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6. Coluber cantoris. 



Coluber reticularis {non Daud.), Cantor, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1839, p. 51 ; 



Buuleng. Faun. Ind., Eept. p. 332 (1890) ; W. Sclater, Journ. As. 



Soc. Ben(/. Ix. 1891, p. 239. 

 Spilotes reticularis, Gilnth. Cat. p. 98 (1858). 

 Compsosoma reticulare, Giinth. llept. Brit. Ind. p. 245, pi. xxi. fig. D 



(1864); Anders. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1871, p. 172; Theob. Cat. liept. 



Brit. Ind. p. 166 (1876). 



Bostral as deep as broad, or a little broader tban deep, visible from 

 above ; interiiasals broader than long, shorter than the pra3frontals ; 

 frontal once and one fourth to once and a half as long as broad, as 

 long as or a little shorter than its distance from the end of the 

 snout, as long as or a little shorter than the parietals ; loreal longer 

 than deep ; one large prseocular, often with a small subocular 

 below ; two (exceptionally three) postoculars ; temporals 2 + 2 or 

 2 + 3; eight upper labials, fourth and fifth entering the ej'e ; five 

 lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields, which are as 

 long as or a little longer than the posterior. Scales in 19 or 21 

 rows, feebly keeled on the posterior part of the body. Ventrals 

 213-232 ; anal usually entire ; subcaudals 65-76. Brown above, 

 darker behind, anteriorly with squarish dark brown spots, posteriorly 

 with more or less distinct light cross bands ; head uniform pale 

 brown ; lower parts yellowish, spotted with brown or black, or 

 nearl)' uniform dark brown. 



Total length 1200 millim. ; tail 225. 



Himal yas, Khasi and Garo HiUs, Burma. 



a, b. S (Sc. 19; V. 220 ; A. Nepal. B. H. Hodgson, Esq. 



2 ; 0. 72) & vg. (Sc. 19 ; [P.]. 



V. 213 ; A. 1 ;' C. 65). 



c. $ (Sc. 21 ; V. 230 ; A. 1 ; Sikkim. Messrs. v. Schlagin- 

 C. 73). tweit [C.l. 



d, e,f. 2 (Sc. 21; V. 229; Sikkim. Sir J. Hooker [P.]. 

 A. 1; 0.73) & vg. (Sc.21, 



21; V. 221,227; A. 1,2; 



0. 75, 70). 

 g-h. 2 (Sc. 21 ; V. 225 ; A. Darjeeling. W. T. Blanford, Esq. 



1 ; C. 74) & yg. (Sc. 21 ; [P.]. 



V. 221 ; A. 1 ; 0. 73). 

 i, h, I. S (Sc. 21 ; V. 222 ; Khasi HiUs. Sir J. Hooker fP.l 



A. 1 ; C. 75) & 2 (Sc. 21, 



21; V. 232, 232; A. 1, 1 ; 



C. 70, 76). 



7. Coluber hodgsonii. 



Spilotes melauurus, part., Giinth. Cat. p. 97 (1858). 



hodgsouii, Giinth. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1860, p. 156, pi. xxvii. 



Compsosoma hodgsonii, Giinth. Eept. Brit. Ind. p. 246 (1864) ; 

 Stoliczka, Journ. As. ^oc. Bcuf/. xxxix. 1870, p. 189, and xl. 1871, 

 p. 430 ; Theob. Cat. Rep. Brit. Ind. p. 166 (1876). 



Coluber hodgsonii, Bouleng. Faun. Ind., Kept. p. 382 (1890). 



Eostral as deep as broad, visible from above ; internasals broader 



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