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Lycodon, Boie. 



Head depressed, with flat obtuse snout, distinct from neck. 

 Scales smooth. Nostril between two shields. Anterior mandi- 

 bular teeth lengthened. 



L. aulicus, L. 



Tytleria hypsirhinoides, Theo, 



L. capucinus, Fitz. 



Scales smooth, with a minute apical groove in 17 rows (finely 

 striated under a lens). Prsefrontals very small. Loreal large, its 

 anterior angle being inserted between the prse and postfrontals. 

 Nostril small. Prseocular in contact with the vertical and third 

 labial. Two or three postoculars. 9 upper labials, the third, 

 fourth, and fifth entering the orbit. Colour reddish brown or 

 brownish grey, barred and reticulated with yellow or white (in 

 spirits). In the young the first bar forms a conspicuous collar, 

 which disappears with age. Sometimes one uniform colour 

 without markings, especially in aged individuals. 



Grows to 24 inches. (Tail 4.) 



Inhabits Northern, Central and Southern India, Ceylon, 

 Bengal, Kachar, Arakan, Yunan, Barmah, the Andaman and 

 Nikobar Islands, Pinang, the Philippines and Timor. 



L. striatus, Shaw. 



Scales smooth, with a minute apical groove in 17 rows. Anal 

 bifid. Loreal twice as long as high. Preeocular narrow, in contact 

 with third labial, but not with the vertical. Two postoculars, 

 8 upper labial, the third, fourth and fifth entering the orbit. 

 Nostril small, between two nasals. Brown or black barred with 

 yellow, the bars being divided or broken up on the sides, and a 

 bright yellow collar on neck (fading in spirits to white). 



Grows to about 20 inches. (Tail 3*7.) 



Inhabit^ the Anamallay Hills, the North-Western Provinces, 

 the Panjab, and the hills below Simla: 



