31 U JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY, Vol. XVI. 



Sub-family HYDROPHIIKE. 

 Hydrus platurus. 

 One female specimen of Boulenger's variety E.* Length 2 feet 

 6| inches ; tail 3| inches. Ventrals about 339. There were 3 prae- 

 oculars on the right side ; and 2 on the left. Labials 10 with the 5th 

 only touching the eye. The scales 2 heads lengths behind the 

 head 52 ; midbody 58 ; 2 heads lengths in front of vent 51. The 

 2nd supralabial did not touch the praefrontal on either side. There 

 was a loreal on the left side. There were two small cuneate scales 

 between the frontal, and parietal shields. 



DlSTIRA GILLESPLE. 



This rare snake has been already reported, and described by me in 

 the Bombay Natural History Journal, Vol. XV., pp. 723 — 6. 



Enhydris curtus. 



Evidently quite a common snake on this coast. The anal shield 

 was divided into 4, except where noted otherwise. The praefrontals 

 touched the 2nd labial in all specimens. 



I obtained 11 specimens, of which I have tabulated the following : — 



CS 



O 





9-2-04. 

 11-2-04 



11-2-04 



16-2-04. 

 16-2-04. 



23-2-04, 



11-4-04 

 7-5-04 



5-6-04, 



$ 



l' H" 



i' &l" 



V 7f 



2' 9£" 

 1' H" 



2' 5" 



2' 9 J" 



2' 9f" 



Remarks. 



24" 

 If 



2|" 



A 4 



n" 



H" 



3" 



8 supralabials, the 3rd and 

 4th touching the eye. 



Labials 8, the 3rd, 4th 

 and 5th touching the 

 eye on right side. 



Said to have been " in co- 

 pula " with last. 



Prefrontals touch 2nd and 

 3rd labials. Anal 6-fid. 



Labials 6, the 3rd and 4th 

 touching the eye. No 

 spinose ventral tuber- 

 cles. 



Labials 5 on right side. 

 Anal 6-fid, 



Labials 7, the 4th only 

 touching the eye. Ta- 

 ken on land close to a 

 backwater 1* miles 

 from the sea. 



• Oat. Snakes, Brit. Mus., Vol. Ill, p. 268. 



