THE PRINCIPAL SPECIES OF POISONOUS SNAKES 53 



ated by a transverse series of 6 — 9 scales ; end of snout pointed 

 and turned up. 



Colour brown above, with dark transverse bands and a light 

 temporal streak. Belly brown, spotted with black, especially on 

 the sides. 



Total length, 350 millimetres ; tail 60. 



Habitat : Okinawa, Loo Choo Islands. 



(3) L. sfrigatus. — Supraocular shields small, sometimes broken 

 up, separated by 8 — 11 convex scales in juxtaposition. 



Colour brown above, with black spots often forming a median 

 zigzag band ; temporal band black ; belly whitish, spotted with 

 grey or black ; end of tail yellow or reddish. 



Total length, 480 millimetres ; tail 55. 



Habitat : Hills near Bombay, Deccan, Anamallays and Nil- 

 gherries. 



II. Scales in '27 — 37 rows; 174 — 231 ventrals ; 54 — 90 sub- 

 caudals : tail non-prehensile. 



(4) L. fiavoviridis. — Scales in 33— 37 rows; •2'22 — 231 ventrals; 

 75 — 90 subcaudals ; 8 — 9 supralabials. 



Coloration pale brown or greenish-yellow above, marbled with 

 black ; longitudinal black streaks symmetrically disposed on the 

 head ; belly yellow or greenish, with darker spots. 



Total length, 1,215 millimetres ; tail 220. 



Habitat : Loo Choo Islands. 



This snake is not infrequently termed by naturalists Trimeres- 

 urus riiikianus. 



(5) L. cantoris. — Scales in 27 — 31 rows; 174 — 184 ventrals; 

 55 — 76 subcaudals ; 13 supralabials. 



Coloration pale brown or dull green, with small black spots ; 

 a whitish streak along the sides of the body ; belly white or 

 greenish. 



Total length, 1,020 millimetres ; tail 140. 



Habitat : Andaman and Nicobar Islands. 



