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(one containing two). Once the species was definitely albopunctatus . A 

 Goiiatodes jerdoni was recognised in one, and a species of Calotes in another. 

 Breeding. — The season is later than for most other species in these Hills. 

 Altogether I received nine gravid females which I record in tabular form. 



It will be noticed from this that the majority contained eggs in an early 

 stage of development as late as September. From analogy I judge that 

 the young would not have been born till the end of the year, or the begin- 

 ning of next. 



Growth. — I think it will transpire that the embryos measure .5| to about 

 7 inches at birth, judging from the appearance of the foetus o\ inches in 

 length. Four specimens varying from 8f to llj inches in September 

 seem to indicate birth from October last year to March this year. 

 Twelve examples ranging between 13f and 15| inches, I take to be last year's 

 production. Females attain a greater length than males. My largest d" 

 was 20f inches, and no less than eight females exceeded this length, the 

 largest being 23 inches. 



Colour. — The verdant-green hue is to be accounted for in exactly the 

 same manner as that of the next species. 



Lepidosis — The scale rows are 15 to a point well behind midbody, and 

 reduce to 13 at a point two heads-lengths before the vent. This applies to 

 both sexes. The ventrals in the cJ were 137 to 142, and in the 2 I'^S to 

 146. The subcaudals in the c? were 71 to 81, and in the $ 65 to 75. 



Green Whip Snake — Dryophis mycterizans (Linne). 



eye 



Mr. Vernede tells me it is called " kannu pambu " (meaning 

 snake") by his coolies. 



The aggregate totalled 82, mostly from the lower slopes. One killed on 

 Liddlesdale shows that stragglers may go up to about 6,000 feet. 



Sexes. — Of the 73 examples sexed, 43 were c? and 39 5 . 



