68 Catalogue of Reptiles inhabiting the 



Gen. Lycodon, //. Bote. 



Head not very distinct, oblong, depressed ; supra-orbital shield trian- 

 gular, narrowed in front ; prse-orbital one ; post-orbitals two ; frenal 

 one ; eyes sunk, far removed from the muzzle ; pupil vertical ; trunk 

 elongated, somewhat compressed with smooth, rhomboidal, imbricate 

 scales ; tail short, tapering : anterior maxillary teeth longer than the 

 rest. 



Lycodon aulicus, (Linne.) 



Lyn. — Coluber aulicus, Linne (not apud Daudin.) 

 Russell* I, PI. 16, Gajoo Tutta. 

 Coluber striatus, Sbaw ? 

 Coluber malignus, Daudin. 



Lycodon hebe, Boie, apud Wagler, Scblegel (excl. Synon. Col. hebe, 

 Daud.) 



Lighter or darker chestnut with numerous white transversal bands, 

 (in some spotted with black,) on the sides forming a forked network, 

 composed of brown scales edged with white ; on each side of the hind- 

 head a white triangular spot (confluent in some,) with brown spots ; 

 lips similarly coloured ; beneath pearl-coloured ; eyes black ; tongue 

 whitish. 



Scuta 208 to 257 ; scutella 57 to 91. 



Habit. — Pinang. 



■ Bengal, Coromandel. 



Var. A. 



Syn. — Lycodon bebe, Var, Scblegel. 



With a number of large square white spots, with black edges and 

 central spots. 



Habit. — Pinang. 

 Bengal. 



Var. B. 



Syn.— Russell II, PI. 37. 



Lycodon capucinus, Boie. 



Lycodon hebe, Var. javan. Schlegel. 



Lycodon atropurpuveus, Cantor. 



* Russell I, PI. 26, Karetta, upon which is founded Coluber galathea, Daudin, 

 appears to represent the present species, or one of its Varieties. 



