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Show 1897.] REPTILES AND BATRACHIANS OF CELEBES. 221 A young specimen appears to have been referred to C. oxycephalus by Peters and Doria. 55. COLUBER ERYTHRURUS, D. & B. Two specimens: Kema. Gorontalo, Macassar (Meyer). Manado, Kandari (Bruljn, Beccarl). This snake also inflates its neck, aud, owing to the V- or A-shaped black marking on that region, bears some resemblance to a Cobra. 56. DENDROPHIS PICTUS, Gm. TWTO specimens : Kema. One specimen : Macassar. Manado, Gorontalo, Macassar (Meyer). 57. DENDRELAPHIS TERRIPICUS, Ptrs. Manado, Gorontalo, Minahassa (Meyer). 58. OLIGODON WAANDEBSI, Blkr. Oligodon tceniurus, F. Mull. Verh. nat. Ges. Basel, x. 1894, p. 826. Nasal entire or semidivided; portion of rostral seen from above as long as or shorter than its distance from the frontal; suture between the internasals as long as or a little longer than that between the praefrontals; frontal once and a half as long as broad, longer than its distance from the end of the snout, as long as or a little shorter than the parietals ; loreal small, as deep as long, or absent; one prae-and two postoculars; temporals 1 + 2; seven upper labials, third and fourth entering the eye; three or four lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields, which are as long as or longer than the posterior. Scales in 15 rows. Ventrals 134-163; anal divided (exceptionally entire) ; subcaudals 21-28. Coloration very variable. Orange, brick-red, brown, or black above, with or without small yellow or orange, dark-edged spots, which may be disposed in pairs or form transverse series; a yellowish collar may be present; a more or less distinct yellow or reddish vertebral stripe on the posterior part of the body and on the tail; yellowish white or pinkish beneath, with or without greyish dots or small black spots; a black lateral stripe usually present, occupying the outer ends of the ventrals. Total length 355 millim.; tail 45. Bleeker's specimens came from Boni. 11 specimens were obtained by the Drs. Sarasin at Pinogo (Bone valley), Masarang, Tomohon, and Burukan. I have also examined 4 specimens collected by Mr. Everett in Southern Celebes. With this material before me, I cannot hesitate to unite Midler's 0. tceniurus with 0. waandersll. Out of the 17 specimens, 6 lack the loreal shield, and two have the anal entire. The ventrals vary from 134 to 151 in males, from 143 to 163 in females; the subcaudals from 26 to 28 in males, from 21 to 25 in females. |
