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Scuta abdominalia 245. 



Scutella subcaudalia 78. 

 Habitat. Bengal. 



Light brown ; yellowish white beneath. 

 Vernacular name, Chittee. 



Genus Coluber, Boie. 



Coluber Dhumna. Col. olivaceo-viridis, squamis nigro-mar" 

 ginaiis^ abdom'ine margaritaceo, scutis scutellisque nigro-cla' 

 vatis. 



Scuta abdominalia 187. 

 Scutella subcaudalia 119. 

 Habitat. Carnatic, Orissa, Bengal, Nepal, Asam, Arracan, Tenas- 

 serim, 



Olive-green ; the scales edged with black ; the stomach pearl- 

 coloured, edged with black. 



Vernacular name, Dhumna or Dhameen. 



Coluber porphyraceus. Col. Icete porphyraceus, lineis nigris 

 transversalibus albo-marginatis, pone quas linece duce nigrcB 

 dorsaleSy cequidistantes ; subtus Icete Jlavus, 

 Scuta abdominalia 213. 

 Scutella subcaudalia 64. 

 Habitat. Mishmee Hills, Asam. 



Bright porphyry- red, with black transverse lines edged with 

 white, the posterior portion of the body with two black parallel 

 dorsal lines ; beneath light yellow. 



Coluber quadrifasciatus. Col. superne Icete brunneo-virides- 

 cens fasciis dorsalibus iv. nigris, albo interruptis ; infra Jlavus. 

 Scuta abdominalia 248. 

 Scutella subcaudalia 82. 

 Habitat. Asam. 



Above light greenish-brown, with 4 black dorsal bands interrupted 

 with white ; beneath yellow. 



Coluber curvirostris. Col. supra partim Icete olivaceo-viridis^ 

 punctis et lineis obliquis albis nigrisque, partim ceneus; abdomine 

 subfusco. 



Scuta abdominalia 220. 

 Scutella subcaudalia 85. 

 Habitat. Bengal. 



Above bright olive-green, with white and black dots, and oblique 

 bronze-coloured lines ; beneath light yellow. 

 Vernacular name, Tukkr-Bora. 



Coluber reticularis. Col, superne brunneo-nigrescens, annulis 

 albidis reticulatisj coniiguis et lineis ejusdem coloris transversa- 

 libus ornatuSf caudd brunned nigrescenti, alterne griseo-Jlaves- 

 centi ; infra griseoflavescens nigro-maculatus. 

 Scuta abdominalia 229. 

 Scutella subcaudalia 75. 

 Habitat. Chirra Piinji. 

 Blackish-brown, with whitish confluent netted rings and trans- 



