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RiSTELLA, Gray. 



Body and tail elongate sub-cylindrical. Lower ej^elid scaly. 

 Limbs four feeble, anterior with four, posterior with five toes. 

 All toes provided with retractile claws, lying between two terminal 

 enlarged shields. 



R. Travankorica, Bed dome. 



Ateuchesaurus Travancoricus, Beddome. Mad. Month- 

 ly J., Med. Scl., 1870, p. 33. 

 Nostril nearly in the middle of a nasal shield. One loreal 

 and one prseocular separated from the eye by a few minute 

 shields. Three or four minute shields at hinder angle of eye 

 followed by regular scales. Upper labials six, the eye over the 

 third and fourth. Scales on neck smooth, on the body two 

 keeled. Scales in twenty-six longitudinal rows. Six on the back, 

 and six on the belly somewhat larger. Colour dark fulvous brown, 

 each of the six dorsal scales with a median black streak formino- 

 black lines continued on the tail. Sides blackish, with small 

 white spots. Below yellowish white-black, spotted on chin and 

 throat. Tail below variegated, with black and yellowish white. 

 Length, body 1-50 ; tail 2-12 = 3-G2 inches. 



Inhabits the Western Ghats (Beddome). 



In redescribing this species as a Ristella in the Mad. Monthly 

 J. M. S., 1871, p. 195, Major Beddom forgets to mention that its 

 generic position was pointed out to him by Stoliczka (vide J. A, 

 S., 1872, Part XII, p. 129), 



Section B. Scales smooth. 



HiNULiA, Gray. 

 Lower eyelid scaly. Supranasal none. 



H. Indica, Gray. 



The single prsefrontal touches both rostral and vertical. Four 

 superciliary shields, followed by two smaller ones. Ear laro-e, 

 without lobules in front. Tail with enlarged subcaudals. 

 Colour above bronze brown, sometimes olive tinged, uniform 



