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verse lines of the same colour ; the tail alternately blackish-broun 

 and yellowish-grey ; beneath yellowish-grey spotted with black. 

 CoLUBBB BIPUNCTATU8. Col. supra trislr i uioso-purpurcus squa- 

 mis a/bo bipunctatis, Sttbtut albo-CQ //■/, >S( , us. 

 Scuta abdotninalia 181. 

 Scutella subcaudalia 52. 

 Habitat. Bengal, Asam. 



Deep claret-purple above ; each scale with two white dots ; be- 

 neath bluish-white. 



Colubkr monticolus. Hodgson. Col. superne luteo-rubescens 

 fasciis transversalibus nigris, scutis abdominalibus albo-flavcs- 

 centibus nigro marginatis. 

 Habitat. Nepal. 



Reddish dun-coloured above, with black transverse bands ; the 

 abdominal scuta yellowish-white, with black margins. 



Subgen. Hurriah, Daudin. 



HVRRIAH SANGUIVENTER, (COLUBER SANGUIVENTER, HodgSOn.) 



Hur. superne vinoso-purpureus ceneo nite?ts, abdomine sangui- 

 neo. 



Scuta abdominalia 207. 

 Scuta subcaudalia 14. 

 Scutella subcaudalia 85. 

 Habitat. Nepal. 

 Above claret-purple, with metallic lustre ; beneath blood-coloured. 



Genus Herpetodryas, Boie. 

 Herpf.todryas prionotus. Her. supra fusco flavescens, nigro- 

 punctatus, fascidque dor salt serratd nigricante ; abdomine flavo, 

 fascia serratd nigricante utrinque incluso. 

 Scuta abdominalia 153. 

 Scutella subcaudalia 65. 

 Habitat. Malacca. 



Above yellowish-brown, dotted with black, and with a serrated 

 blackish dorsal band ; the abdominal surface yellow, with a blackish 

 serrated band on either side. 



Genus Psammophis, Boie. 

 Psammophis cerasogaster. Psam. fulvus aureo pa Hide niterts, 

 squamis hexagonis rhomboidalibus summis carinatis, cceteris 

 Icevibus tectus ; abdomine ceriseo, lined Icete flavd utrinque in- 

 cluso. 



Scuta abdominalia 149. 

 Scutella subcaudalia 60. 

 Habitat. Bengal, Asam. 



Yellowish-brown, shining with a pale gold colour, with hexagonal 

 rhomboidal scales, the uppermost of which are keeled, the rest 

 smooth; the abdominal surface cherry-coloured, with a bright yellow 

 line on either side. 



Vernacular name, Lai Mitallee. 



Psammophis nigrofasciatus. Psam. superne subflavo-rubescens 

 fasciis latis transversalibus nigris, lincisque duabus barbatis 



