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Show 878 MR. s. s. F L O W E R O N THE REPTILES A N D [Dec. 1, 9. CYLINDROPHIS LINEATUS, Blanf. Cylindrophis lineatus, Blanford, P. Z. S. 1881, p. 217, pl. xx.; Boul. Cat. Snakes, i. p. 137. The type specimen, from Singapore, belonging to the Raffles Museum, was described by Mr. Blanford in 1881. Hab. Malay Peninsula. Family XENOPELTID^E. 10. XENOPELTIS UNICOLOR, Reinw. Xenopeltls unicolor, Cantor, p. 54 ; Peters, Monatsb. Ak. der Wiss. zu Berlin, 1859, p. 269 ; Boul. Cat. Snakes, i. p. 168 (skull figured). Cantor mentions this species from Penang Hill, Province Wellesley, and Singapore; there is a specimen in the British Museum from Singapore from Dr. Dennys. Peters mentions a specimen from Princess Hill, Singapore. Of tw?o specimens observed by me in Singapore, the first, from Tanjong Katong, had ventrals 188, subcaudals 34, and was 444 mm. in length ; the second, from Tanglin, had ventrals 175, subcaudals 34, and was 875 mm. in length. Hab. Southern India, Burma, Indo-China, Malay Peninsula and Archipelago. Family COLUBRID^E. Series Aglypha. Subfamily ACROCHORDIN^;. ] 1. ACROCHORDUS JAVANICUS, Homst. Acrochordus javanlcus, Cantor, p. 58; Boul. Cat. Snakes, i. p. 173. Cantor mentions this species from Penang Hill and Singapore. Hab. Malay Peninsula, Java, and New Guinea. 12. CHERSYDRUS GRANULATUS, Schn. Acrochordus granulatus, Cantor, p. 59. Chersydrus granulatus, Boul. Cat. Snakes, i. p. 174. There is a specimen in the British Museum from Penang from Dr. Cantor, and one from Singapore from Gen. Hardwicke. Hab. From Southern India and Cochinchina to New Guinea. 13. XENODERMUS JAVANICUS, Reinh. Xenodermus javanlcus, Boul. Cat. Snakes, i. p. 175. " Our collection contains also a specimen from Penang." - F. Miiller, Verh. nat. Ges. Basel, 1887, p. 268. Hab. Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java. |