320 



long as that between the praefrontals or shorter : frontal longer than 

 its distance from the end of the snout, as long as the parietals ; 

 loreal as long as deep ; prseocular single ; postocnlar single ; tem- 

 porals 1+2; upper labials 7, third and fourth entering the eye; 4 

 lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields ; posterior 

 chin-shields about two thirds the length of the anterior. Scales in 

 15 rows. Ventrals 174-177(188); anal divided; subcaudals (37) 

 47-51. Brown above, with a yellowish vertebral streak, on each 

 side of which is a series of small black spots ; a black lateral 

 streak; a large subtriaugular blackish spot on the forehead, 

 connected with a very large occipital spot by a longitudinal streak 

 on the frontal. Lower surface black and yellow (in spirit), the 

 black predominating on the belly, the yellow on the tail. 



Total length 14 inches ; tail 2'5. 



Hob. Khasi Hills. 



391. Oligodon templetonii. 



Oligodou templetonii, Giinth. A. M. N. H. (3) ix, 1802, p. 57, id. 

 Kept. P. 1. p. 209, pi. xix, fi>. C ; The<A. Cat. p. 147. 



Nasal divided : portion of rostral seen from above hardly half as 

 long as its distance from the frontal ; suture between the inter- 

 nasals longer than that between the praefrontals ; frontal much 

 longer than its distance from the end of the snout, as long as the 

 parietals ; loreal longer than deep, entering the eye ; prseocular 

 single; two postoculars ; temporals 1 + 2; upper labials 7, third 

 and fourth entering the eye, sixth excluded from the labial 

 border ; 3 lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields ; 

 posterior chin-shields about two thirds the length of the anterior. 

 Scales in 15 rows. Veutrals 135 ; anal divided ; subcaudals 31. 

 Brown above, with a yellowish vertebral streak, which becomes 

 more distinct on the tail, and is crossed by about 18 narrow dark 

 brown bands ; head-markings very indistinct except an oblique baud 

 below the eye ; lower surface white with square black spots, both, 

 colours being distributed in nearly equal proportion. 



Total length 10'5 inches; tail 1'5. 



Hob. Ceylon. 



392. Oligodon sublineatus. 



Oligodon sublineatus, Dum. $ Bibr. Erp. Gen. vii, p. 57 ; Giinth. 

 Kept. B. I. p. 200 ; Jan, Icon. Ophid. 48, pi. i, fig. > ; Theol. Cat. 

 p. 147. 



Nasal divided ; portion of rostral seen from above shorter than 

 its distance from the frontal ; suture between the internasals 

 nearly as long as that between the pra^frontals ; frontal longer than 

 its distance from the end of the snout, as long as the parietals, or 

 slightly longer ; loreal as long as deep, or a little longer, rarely 

 absent ; praeocular single ; two postoculars ; temporals 1 + 2 ; 

 upper labials 7, third and fourth entering the eye ; 4 lower labials 



