CataJofjue of Bejdiles. 37 



The f?pecimen c. Is remarkable for wari ting the vertical bands of this species, 

 but in place of these it has a strongly defined white line down each side of 

 the spine, from the shoulder, to a short distance along the tail. The tail is 

 very long, as is the case with this species. 



Bodv 2.6, tail 10.00 = 12.60. 

 . 72. C NEMORicoLA, Jerdoii, J. A. S., XXII, p. 471. 



a. type specimen (?) Koonoor Ghat, 



Nilgliiris. Dr. Jerdon. 



Closely allied to C. Gigas, also found at the same locality. Differs in its 

 green color, larger smooth scales, less developed crest, and small scales about 

 the shoulder fold. These characters united are more than mere sexual va- 

 riations, but the two species are nearly allied. 



73. C. Gigas, Blyth, J. A. S. XXII., p. 648. 



C. opliiomachiis^ Merr^ J. A. S., XI., 870. 

 a. adult, in spirit. Mirzapore. Major Wroughton. 



h. ditto. Nilgliiri hills. W. Theobald, Jnr., 



Esq. 



The original specimen mentioned in J. A. S., XI. is no longer extant. 



74. C. TRICARTNATUS, Blj'th, J. 



A. S., XXII., p. 650. Darjeeling. Major* Sherwill, 



W. Theobald, 

 C. maria, Gray aioud Gunther. Junr., Esq. 



There is no just ground for uniting these species. 



C. platyceps, with which Mr. Blyth contrasts it, is no longer in the 

 Museum, having somehow disappeared, so that I cannot suggest, if it may 

 be the young of this species or no. 



* C. platyceps, Blyth, Khasi hills. 



J. A. S., XXL, p. 354. 



* C. maria, Gray. Ditto. 



* C. Rouxii, D. et B. India (?) 



75. C. NIGRILABRIS, Petei's. 



0. Rouxii, Du. et Bib. apud Blyth, J. A. S., XXII , p. 647, 

 33 X 11.7 = 15.0. 



Head trigonal, shelving ; nostrils lateral, sub-apical, in after part of a small 

 rather turned ovate scale. Rostral broad, flcittened, with 5 scales above it in 

 a row, the two outer rather larger, and in front of the nasal. Upper 

 labials. Eyelids covered with rows of granular scales. From over nasal to 

 behind orbit, a row of seven elongate overlapping scales. Nuchal and dorsal 

 crest moderate from nape to tail, highest on the nape. Above andalittle behind 

 the tympanum a group of 3 reverted spines. A fold on either side of throat. 

 Scales slightly keeled, rhombic, with minutely denticulate ends in slightly 

 descending order, subequal : belly scales rather large and strongly kecded 



