( Gl ) 



suture. One narrow elongated supranasal on each side. Two or 

 three loreals and four prceoculars. Seven superciliaries, prominent 

 and strongly arched, but the superciliary edge formed of ten 

 smaller scales. Nostril large rounded. Eight upper labials, the sixth 

 largest, below the eye. Eight lower labials, the shields adjoining 

 being enlarged. The first chin shield single and largest. Scales 

 round the body in 87 rows and in 60 transverse rows between the 

 fore and hind limbs. Subcaudals conspicuously enlarged. Under 

 a lens many of the scales of the back are seen slightly longitudi- 

 nally grooved. 



Colour uniform iridescent brown above. Most of the scales pale 

 spotted. An indistinct pale band down each side of the back. 

 Below yellowish white, leaden grey on the tail. 



Grows to 7-20 inches (tail 4-00). 



Inhabits Pulo Tickos near Pinang. 



I give a condensed description of this species, which is not 

 strictly Indian, in order to facilitate the recognition of any 

 other species of the genus which may hereafter occur within 

 our limits. 



Blepharosteres, Stoliczka. 



Scales smooth. Head shielded much as in Mocoa. Nostril in 

 a single shield. Eyelid none. Subcaudals entire. 



B. Grayanus, Stol. Proc. As. Soc, B., 1872, p. 74. 



External ear none. 



Body slender. Snout obtuse. Two rows of small shields round 

 the anterior upper and posterior edge of the eye. Scales in 18 — 20 

 longitudinal rows and 36-88 transverse rows between fore and 

 hind legs. Seven upper labials, the fifth under the eye. 



Colour above olive green, with a metallic lustre, darker on the 

 sides, where speckled with black, and passing on the belly to 

 greenish white. A silvery band black edged below, from the 

 superciliary edge to the tail which is paler, with a pink blush. 

 Limbs brown olive with rows of white spots. 



Length 2-80 inches (tail 1-65). 



Inhabits the Wagar district in North-Eastern Kach. 



