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11. Oligodon dorsalis. 



Elaps dorsalis, Gray, III. Ind. Zool. ii. pi. Ixxxv. fig. 1 (18.34). 

 Oligodon dorsalis, Gilnth. Cat. p. 22 (18.58), and Rept. Brit. Ind. 



p. 210 (1864); Anders. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1871, p. 168; Boideng. 



Faun. Ind., Rept. p. 319 (1890). 



Nasal divided ; portion of rostral seen from above shorter than 

 its distance from the frontal ; suture between the internasals as 

 long as that between the prtefrontals or shorter ; frontal longer than 

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

 loreal as long as deep ; praeocular single ; postocular single ; tem- 

 porals 1 + 2 ; seven upper labials, third and fourth entering the 

 636 ; four lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields ; 

 posterior chin-shields about two thirds the length of the anterior. 

 Hcales in 15 rows. Ventrals 174-188 ; anal divided ; subcaudals 

 ;^7-51. Brown above, with a 3-ellowi8h vertebral streak, on each 

 side of which is a scries of small black spots ; a black lateral streak ; 

 a large subtriangular blackish spot on the forehead, connected with 

 a very large occipital spot b}' a longitudinal streak on the frontal ; 

 lower surfaces black and yellow (in spirit), the black predominating 

 on the belly, the yellow on the tail. 



Total length 360 millim. ; tail 6-5. 



Khasi, Naga, and Chittagong hills. 



a. (S (V. 177; C. 47). ? Gen. Hardwicke [P.]. (Type.) 



b. (S (V. 174; C. 51). ? Dr. Griffith. 



12. Oligodon templetonii. 



Oligodon templetonii, Gilnth. Ann. Sf Mag. N. H. (3) ix. 1862, 

 p. 57, and Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 209, pi. xix. tig. C (1864) ; Bouleng. 

 Faun. Ind., Rept. p. 320 (1890). 



Nasal divided ; portion of rostral seen from above about half as 

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

 nasals longer or shorter than that between the prtefrontals ; frontal 

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

 the parietals ; loreal longer than deep, sometimes entering the eye ; 

 praeocular single; two or three postoculars ; temporals l-|-2: 

 seven upper labials, third and fourth entering the eye, sixth 

 usuallv excluded from the labial border ; three or four lower labials 

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

 about two thirds the length of the anterior. Scales in 15 rows. 

 Ventrals 135-152; anal divided; subcaudals 28-31. Brown 

 above, with a yellowish vertebral streak, which becomes more 

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

 brown bands ; head-markings very indistinct except an oblique 

 band below the eye ; lower surfaces white with square black spots, 

 both colours being distributed in nearly equal proportion. 



Total length 270 millim. ; tail 40. 



Ceylon. 



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