NOTES ON SNAKES COLLECTED IN UPPER ASSAM. .S29 



Dendroplm gorei (spec, nov.) 

 (Figs. 1 to a of Plate). 



I acquired two specimens of a new species of Dendro[)his. One of 

 the types I sent to the British and the other to the Indian Museum. 

 The first specimen I had sent to me by Mr. C. Gore from Jaipur 

 (Namsang).* It was a 9 , measuring 2 feet 8^ inches, the tail account- 

 ing for lOMnches. The second was from near Dibrugarh (Atabari), 

 and was 2 feet 4-^- inches, the tail (8 inches) being imperfect. [ found 

 a gecko in the stomach. 



Description. — Rostral. — Touches t> shields, the rostro-internasal and 

 rostro-nasal sutures subequal, and about twice the rostro-labial. 

 Internasals. — Two ; the suture between them | to i, that between the 

 praetrontal fellows, f to ecjual to the internaso-praefrontals. 

 Fraefrontal. — Two ; the suture between them rather greater than the 

 prsfronto-frontal : in contact with the internasals, postnasal, loreal, 

 prseocular, supraocular and frontal. Frontats — Touches 6 shields ; the 



* For remarks on this locality see Trachischium monlicola. 



