. Bulletin of the Natural History Museum Zoology. 100 A. REDSTED RASMUSSEN Table 1 Geographic variation in number of the teeth on maxilla, palatine, pterygoid and dentary bone. n Maxillary n Palatine Pterygoid Dentary teeth teeth teeth teeth Andaman Sea Malacca Str. 53 India Sri Lanka 5 Persian Gulf Gulf of Oman 73 10-13 20 9-10 8-11 12 8-10 7-10 23-30 21-26 20-23 20-21 going back, yellowish ventrally, some older specimens with- out a curved mark. Body with black bands (29-52) forming rhombic spots dorsally and disappearing with age ventrally (Figs. 4 and 5). Tail with black bands (5-8), disap
. Bulletin of the Natural History Museum Zoology. 100 A. REDSTED RASMUSSEN Table 1 Geographic variation in number of the teeth on maxilla, palatine, pterygoid and dentary bone. n Maxillary n Palatine Pterygoid Dentary teeth teeth teeth teeth Andaman Sea Malacca Str. 53 India Sri Lanka 5 Persian Gulf Gulf of Oman 73 10-13 20 9-10 8-11 12 8-10 7-10 23-30 21-26 20-23 20-21 going back, yellowish ventrally, some older specimens with- out a curved mark. Body with black bands (29-52) forming rhombic spots dorsally and disappearing with age ventrally (Figs. 4 and 5). Tail with black bands (5-8), disappearing with age, posterior part black (Fig. 4). Breeding biology. Six of 17 females (collected in September-November 1987) from Phuket were pregnant. Three specimens contained 2 full-term embryos each, two specimens contained 4 full-term embryos each, and one specimen contained 1 full-term embryo. Pregnant females were collected in the period 3rd October to 4th November. None of the females collected in February-March 1989 were pregnant. The smallest embryo measured 9 cm (3rd October). Fig. 4 Habitus of a juvenile and an adult H. lapemoides (ZMUC R 66992, 66993) from the Persian Gulf. Photo by M. Andersen. in respect of the length of the Vidian canals they are symmetric. Palatine exceeding maxilla in forward extension, and without a flange for the anterior medial process of maxilla. Palatine-pterygoid articulation anterior to maxilla- ectopterygoid articulation. Fangs separated from solid maxil- lary teeth by a diastema. Maxillary bone slightly longer than ectopterygoid. Solid maxillary teeth shorter than fangs. For number of teeth on maxilla, palatine, pterygoid, and dentary bones see Table 1. COLOUR. Juveniles: Head black with a yellowish curved mark above, body yellowish or whitish, encircled by black bands broadest dorsally (Figs. 3 and 4). Adults: Head dark dorsally with curved white mark above, starting forehead and the largest 26 cm (19th October). The female collected
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