320 coLrBRiD.i:;. 



long us that between tlie pnefrontals or shorter; frontal longer than 

 its distance from the end of the snout, as long as the parietals ; 

 loreal as long as deep ; pra?ocular single ; postocular single ; teai- 

 porals 1 + 2; upper labials 7, third and fourth entering the eye; 4 

 lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields ; posterior 

 chin-shields about two thirds the lengtli of the anterior, Scales in 

 15 rows. Ventrals 174-177(188) ; anal divided; subcaudals (37) 

 47-51. Brown above, with a yellowisli vertebral streak, on each 

 side of whicli is a series of small black spots ; a black lateral 

 streak ; a large subtriangular blackish spot on the forehead, 

 connected with a very large occipital spot by a longitudinal streak 

 on tlie frontal. Lower surface black and yellow (in spirit), the 

 black predominating on the belly, the yellow on the tail. 



Total length 14 inches ; tail 2* 5. 



JIah. Khasi Hills. 



:39i. Oligodon templetonii. 



Oligodou lempletouii, Gimth. A. M. N. H. (3) ix, 1?5G2, p. 07, id. 

 Repf. B. 1. p. 200, pi. xix, %. C : Theuh. Cat. p. 147. 



Nasal divided : jiortion of roslral seen from abo\e hardly half as 

 long as its distance from the frontal ; suture between the inter- 

 nasals longer than that between the prfcfrontals ; frontal much 

 longer than its distance from the end of the snout, as long as the 

 l)arietals ; loreal longer than deep, entering the e3^e ; prseocular 

 single; two postoculars ; temporals l-|-2; upper labials 7, third 

 and fourth entering the eye, sixth excluded from the labial 

 border ; 3 lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields ; 

 posterior chin-shields about tvA'o thirds the length of the anterior. 

 (Scales in 15 rows. A'^entrals 135 ; anal divided ; subcaudals 31. 

 Brown above, A^ith a yellowish vertebral streak, which becomes 

 more distinct on the tail, and is crossed by about 18 narrow dark 

 brown bands ; head-markings very indistinct except an oblique band 

 below the eye ; lo\A'er surface white with square black spots, both 

 colours being distributed in nearly equal proportion. 



Total length 10 '5 inches; tail 1*5. 



Hah. Ceylon. 



392. Oligodon subline atus. 



Oligodon sublineatus, Diun. ^V Bibr. Erp. Gen. vii, ]). o7 ; Giinth. 

 Rept. B. I. p. 201): Jan, Ir,,n. Ophid. 48, pi. i, tig. 2 ; Thcnh. Cat. 

 p. 147. 



Nasal divided ; portion of rostral seen from abo\e shorter than 

 its distance from the frontal ; suture between the internasals 

 nearly as long as that between the puefroutals ; frontal longer than 

 its distance from the end of the snout, as long as the parietals, or 

 slightly longer ; loreal as long as deep, or a httle longer, rarely 

 absent; praeocular single; two postoculars; temporals 1 + 2; 

 upper labials 7, third and fourth entering the eye; 4 lower labials 



