brown ; yellowish white beneath, uniform or dotted wdth black. Total length 450 millim.; tail 90. The type specimen came from Kandari, South-eastern Celebes |