COLLECTION OF SNAKES IN THE NILGIRI HILLS. 



583 



Key to Coluhridce. 



Costal rows. 



© a; 

 03 fi 



in l« 



-d 

 o 



IS 



en c8 



S ° 



bo 





> 



O 



^3 



Labials, 



60 



"3 



O 



C! CO 



S O 



3 tu 

 0-" 



:3 

 Si 

 3 

 0* 



23 

 24 



25 



26 

 27 

 28 



29 



30 



31 



32 

 33 

 34 

 35 

 36 

 37 

 38 

 39 

 40 

 41 

 4:! 



43 

 44 



45 

 46 



48 

 49 



50 



51 



52 



53 

 54 

 55 



56 



57 

 E8 



59 

 60 



13 

 13 



13 



13 



13 

 15 

 li) 



]S 



16 



15 



15 

 15 

 15 

 15 

 17 

 17 

 17 

 17 

 17 

 17 

 17 



17 



17 



17 

 17 



17 



1? 



19 



19 

 19 



19 



19 

 19 

 21 



21 



21 

 23 

 (23 

 \K 

 (i\ 

 <23 

 (25 



ni 



<23 

 *.25 



13 

 13 



13 



13 



13 

 15 

 15 



15 



15 



15 



15 



15 



15 



15 



15 



17 



17 

 17 or 15 

 17 or 15 



17 



17 



17 

 17 



17 



17 



17 



17 



19 



19 



19 



19 



19 

 19 

 21 



21 



23 

 23 

 23 

 25 

 2i 

 25 

 27 

 23 

 25 

 27 



13 



13 



13 



13 



13 

 llor9 

 11 or 9 



13 or 11 



13 or 11 



13 or 11 



15 

 15 

 15 

 16 

 15 



14 to 12 

 13 

 15 

 15 

 15 

 15 



No. 



Yes, 



Slightly. 



No. 



J) 



Yes. 

 No. 



63 



25 

 ab 



27 



out 



15 

 15 



15 

 15 



17 



17 

 15 



17 



17 



17 



17 

 17 

 15 



15 



17 



15 



19 or 17 



20 or 19 

 17 

 19 

 21 

 J7 

 19 

 21 



Yes. 

 No. 



100 



17 



Yes. 



Ko. 



]■• 



> ,, 



Yes. 

 No 





 



1 

















 3 to 5 



1 

 lorO 







1 



1 



1 

 2 



1 

 1 



Oor 1 



1 

 1 



1 



1 



1 



1 

 1 

 1 



rd..th. 

 34 

 34 



34 



34 



34 

 45 or 56 

 45U 



45 



J5 



J5 



34 



34 



34 



34 



34 



—5 



456 or 66 



34 



34 



345 



345 



345 

 345 



34 

 34 or 4 



345 or 



456 



3 



345 



56 

 345 

 456 



34 

 345 

 456 

 345 



45 

 345 



ta. th. 

 45 

 56 



567 



56 



56 



789 



78 



67 



67 



56 



56 



56 



56 



58 



567 



156 or567 



78 or 678 



56 



56 



67 



67 



67 

 67 



56 

 6 01-7 



78 



5 

 67 



78 

 67 



58 

 56 

 67 

 78 

 67 

 678 

 £7 



67 

 567 

 698 



86 



Round. 



Vertical, 



Round. 



Horizon- 

 tal. 



Round. 



130 to 147 

 200 „ 243 



218 



228 



Vertical. 



Round. 

 Vertical. 



Round. 



Vertical. 

 •Round. 



222 

 163 

 174 



135 



169 



180 



158 

 164 

 200 

 127 

 215 

 180 

 200 



138 : 



129 , 

 17« , 

 175 , 



14t , 



189 , 



167 , 

 145 . 



151 ,, 



206 , 



„ 252 



» 266 



„ 226 

 „ 200 



.. 188i 



,,147 



,, 203 



„ 212 



„21S 

 „ 173 

 „ 218 

 „ 163 

 , 262| 

 , 2131 

 , 238! 

 , 162 

 , 142 

 , 224 

 , 202 



, 189 

 , 202 



202 

 151 



225 



215 



67 



78 



Vertical. 



n 



Round. 



Vertical. 



Round. 



Vertical, 



209 to 240 

 125 ., 162 

 152 



161 



131 

 120 



134 

 129 

 207 



248 



197 

 170 



133 



141 



200 



254 



, 145 



157 



, 256 



266 



225 

 200 



156 

 183 



265 

 207 





J2 

 3 



Name ot specie 



17 to 39 

 65 „ 88 



S2 



24, 



25 

 113 

 117 



68 



136 , 



146 , 



, <4 



85 



, 39 

 , 146 

 124 



84 



174 



207 



2 

 1 



2 

 2 



1 



1 

 many 



34 

 64 



41 

 30 



» 36 

 „ 29 

 1.50 

 „ 76 

 „ 117 

 ,, 146 

 ,> 144 

 ,, 36 

 „ 36 



„ J*o 



„76 



„ 66 

 „74 



„ 69 

 „ 34 



Xylophls per)-ot<-tl. 

 Dryocalamus nyni 

 pha. 



Ilemihangavus nig- 



restens. 

 Callophis trlmacu- 



latus. 

 Callophis bibroni. 

 Dendrelaptiiatristis. 

 Dendroyhis gran- 



clocuUs. 

 Dryophis perroteH 



mycterU 



47 „ 76 



68 „ 73 

 94 to 111 



70 



62 



46 



80 

 55 

 76 



93 



77 

 89 



92 



85 

 95 



113 „ 129 



73 

 52 



49 

 34 



74 

 lOi 



92 

 65 



72 

 50 



96 

 131 



II 



saws, 



Dryophis pulveru- 



lentus. 

 Oligodon subgrisens. 

 „ brevicauda 

 BungaruBcaaruleus. 

 Ablates calamaria, 

 Naia bungarus. 

 Zaocys mucosus. 

 Chrysopelea ornata 

 OUgodan venusUis 



, afflnis, 

 Lycbdon aalieus. 

 ,, travancoru 

 r.us. 

 Lycodon striatus<. 

 ,, anamallen- 

 xis. 

 Simotes arnensis. 

 Gerardia prevos- 



tiana. 

 Polyodontophis sub- 



punrtatux, 

 Rhabdops oUvacens, 

 Dipsadom or ph us 



Cfylonensis. 

 Tropidonotus pisca- 

 tor. 

 I, heddomi. 



, stolatus. 



„ vionticola 

 Helicops schistosus. 

 Dipsadom o r p h u s 



trigonatus. 

 Dipsadom o r p h u s 



nuchalis. 

 Zamenis fasciolatus. 

 Naia tripudians. 



Cerberus rhynchoiw 



Macrop i sth odon 

 plumbicolor. 



Coluber Helena, 



Dipsadom o r p h us 



forsteni. 

 Chersydrus granu. 



latus. 



