C6 CittuJogue of Reptiles. 



HOMALOPSIS. Sp. KuiiL. 



H. BUCCATAj L. 



PythonelJa semizonata, BhjUi. 

 a. type of Pytlionclla. Martaban. Major Berdmore. 



Labelled in Mr. Blytli's writing Fytlioivella, not Fytlwnia as printed, 

 and quoted by Glintlier. 



HERPETON, Lacepede. 

 H. tentaculatum, Lacep. 



TYTLERIA, Theobald. 



Aspect of Hijpsirliina scales, smooth, in seventeen rows. Nostral 

 lateral, almost dividing a smallish oblong nasal : frontals two pair : three 

 upper labials enter the orbit. Loreal elongate : anal and sub-caudals 

 bifid : eye small ; pupil vertical. 



T. HYPsiRHiJJOiDES, Thcobald. 



Habit moderate, aspect of the Enhydrinte. Head shield normal. An- 

 terior frontals slightly pentagonal, half as large as posterior. Nasal 

 a trifle less than loreal. Ante-ocular one, reaching to the vertical. 

 Postoculars two, small. Vertical straight in front, sides rapidly con- 

 verging behind. Superciliaries moderate, broad behind. Occipitals 

 moderate. Upper labials nine, 3rd, 4th and 6th enter the orbit. Two 

 pairs of chin shields touching one another. Sixth lower labial largest, 

 touches the middle of second chin shield. 



Color uniform reddish brown above. Belly yellowish white, length 

 21.00, tail injured 1.00 = 22.00 inches. 



a. type specimen. Andamans. Lt.-Col. Tytler. 



HYPSIRHINA, Wagler. 



H. Eis'HYDRTS, Schueid. . 

 a. Adult and young. 

 h. Young. Calcutta. Mr. C. Swaries. 



A variable species as to form and coloration, and consequently much 

 burdened with synon5^ms, being indebted to Dr. Gray for three of them, 

 hilineata, trilincata andfurcata, according to Glintlier. It is a common 

 species, with scales in twenty rows. 



H. PLUMBEA, Boie. 

 a. many specimens. 



Nearly related to the last, but with a stouter head, and scales in only 

 nineteen rows. 



H. ciTiXENsis, Gray. 

 a. small specimen. 



