SOQ JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL BISTOEY SOCIETY, Vol. XIX- 



Supraocvlars and Parktah snbeqnal and broader than the dorsal 

 scales. ProcoGular nearly as large as the ocular, in contact with tlie 

 2nd and 3rd labials. Ocular in contact with 3rd and 4th labials. 

 Suhocular absent. Temporal single. Labials four. Costals in 19 rows 

 (excluding the ventral row whlcli is subequal to them, in size ) ; 

 decidedly broader than long. A spine at end .of tail. Colour — Pur- 

 plish-brown above, lighter below. Chin and mouth white. 



It will be seen thai the species most closely resembles T. porrectm 

 but differs in that the rostral extends back to the level of the eyes, 

 there is a short suture above the nostril and the diameter of the body 

 is ^Q the total length i^in porrectus it is /(j to Ij^,-). 



